25th March 1897 – 2020

…‘Leonard Messel’ and Magnolia salicifolia. Pink in bud opening white. Not sure that I have seen this one out before. Quite nice and a good shaped plant. It will be…

20th February 1897 – 2020

…is a really good thing. Different from the pure C. saluenensis (light or dark pink) which we know here. Much more pink in part of the petals when they first…

11th May

…with much larger double pink flowers with a yellow blotch. Aesculus bushii Aesculus bushii Aesculus chinensis has some individual pink flowers and some yellow ones. Hilliers say some plants sold…

16th February 1897 – 2020

…to early cherries like these.First flower on Camellia ‘Kick Off’.First flowers on pink and white forms of Rhododendron irroratum. Ditto on Camellia ‘Dr Burnside’. Camellia ‘Dr Burnside’ Camellia ‘Dr Burnside’…

2nd May

…Georges Hut. Rhododendron ‘Hotei’ Rhododendron ‘Hotei’ Rhododendron ‘Pink Pebble’ flowering better than for years after overhanging branches were removed. A Rh. williamsianum hybrid but not one of ours. Rhododendron ‘Pink

4th May

…Enjoys a hot dry spot here. Quercus trojana Quercus trojana Quercus trojana Rhododendron loderi ‘Coral Pink’ in the Loderi Walk. Rhododendron loderi ‘Coral Pink’ Rhododendron loderi ‘Coral Pink’ Rhododendron campylogynum…

9th February 1897 – 2020

…‘Dorothys Dawn’ Helleborus Frostkiss ‘Dorothys Dawn’ Helleborus Frostkiss ‘Dorothys Dawn’ Helleborus ‘Pink Beauty’ – flowers have pink coverings or bracts but open a creamy white. Helleborus ‘Pink Beauty’ Helleborus ‘Pink

24th March 1897 – 2020

…will then appear perfectly fit and well on this young plant. Michelia ‘Touch of Pink’ Michelia ‘Touch of Pink’ Cubby following the gator rather than the party on foot. Cubby…

27th January

…years ago. Camellia japonica ‘Kick Off’ Camellia japonica ‘Kick Off’ Camellia japonica ‘Mary Costa’. Camellia japonica ‘Mary Costa’ Camellia japonica ‘Silver Chalice’ – a much newer introduction. Camellia japonica ‘Silver

13th January 1897- 2020

…Cyclocurya paliuris (SICH 1784) Cyclocurya paliuris Ehreitia macrophylla Ehreitia macrophylla Ehreitia macrophylla Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver King’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver King’ Acer tegmentosum ‘Valley Phantom’ Acer tegmentosum ‘Valley Phantom’ Acer tegmentosum…

30th August

…quickly produce a great leafless display. Amaryllis belladonna Amaryllis belladonna Amaryllis belladonna and Sedum spectabile. Amaryllis belladonna and Sedum spectabile Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver King’ with mature foliage. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver

24th October

…‘November Pink’ and Camellia ‘Polar Ice’. Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’ and Camellia ‘Polar Ice’ Reasonable (Cornish) autumn colour on Rhododendron canadense. Rhododendron canadense Colour showing on Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide’….

20th September

…those at Caerhays. Here Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ by the mist houses. Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ Acer palmatumn ‘Senkaki’ (‘Sango-Kaku’) has autumn colour already above the mist houses. Acer palmatumn…

21st August

…the drought damage.Lapageria ‘Flesh Pink’ is out about a month earlier than usual. Lapageria ‘Flesh Pink’ Ditto the elderly Lapageria rosea beside it. Lapageria rosea A very drought ridden and…

24th July

…label. Sanguisorba ?obtusa ‘Pink Feathers’ Sanguisorba ?obtusa ‘Pink Feathers’ Lespedeza thunbergii – a particularly good form but not the right colour for this species! Here a 4ft x 4ft shrub…

12th July

…this heatwave. Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’ can be blue or pink. Reliable flowerer. Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’ Hydrangea ‘Love You Kiss’ – silly name but good variety. Hydrangea ‘Love You Kiss’ Hydrangea ‘Selina’ –…

8th January

…on Michelia ‘Touch of Pink’. Michelia ‘Touch of Pink’ Camellia trichocarpa still not out. Camellia trichocarpa Camellia sasanqua ‘Plantation Pink’ just over. Camellia sasanqua ‘Plantation Pink’ 2024 – CHW A…

15th November

…‘Karmen’ Acer davidii ‘Karmen’ 2002 – FJW Nov Pink well out and good flowers on Delavayi – wet November. 1988 – FJW 3 flowers on Nov Pink and 4 flowers…

5th February 1897 – 2020

…February. Rhododendron ‘Bo-Peep’ (pink form) Rhododendron ‘Bo-Peep’ (pink form) The much photographed Hydrangea ‘Madame Mouilliere’ on the drive still has some flowers just coming out. How extraordinary is that in…

29th January 1897 – 2020

Pink’ laden with well advanced buds. Michelia ‘Touch of Pink’ Michelia ‘Touch of Pink’ First single flower on Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybling White’. It wins the contest for the first full…