25th April

…inadequate feeding. climbing rose Azalea ‘Black Hawk’ in the Rockery is one of the later evergreen azaleas to flower. The best very dark red? Azalea ‘Black Hawk’ Azalea ‘Black Hawk’…

24th April

…pinker one is ‘Gerards Salmon’. Well worth propagating now! Azalea ‘Salmon Pink Cushion’ Azalea ‘Salmon Pink Cushion’ Azalea ‘Gerards Salmon’ Azalea ‘Gerards Salmon’ Another wild collected Magnolia cylindrica is equally…

13th May

…A pale yellow deciduous azalea perfectly full out at Donkey Show. No name known. deciduous azalea deciduous azalea The first flowering here for 20 to 30 years of Magnolia fraseri….

5th May

…nice enough too. One of 40 to 50 clumps here in need of the (very elusive) expert on them. deciduous azalea deciduous azalea Rhododendron prunifolium – another old plant at…

6th May

…petals Azalea mollis ‘Dr M Oosthoek’ is nothing startling when compared to other older clumps on the drive. Azalea mollis ‘Dr M Oosthoek’ Azalea mollis ‘Dr M Oosthoek’ A rather…

1st April

…‘Oino Mezame’ Another aged and declining azalea in the original Wilson 50 planting area. Could this be Azalea ‘Ima Shojo’? Semi evergreen. Azalea ‘Ima Shojo’ Azalea ‘Ima Shojo’ Azalea ‘Ima…

30th May

…the last week. Ghent azaleas, Knaphill azaleas, Exbury azaleas (plus loads of USA breeding). However they (deciduous) all go back to Rhododendron prinophyllum, Rhododendron mucronulatum, Rhododendron occidentale, Rhododendron mollis, Rhododendron…

8th June

Azalea indica Azalea indica Azalea indica Azalea indica Azalea indica Azalea indica The same late flowering orange azalea as by the Fernery. Late flowering orange azalea Podocarpus elongatus ‘Blue Chip’…

1st June

…the flower than this one. Nearly pure white deciduous azalea Nearly pure white deciduous azalea A clump of Deutzia x elegantissima ‘Rosealind’ on the drive looking very fine. Deutzia x…

23rd June

…still in tight bud. One of the very last deciduous azaleas to flower. Most were over a month ago. Azalea ‘Gena May’ Azalea ‘Gena May’ 2018 – CHW Yesterday a…