11th November

…prostrate, producing rosettes of dark green leaves. Deep yellow flowers resembling Rhododendon Valentiniodes. April/May. CWT6442. Rhododendron sino-falconeri. Falconera subsection. Forms a large tree. Huge pale green leaves. Indumented below, yellow…

21st October

…burmanicum (Rockery) zaleucum schlippenbachii fargesii albrechtii dichroanthum bureavii concatenans stamineum stenaulum discolor aberconwayi morii racemosum arboreum (three colours) delavayi falconeri cubitii praestansWe drew a blank with no seed pods on…

24th June

…his last day as he did on his first.1962 – FJW This has been a very late year. The drive Azaleas were at their best between June 5-15th. Falconeri is…

21st June

…1990 – FJW Walk with Philip. Flowers on following rhod – auritum, discolor, falconeri, argyrophyllum, macrostemon, decorum x by Diva, souliei x campylocarpum, lepidostylum, megacalyx, oreotrephes, Harrows hybrid and CW’s…

20th June

…do more! Pink form of Rhododendron decorum Pink form of Rhododendron decorum 1948 – CW Rho falconeri only just over also Harrows hybrids and Cornish Loderi over. Tally Ho at…

8th October

…in 2011. It will, and already is, breaking some underdraft. Fargesia robusta Fargesia robusta I see on the plan that I have missed the seventh one – Himalayacalmus falconeri. This…

7th May

…Auklandii have begun to wane, Mrs Butler lovely, Azaleas good, Clematis montana poor this year. Berberis stenophylla good. Falconeri really fine for the first time. Azalea amoena V.G. 1905 –…

21st April

…trees in flower, the frost having cut most of them. One cherry (dark one) is very good, the rest over. Camellias over, Iris (van Tubergen) very good. Rho falconeri is…

4th May

…so have the cherries – R yunnanense – falconeri – davidsonianum – 1350 – lanatum – campylocarpum etc etc. 1913 – JCW All the daffs are over. Auklandii’s would be…

2nd May

…night, nearly finished crossing. 1906 – JCW All recurvas open and late recurvas seedling. Rhodo yunnanense, campylocarpum, thomsonii, falconeri, auklandii, royali, augustinii, dalhousii (nearly) etc, etc. Crimson Hookeri shows colour….