11th June

…Rhododendron royalei hybrid Last flower too on the Rhododendron lindleyi clump. Rhododendron lindleyi The old original Rhododendron griersonianum has, however, only just come fully out. Rhododendron griersonianum The Embothrium above…

15th May

…nuttallii hybrid with Rh. lindleyi? (Hillier’s does not say). Rhododendron ‘Mi Amor’ Malus hupehensis in the Isla Rose Plantation has made a decent tree in only five years. It stands…

21st October

…a good seeding year for rhododendrons after a dry summer encouraged them to procreate.Our target list included: Mrs Butler (griffithianum x arboreum hybrids) weyrichii lindleyi nuttallii grande hanseanum arizelum niveum…

8th April

…excellent crop of rhododendron seedlings were also planted out some in Old Park and some above Rogers Quarry. These included Rhododendron excellens, lindleyi, ririei, arboretum, royalei (yellow and pink) and…

10th April

…them tucked away in sheltered microclimates along the drive. A few scented rhododendron clumps including Rhododendron lindleyi, Rhododendron edgeworthii and Rhododendron ‘Praecox’. The Burncoose garden is looking great and we…