13th May

…Salix magnifica Rhododendron ovatum full out. Rhododendron ovatum 2022 – CHW As the Chelsea team start to pick out the plants for the Burncoose Nurseries stand in the Great Pavilion…

7th May

ovatum Rhododendron ovatum 2021 – CHW A CASTANOPSIS hunt today. These are evergreen trees with (eventually) prickly fruits like those of a sweet chestnut.This 2008 planted tree is labelled Castanopsis…

2nd May

…on Akebia longeracemosa. Akebia longeracemosa Akebia longeracemosa Vaccinum ovatum full out beside the greenhouses. Vaccinum ovatum Vaccinum ovatum Vaccinum ovatum Ilex spinigera with berries forming on a young cutting recently…

12th May

…which are too far out for their usual Chelsea appearance this year: Rhododendron ovatum Rhododendron ovatum Rhododendron ovatum Rhododendron kiusianum (Azalea kiusianum) Rhododendron kiusianum Rhododendron kiusianum Another first time flowering…

25th April

…the base of a nearby Magnolia dawsoniana. self-sown seedling Rhododendron ovatum in bud but with its bronzy new growth already well set where there were no buds. Rhododendron ovatum The…

18th May

…Pink Kurume bed is over. Bluebells full blast and Recurvas good. Auklandii half open. 1921 – JCW Azaleas are going over in the sun. Ovatum is nice. Decorum good. Oreotrephes,…

3rd May

…self-sown seedling above the main quarry is a cross between Rhododendron orbiculare and Rhododendron fargesii. cross between Rhododendron orbiculare and Rhododendron fargesii Rhododendron ovatum just opening in the quarry. These…

28th May

…behind 1915. Ovatum is mostly open. Roylei are ½ open. Mag wilsoni, parviflora and nicholsoniana are very good. 1915 – JCW All the thorns are very good. Montana (white) and…

1st June

…Shoe. Schefflera delavayi And also on Rhododendron ovatum. Rhododendron ovatum 2021 – CHW To Burncoose to thrash out a new propagation strategy for the future with Burncoose producing an even…

24th September

…of Dad’s original Rhododendron ‘Red Centurion’ covered in secondary flowers. Again not seen previously. Rhododendron ‘Red Centurion’ Rhododendron ‘Red Centurion’ Fruits on Vaccinum ovatum (?) – it may be another…