…from above Hovel Cart Road Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ still a good show in the Rockery. Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ Rhododendron ‘Wee Bee’ in the Rockery. Rhododendron ‘Wee Bee’ Rhododendron…

…long over. Rhododendron ‘Ginny Gee’ Rhododendron ‘Ginny Gee’ Rhododendron ‘Wee Bee’ is smaller growing and less plastered in flower than its neighbour. Rhododendron ‘Wee Bee’ Rhododendron ‘Wee Bee’ These Rhododendron…

…in the Rockery. Rhododendron campylogynum Azalea ‘Tebotan’ covered in flower. Azalea ‘Tebotan’ Azalea ‘Tebotan’ Rhododendron ‘Wee Bee’ (left) and ‘Ginny Gee’ (right) look superb today. Rhododendron ‘Wee Bee’ (left) and…

…with its first flower at the sales point. Magnolia ‘Royal Splendour’ Rhododendron ‘Wee Bee’ and Rhododendron ‘Patty Bee’. Rhododendron ‘Wee Bee’ and Rhododendron ‘Patty Bee’ Rhododendron ‘Red Centurion’ just coming…

…a spreading variety which does not grow tall like ‘Burgundy’. Planted in 2005 below Slip Rail. Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Pee Wee’ Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Pee Wee’ Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’ above the…

…with flowers below Slip Rail. Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Pee Wee’ Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Pee Wee’ Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snowflake’ above the greenhouse also well coloured up early. Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snowflake’ Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snowflake’…

…Seamus O’Brien A quick walk through the Rockery today. Rhododendron ‘Wee Bee’ just out in Rookery. Rhododendron ‘Wee Bee’ John Bond’s Magnolia ‘Columbus’ (M. denudata x M. veitchii) is just…

…Camellia books. Rhododendron ‘Wee Bee’ in the Rockery. Rhododendron ‘Wee Bee’ 2025 – CHW To Burncoose which is also magnolia heaven in the sun today and despite a light overnight…

…Bee, Isla, Zara and Lamorna on the rope. Bee, Isla, Zara and Lamorna on the rope Bee, Isla, Zara and Lamorna on the rope Menziesia ciliicalyx ‘Honshu Blue’ just opening…

…Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ looking superb too. Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Betula utilis ‘Wakehurst Place Chocolate’ (Wakehurst Chocolate is easier) is another good new birch variety. The bark will…

…Azalea ‘Wee White’. Azalea ‘Wee White’ Rhododendron insigne. Rhododendron insigne Rhododendron maddenii subsp. maddenii – Pink Form. Rhododendron maddenii subsp. maddenii Azalea ‘Denny Pratt Hybrid’. Azalea ‘Denny Pratt Hybrid’ Rhododendron…

…an Easter egg. Zara with an Easter egg The end of the Easter egg hunt. The end of the Easter egg hunt Bee with her new Camellia collection plaque. Bee…

…reference books? Carpinus heterophyllus ‘Quercifolia’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ in bud and flower – just as good today as ‘Lois’? Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Newly planted…

…yet. You would not inflict it even on your mother-in-law. Clearly an American product presumably as seed via the Magnolia Society International. MAGNOLIA ‘Green Bee’ MAGNOLIA ‘Green Bee’ Magnolia ‘Green…

…two late for the best picture of these two. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ and Camellia x williamsii ‘Donation’ Rhododendron ‘Ginny Gee’ just coming out in the Rockery. ‘Wee Bee’ nowhere near…

…how we are ‘getting on’ which is unexpected. The Historic Houses association newsletters have been useful in the last two weeks as well. Amusingly the Scottish government has decreed that…

…200 year old (grafted) weeping beech. (Fagus sylvatica ‘Pendula’) The amazing 200 year old (grafted) weeping beech. (Fagus sylvatica ‘Pendula’) The amazing 200 year old (grafted) weeping beech. (Fagus sylvatica…

…good as ‘Daphne’. Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Enkianthus hirtinervus is just out, much later into flower than every other species and variety. Enkianthus hirtinervus Rhododendron ‘Treberrick’, one of…

…as we saw last autumn. Sorbus folgneri ‘Emiel’ Sorbus folgneri ‘Emiel’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ turns yellow when full out! Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Azalea ‘White Throat’, a double,…

…Quercus moorii 2019 – CHW I had been hunting Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ for some weeks and finally found it well up the drive. Although greenish in bud it really is…