25th April

…Winning The McLaren Challenge Cup Pam Hayward accepting the cup on our behalf from David Millais Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’, ‘Genie’, ‘Margaret Helen’, ‘Tikitere’ and ‘Tropicana’ Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’, ‘Hot Flush’,…

27th May

…colour than Aesculus flava. Aesculus x neglecta Aesculus x neglecta Aesculus x mutabilis ‘Induta’ is a slow growing dome shaped tree with apricot flowers with yellow markings. Today it is…

17th June

…dangerously into unchartered territory. 2015 – CHW A Rhododendron royalii hybrid (‘Royal Flush’? Yellow or apricot) has survived powdery mildew and a clump is flowering sparsely. This one is yellow…

25th June

…excellent. Rhododendron viscosum ‘Mermaid’ Rhododendron viscosum ‘Mermaid’ Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ – apricot form. Covered in flower below the Fernery. Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ Sorbus hemsleyi ‘John Bond’ growing away well. Sorbus…

29th July

…superb new Crocosmia ‘Pauls Best Yellow’ which has green leaves unlike our Crocosmia ‘Solfatare’ which has bronzy leaves and apricot-yellow flowers. Crocosmia ‘Pauls Best Yellow’ Crocosmia ‘Pauls Best Yellow’ Crocosmia…

11th October

…than I saw a week ago. Asia will need the long handled pruners to gather up enough seed to send to David West. It is faintly apricot in colour now…