8th November

…‘Marie Steiner’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Crimson King’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Crimson King’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Loder’s Borde Hill Form’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Loder’s Borde Hill Form’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Loder’s Borde Hill Form’ Camellia sasanqua…

1st March 1897 – 2020

…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…

28th April 1897 – 2020

…this anyway. Magnolia ‘Yakeo’ Magnolia ‘Yakeo’ Camellia ‘Giant White’ still has a few decent flowers in the shade. Camellia ‘Giant White’ Camellia ‘Francis Hanger’, the only true white x williamsii…

16th October

…smaller, white Camellia sasanqua smaller, white Camellia sasanqua Fuchsia and white Camellia sasanqua both in flower side by side! Fuchsia and white Camellia sasanqua The first Camellia sasanqua which suddenly…

6th July

…its wild form I think. Ajuga reptans Ajuga reptans This all takes hours to even get close to the Latin name or even the common name in an area of…

4th April 1897 – 2020

…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 albosinensis ‘Bowling Green’ in…

24th June

…Styrax americanus – Kankakea Form – is now properly out. Styrax americanus – Kankakea Form A wonderful show on Magnolia sieboldii on the Main Ride. Small flowers on this form….

6th April 1897 – 2020

…‘ChinaRuby’) forms of Betula albosinensis which I remember growing at Donkey Shoe as a child. The Werrington Forrest collected form (1910) had creamy white peeling bark flushed pink and maturing…

13th March 1897 – 2020

…pitardii which came from Crug Farm under a collector’s number has no scent! John Marston wrote in the RCM Group newsletter that his pure white form does. Perhaps ours are…

31st December

…williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ The paler form of Camellia saluenensis is now full out and perfect! Camellia saluenensis Camellia saluenensis While the darker form is only…

1st April

…subsp. jacquemontii ‘Knightshayes’ Betula pendula subsp. szechuanica ‘Liuba White’. Betula pendula subsp. szechuanica ‘Liuba White’ Betula pendula subsp. szechuanica ‘Liuba White’ Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis – the best catkins today….

18th October

formosanus ‘Hayatiana’ Styrax formosanus ‘Hayatiana’ Styrax formosanus ‘Hayatiana’ Styrax formosanus ‘Hayatiana’ Styrax formosanus var formosanus Styrax formosanus var formosanus Styrax formosanus var formosanus Styrax formosanus var formosanus Styrax hemsleyanus –…

20th September

white Lapageria white Lapageria white Lapageria Yellowing berries on Cotoneaster ‘Exburyensis’. Cotoneaster ‘Exburyensis’ A few secondary flowers on Rhododendron ‘Blue Tit’ as usual. Rhododendron ‘Blue Tit’ The three dead and…

18th July

…Agapanthus ‘Little Dutch White’ Agapanthus ‘Little Dutch White’ Agapanthus ‘Little Dutch White’ Agapanthus ‘Little Dutch White’ An interesting new low growing Sedum spurium “Dragon’s Blood”. Very good! Sedum spurium “Dragon’s…

2nd August

…habit as its name implies. Very nice and would do in a large pot. Hydrangea paniculata ‘White Lace’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘White Lace’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Pink Diamond’ – by Hovel turning…

21st April 1897 – 2020

…all burnt out, Manglis’s Royali hybrids very good. (Cutting from magazine attached to Garden Book page, dated April 1951) Black and white photograph of Magnolia campbellii, White form. Awarded the…

6th February

Form’ suddenly out. Not completely white! Camellia reticulata ‘White Form’ Camellia reticulata ‘White Form’ First flowers out high up on Magnolia zenii. So we now have 7 magnolias in flower!…

22nd February 1897 – 2020

…aff Camellia x williamsii ‘Hiraethylin’ is an odd colour mix and quite nice. Camellia x williamsii ‘Hiraethylin’ Asia has grown a nice plant of the pure white form of Rhododendron…

29th May 1897 – 2020

…Rhododendron cinnarbarinum subsp. xanthocodon Purpurellum Group. Rhododendron cinnarbarinum subsp. xanthocodon Purpurellum Group Styrax formosanus var. hatayanus with incredible scent. Styrax formosanus var. hatayanus Styrax formosanus var. hatayanus Bark fissures or…

6th May 1897 – 2020

…dahurica ‘Maurice Foster’ Betula utilis var jacquemontii ‘Knightshays’ Betula utilis var jacquemontii ‘Knightshays’ Betula szechuanica ‘Liuba White’ Betula szechuanica ‘Liuba White’ Betula albosinensis Betula albosinensis Betula utilis var jacquemontii ‘Jermyns’…