8th April

…sterculiaceum ssp franchettii – an original plant of this survives at Caerhays. Acer sterculiaceum ssp franchettii Acer sterculiaceum ssp franchettii Rubus spectabilis ‘Olympic Double’ – even better this year than…

9th April

…tatsiense For the acer care article – frost damage to emerging acer leaves. frost damage to emerging acer leaves Rhododendron ‘Olympic Lady’ – a williamsianum hybrid. Rhododendron ‘Olympic Lady’ Rhododendron…

19th July

…cernuus a new grass like thing which I had not seen before. Scirpus cernuus Scirpus cernuus Sorbus commixta ‘Olympic Flame’ with berries turning colour already. Sorbus commixta ‘Olympic Flame’ Laburnum…

18th July

double white flowers Agapanthus ‘Double Diamond’ Agapanthus ‘Double Diamond’ Agapanthus ‘Charlotte’ Agapanthus ‘Charlotte’ Agapanthus ‘Charlotte’ Agapanthus ‘Moonlight Star’ Agapanthus ‘Moonlight Star’ Agapanthus ‘Moonlight Star’ Agapanthus ‘Little Dutch White’ Agapanthus ‘Little…

17th April

…of ‘Johnnie Johnstone’ really which we planted out two to three weeks ago. Rhododendron johnstoneanum ‘Double Diamond’ Rhododendron johnstoneanum ‘Double Diamond’ Rhododendron johnstoneanum ‘Double Diamond’ The Rhododendron ‘Emma Williams’ clump…

26th May

…making a good show with plenty of flowers. Azalea “Canon’s Double” Azalea “Canon’s Double” The double flowered yellow Azalea ‘Narcissiflorum’ is a huge clump overhanging the drive offset either side…

9th May

…Pink Diamond’ Rhododendron ‘Loderi Pink Diamond’ Another pleasant yellow royalii hybrid. yellowish royalii hybrid yellowish royalii hybrid Azalea ‘Cannons Double’ is just out. Azalea ‘Cannons Double’ 2016 – CHW A…

19th April

…daffodil breeding and double primroses. The daffodil lecture owed more to enthusiasm than detail. No mention of JCW and Engelhard’s work together. The occurrence in the wild of double primroses…

25th March

…Paeony form double red camellia Paeony form double red camellia Sorbus zahlbruckneri was actually in flower but its root ball turned out to be too loose to plant and it…

12th April

…odd name for a red camellia? Some/most flowers are single with large stamens but others are more semi double with stamens and some have no stamens at all and are…