…Glow’ Liverwort spreading up a beech tree by Tin Garden. Liverwort Rhododendrons ‘Saffron Queen’ and ‘Michael’s Pride’ just starting to open. Also a month early. Rhododendrons ‘Saffron Queen’ Rhododendrons ‘Saffron…

…looking sick. Here a clump of 3 Rhododendron ‘Saffron Queen’ with one on the way out following the drought. Rhododendron ‘Saffron Queen’ Rhododendron ‘Saffron Queen’ Our new 2021 clump of…

…‘Fairy Lime’ Rhododendron ‘Saffron Queen’ far too out to cut for Chelsea. Rhododendron ‘Saffron Queen’ Rhododendron ‘Cowslip’ flowering sparsely. (Rh. wardii x Rh. williamsianum). Rhododendron ‘Cowslip’ The fir tree which…

…Saffron enjoy the bluebells in the sun Cubby, Nutty, Dollar, Billy and Saffron 2016 – CHW A morning looking at new magnolias flowering in Kennel Close. This was not the…

…is nicely in flower even low down and nice bark too on its straight stem. Lindera angustifolia Lindera angustifolia Rhododendron burmanicum just out. Rhododendron burmanicum And next door Rhododendron ‘Saffron…

…Rhododendron ‘Saffron Queen’ will not be on this year’s Chelsea stand! Rhododendron ‘Saffron Queen’ Neither will Rhododendron ‘Michael’s Pride’. Rhododendron ‘Michael’s Pride’ The Caerhays bred Azalea ‘Black Hawk’. Azalea ‘Black…

…‘King George’ and Rhododendron ‘Saffron Queen’. Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ and Rhododendron ‘Saffron Queen’ 2022 – CHW Up to the greenhouse to photograph some of the malus species and varieties…

…called Rhododendron ‘Nancor’. Sister to ‘Saffron Queen’ and named after a farm on the estate. Rhododendron ‘Nancor’ Rhododendron ‘Nancor’ 2016 – CHW Evergreen Azalea winner Wisley show 2016 The centenary…

…‘Saffron Queen’ still has a few flowers left on it six weeks after it first came out. This too was on the Chelsea stand. Rhododendron ‘Saffron Queen’ 2015 – CHW…

…stumps of Rhododendron ‘Saffron Queen’ survive? Perhaps where there are a few surviving shoots as here. No rush to dig these stumps out anyway. Rhododendron ‘Saffron Queen’ I am even…