6th April

…Pieris japonica Taiwanensis Group The splendid (ex Trewithen) form of Rhododendron macabeanum. Rhododendron macabeanum Rhododendron macabeanum Alongside it a Rhododendron sinogrande not yet fully out. Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron kesangiae just…

15th April

…lived for years. honeybees Magnolia ‘Peachy’ in its full glory today below Slip Rail. Magnolia ‘Peachy’ Rhododendron sinogrande ‘Lord Rudolf’. Pink in bud but eventually fading to creamy-pink. Rhododendron sinogrande

2nd April

…protect it, flowers aplenty for the first time. Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron magnificum with its first flowers on the main ride. Rhododendron magnificum The two old Magnolia…

12th April

…‘Beni-yutaka’ now full out. Prunus matsumae ‘Beni-yutaka’ Prunus matsumae ‘Beni-yutaka’ A well coloured Rhododendron sinogrande just starting to flower. Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande Last few flowers on Magnolia x veitchii…

20th April

…bigger I suspect. Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande Magnolia ‘Spring Rite’ has a decent-ish flower. Magnolia ‘Spring Rite’ Magnolia ‘Kusious’ seems an odd name and may be…

4th August

sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande I had thought that this Idesia polycarpa was a male but there are a very few seeds forming. After the dry summer many trees have…

2nd January 1897- 2020

…plant’s way of procreating before it says ‘goodbye’. Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande 2018 – CHW More storm damage to inspect on the first day when everyone…

5th May

sinogrande (seedling) tucked away in shade and shelter. Rhododendron sinogrande (seedling) Rhododendron makinoi or one of its hybrids. Very sparse flowering as this species seems always to be. Rhododendron makinoi…

16th May

…cleared Sinogrande Walk of ponticum this single surviving Rhododendron sinogrande was fully exposed to the wind. To my surprise it has survived and is now even flowering. The laurel hedge…

13th August

…Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande 2016 – CHW It may well not be a gardening holiday as such but you cannot help admiring Daphne’s Northumbrian garden which…

April 2018 Irish trip (Day 3)

…House Rossdohan House Below the veranda and on the sea the best Rhododendron sinogrande we saw on the whole trip. Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande Fresh cow…

14th March

…Melliodendron xylocarpum More drought casualties now apparent. This Rhododendron sinogrande was lifted and taken to Chelsea in 2016. A sad disaster. Rhododendron sinogrande Beside it however is a survivor now…

29th March

…and now urgently need a wet growing summer. Storm Ciara etc have done this old plant no good at all (Rhododendron sinogrande). Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande This Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’…

31st March

…‘Beni-Yutaka’ Prunus matsumae ‘Beni-Yutaka’ Rhododendron sinogrande ‘Lord Rudolph’ is pink in bud opening to the more normal cream colour. Rhododendron sinogrande ‘Lord Rudolph’ Rhododendron sinogrande ‘Lord Rudolph’ Camellia ‘Dream Castle’…

19th April

…as a small cutting in the greenhouse. Clematis forsteri Completed the two acre planting today at Hillersdon House in Devon. 2016 – CHW A nice young Rhododendron sinogrande seedling flowering…

28th April

…bank above the drive and hidden away are three good pinkish Rhododendron sinogrande seedlings. Tree damaged a few years ago but a secret surprise. Rhododendron sinogrande seedlings Scrambling further up…

3rd May

…to five years’ time to transplant and move elsewhere. Rhododendron sinogrande ‘Lord Rudolph’ Rhododendron sinogrande ‘Lord Rudolph’ A hectic day with the producer of ‘Salvage Hunters’ planning a six to…

20th May

…Rhododendron sinogrande in Cornwall has died of drought and over seeding (they never did remove the seed heads). However a layer remains of this exceptional form. Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron ‘Champagne’…

14th June

…one of their best features.Carpinus laxiflora is well away on Sinogrande Walk but not yet seeding. Carpinus laxiflora Carpinus laxiflora Carpinus henryana var. simplicidentata appears to have a vigorous shoot…

27th July

…inevitable sadly. Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande This is another Cornus hongkongensis with very much larger individual flower bracts than the other and more yellow in the flowers too….