…the nursery today:Ribes speciosum Ribes speciosum Telopea ‘Shady Lady White’ Telopea ‘Shady Lady White’ Calothamnus quadrifidus – first flowers ever with us on the ‘one sided bottlebrush’. Calothamnus quadrifidus Our…

…milk thistle and is uncommon so little chance of me finding this growing locally here. More is the pity!This is Cirsium palustre, the marsh thistle, which is quite common here…

…arvensis, common forget-me-not, in similar patches. Another arable weed. Myosotis arvensis Myosotis arvensis Catalpa speciosa ‘Pulverulenta’ with its mottled or speckled white variegated leaves. Catalpa speciosa ‘Pulverulenta’ Catalpa speciosa ‘Pulverulenta’…

…Pompom’ Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ with its huge near white flowers. Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ The huge white Rhododendron arboreum above the Playhouse are at their best even though…

…Cold east wind again. Rhododendron ‘Bo-Peep’ (pink form) on the drive is however still at its best. Less common than the pure yellow form but just as good in early…

…white as one might expect from this named form of the species. Rhododendron hyperythrum ‘Omo’ A new camellia with the unlikely name of Camellia ‘Manuroad Road’ – from Stervinou originally….

…very late flowering white magnolia on Bond Street below the 4-in-Hand. It is so vigorous and so late that I think it must be the white form of Magnolia x…

…Grass cutting A splendid young Rhododendron decorum below the track below White Styles Field. Rhododendron decorum Below the former gardens of White Styles Cottages are large clumps of Philadelphus ‘Beauclerk’….

…sell. Here Rhododendron formosum. Rhododendron formosum Rhododendron ‘Michael’s Pride’. Rhododendron ‘Michael’s Pride’ Rhododendron ‘Michael’s Pride’ 2022 – CHW We have rightly been given some stick for selling Magnolia (Michelia) compressa…

…have a record size tree. This plant, from a Crug collection, has grown exceptionally well. Taiwanese form of Trochodendron aralioides Taiwanese form of Trochodendron aralioides Taiwanese form of Trochodendron aralioides…

…June, the flowers are on the previous years new growth. A very attractive white form of T. ramosissima flowered well in Kennel Close but 6-8 weeks ago. The reference books…

…I soon got the ivy off the trunk. Euonymus tingens G_15_Jul_EUONYMUS_tingens_01 Camellia japonica ‘White Nun’ reshooting well after its haircut. Camellia japonica ‘White Nun’ No flower tassels at all this…

…native hedgerow plants originally.Lonicera periclymenum (common honeysuckle) has white to yellow flowers flushed red on occasion. Very fragrant and variable in form as you see here. Every garden centre sells…

…our last blood red arboreum in the pheasant pen nearby but a tree has just hit it. white Rhododendron arboreum white Rhododendron arboreum white Rhododendron arboreum white Rhododendron arboreum Betula…

…as was) is dying of old age but still a few flowers. Meliosma alba Rhododendron yunnanense. Many of the pure white forms in the Rookery have died out as I…

…x leucaspis A new plant of Rhododendron decorum (white form) flowers for the first time below Tin Garden. Rhododendron decorum (white form) Rhododendron decorum (white form) Over the weekend I…

…an Exbury form which we have not stocked before. It will not be out for six weeks. Rhododendron williamsianum ‘White Form’ Rhododendron williamsianum ‘White Form’ Rhododendron calostrotum subsp riparium Nitens…

…Deutzia longifolia (white form) is newly planted by Tin Garden. Deutzia longifolia (white form) Deutzia longifolia (white form) A good new young Magnolia wilsonii (DJHC 98369) with its first, and…

…I think, Syringa vulgaris ‘Charles X’. Not a named variety which I have come across before. Syringa vulgaris ‘Charles X’ I had not seen John Whitehead, the former keeper and…

…Surprise’ Cornus ‘Eddie’s White Wonder’ out already on the main drive – greenish-cream flower bracts turning white. They will get much bigger yet. Cornus ‘Eddie’s White Wonder’ Cornus ‘Eddie’s White…