13th April

…medium sized tree. Hilliers say it is ‘small’. Magnolia ‘Butterflies’ Magnolia ‘Butterflies’ 2018 – CHW At the nursery for various meetings on an overcast day.The new Distyllum racemosum ‘Blue Cascade’…

20th April

…Rhododendron williamsianum. Rhododendron williamsianum A good newly planted white form of Rhododendron racemosum. Rhododendron racemosum Planted only last year but already the first flowers on several of the clump of…

10th March

…nicely by Ilex mutchagara. Magnolia ‘Shirazz’ A clump of Rhododendron moupinense on the drive. Rhododendron moupinense And also of Rhododendron racemosum. Rhododendron racemosum Rhododendron racemosum Magnolia (Michelia) macclureii is just…

20th March

…pure white form of Rhododendron racemosum. Rhododendron racemosum Rhododendron racemosum Paulownia elongata flowering in a pot in the greenhouse. A gift from Malcolm Pharoah and Marwood Hill Garden. I do…

2nd May

…and quite a small flower. Michelia ‘Mixed up Mess’ Michelia ‘Mixed up Mess’ An ancient white form of Rhododendron racemosum. Normally this is pink. Rhododendron racemosum Rhododendron racemosum Rhododendron ‘Countess…

30th March

…improvement on the pinks and well worth growing. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Champaign’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Champaign’ Wild collected Rhododendron racemosum in Old Park flowering especially well. Rhododendron racemosum Rhododendron racemosum

3rd April

…flower. Rhododendron racemosum Rhododendron racemosum This Trochodendron aralioides has layered itself and there are four young plants growing up away from the original tree. Trochodendron aralioides Trochodendron aralioides Views across…

14th April

…Savill’ A good new light coloured clump of Rhododendron racemosum in Old Park. Rhododendron racemosum Rhododendron racemosum Magnolia ‘Genie’ still looking splendid above the Crinodendron Hedge weeks and weeks after…

13th February

…[Out presumably on this day] Rhodo’s – Sulfureum, Lutescens, Bayleyi, Davidsonianum, Irroratum, Dahuricum semp’s, Mucronulatum, Racemosum, Scabrifolium, Ririei, Quinquefolium, Moupinense, Thomsonii, Barbatum, Obtusum, Parvifolium, Rubiginosum.1915 – JCW Only Cyclamineus and…

22nd February

…‘Hiraethylin’ Asia has grown a nice plant of the pure white form of Rhododendron racemosum. We have one very old plant in the garden of this unusual white form (normally…