…Haddington’. Then off around the Savill Garden with John Anderson and Harvey Stephens. Michael receives the cup Michael receives the cup Rhododendron ‘Countess of Haddington’ Pruning wisteria to achieve more…

…More large rhododendrons The rare, short lived, temperamental and tender Rhododendron johnstoneanun ‘Johnny Johnstone’ with its odd double flowers was planted today by Georges Hut as a group of three….

…A multi stemmed tree. Magnolia mollicomata Magnolia mollicomata Rhododendron ‘Choremia’ (Rh. arboreum x Rh. haematodes) towards Tin Garden. John Anderson showed this hybrid in his excellent recent online Plant Heritage…

…although, I suspect, still doing some work. John and Katie are holed up in Bristol and the grandchildren are enjoying having daddy home all the time but asking why they…

…recognised as an Ehretia by its ‘raspy’ leaf. This was a gift from Windsor – John Anderson a year ago. Ehretia macrophylla Ehretia macrophylla Zanthoxylum coreanum with buds coming and…

…– FJW CHW killed first Sparrow. 1967 – FJW Rh mucronulatum well out 1962 – FJW David John born 1914 – JCW German War. 1913 – JCW We have had…

…This is Cleyera japonica ‘Fortunei’. The variegated form of what we saw yesterday. In John Marston’s recent Gorwell garden video he showed the variegated form in his garden in a…

…pictures of Dad’s 90th birthday lunch. Sadly John and Katie did not produce their baby on the same day to make him a great grandfather. We await this news. Dad’s…

…first day. John has an attention to detail which is critical and so we have a TEAM who are unrushed, unfussed, happy and enthusiastic. After 37 Chelseas I have seen…

…exactly as depicted in the watercolour in George Johnstone’s 1950s book on magnolias. We purchased from Eisenhut Magnolia sargentiana pure thinking it was from scions we had supplied and planted…