17th April

…and over mature. The white form of ‘Johnnie Johnstone’ really which we planted out two to three weeks ago. Rhododendron johnstoneanum ‘Double Diamond’ Rhododendron johnstoneanum ‘Double Diamond’ Rhododendron johnstoneanum ‘Double…

27th August

…father and uncle were less successful! clay shoot clay shoot clay shoot clay shoot 2015 – CHW The row of hydrangeas which Jaimie planted for Alison along the roadside above…

8th August

…A better blue than some years and this clump are in full shade. Hydrangea ‘Blue Wave’ Hydrangea ‘Blue Wave’ Alison’s hanging basket begonias at the top lodge as good as…

19th February

…Intruder’ now at its best a good month later than most years. Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ A potted Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ at the Top Lodge. Alison’s ‘garden’ as…

16th February

…we are not alone in the confusion! Ilex cytura: George Johnstone day journal/lists/notebook has two Ilex entered. The book starts alphabetical then goes into lists of plants with a garden…

5th April

…Burncoose Garden from the nursery is similarly wrongly named. Clearly a daft batch mislabelled in New Zealand. 1965 – FJW Magnolias at their best. 1959 – FJW G H Johnstone

28th January 1897 – 2020

…lambs tails in flower. 1916 – JCW Johnstone here and called off to Egypt before we got out. Prunus cerasus conradinae now is the best thing open. P pissardi has…

20th March 1897 – 2020

…(ie George Johnstone’s) of Camellia reticulata. Very different to our 1931 plantings below Donkey Shoe. Camellia reticulata Camellia reticulata Rhododendron veitchiorum in the glasshouse – not much scent surprisingly. Rhododendron…

15th March 1897 – 2020

…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 it…