…and grandiflora a few nice blooms. PD’s vinca very good by the big wire fence. Some Camellia sasanqua and lapageria. PDW reports that 500 golden plovers have arrived there. 1926…

…Sorbus ‘Hilling Spire’ has only two clusters of yellow fruits quite high up. Sorbus ‘Hilling Spire’ So a pretty poor show on the drive anyway. Sorbus ‘Golden Wonder’ has zero…

…‘Repens Aurea’ is a new golden yew. A new introduction for next year’s catalogue and website I guess. Taxus baccata ‘Repens Aurea’ Taxus baccata ‘Repens Aurea’ Juniperus pingii ‘Hulsdonk Yellow’…

…here. I assume they are all species if they did come from Westonbirt? Left to right: 1. A rounded yellow fruit very similar to the Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ seen in…

…poet or two. The show is on April 4th. 1901 – JCW A heavy fall of snow, say three inches. 1899 – JCW Golden Bell, Emperor and Horsfieldii most of…

…‘Maya’ 2016 – CHW Rhododendron moupinense by the cashpoint has emerged unexpectedly from an overpowering podocarpus. You cannot say it is flowering early and no earlier than the Rhododendron ‘Golden…

…of the Sutchuenense hybrids, bits of Yellow Hammer and Golden Oriole and Moupinense. Hamamelis only beginning. Camellia Double white been out 2 weeks and the first J.C.W bud (opening) picked…

…Memory’ Narcissus ‘Astro Pink’ below White Stiles. Narcissus ‘Astro Pink’ Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ above the kennels. Not very golden really as I have commented before. Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ Magnolia ‘Gold…

…udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ growing side by side. Elaeagnus ‘Quicksilver’ Huge clumps of Rhododendron ponticum cut back from beside The Cottage to make room for the scaffolding needed to reroof the…