…beacon Jubilee (bonfire) beacon Jubilee (bonfire) beacon Jubilee (bonfire) beacon 2021 – CHW Preparing for Rick Stein’s filming this afternoon and identifying what is best in the garden to film….

…‘Silver Shadow’. Betula utilis jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ Betula utilis jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ Betula utilis jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ I wonder how many of these pretty similarly barked birches are correctly named…

…hedge. A decent Rhododendron sinogrande has been flattened but it just missed Persea japonica in the foreground (three ‘japonicas’ in two days!). silver fir silver fir silver fir Camellia ‘Mary…

…1898 – JCW Wild primroses at their best, a good few roses open, waterlilies throwing leaves in most cases. Beacon began to open, no 12 just out, all the named…

…Dinton and Birmingham tomorrow. 1899 – JCW Primroses at their best. A few Montana have been open for a week. Camellia reticulata going by. The last (Narcissi) Beacon is open….

…Porto. 1899 – JCW Chionodoxa shows colour, picked a seedling at the Reservoir to open inside. Snowdrops at their best, no sign of Weardale, Jacko or Beacon, many Camellias open….

…beacon above the rockery and well worth its place. Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ The true and very old Azalea ‘Tebotan’ in the rockery is full out. We were right to resist…

…and they have been awarded a silver medal (note, not the same as a silver gilt). But then the skulduggery starts with the RHS clearly feeling embarrassed that the key…

…Magnolia ‘‘Star Wars’ Magnolia ‘‘Star Wars’ There are three seedlings from Michelia doltsopa ‘Silver Cloud’ which have clearly crossed up with the M. doltsopa near the original ‘Silver Cloud’ growing…

…ssp.jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ Betula utilis ssp.jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ Betula utilis ssp.jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ Betula utilis ssp.jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ 2018 – CHW To Belvoir Castle to plan further planting in the…