…the Savill Garden where they grow more slowly. This tree was one of several grafted at Lees & Co near Portsmouth by an ex Hillier’s propagator. Acer davidii ‘Karmen’ Acer…

…the Thalictrum or Crocosmias. Few people could better this garden as a perfect mix of spring flowering woody ericaceous shrubs and late summer borders.These lilies were superb but no name….

…Wilson1422. The suborbicular and broadly obovate leaves are distinctive and the only specimen I have seen so far that is convincingly the same is at the Savill. It was sourced…

…cherries to be out that I have seen here. Savill plants still two weeks off showing colour. Prunus matsumae ‘Beni-Yutaka’ The true and rather dwarf Magnolia cylindrica which was planted…

…Waterhouse’ 2015 – CHW Annual Caerhays Gardening Weekend starts badly. Harvey Stephens, who runs the Savill Gardens, has decided to compete with Caerhays in the magnolia classes at the Boconnoc…

…FJW Richard John helped with his first garden tour. (Savill Gardens). 1961 – FJW 2400 came around on the Open Day. Garden looking very good. 1933 – JCW A lot…

…Savill Garden show next weekend than I thought even 48 hours ago. It is still cold overnight but the forecasters were wrong about yet more snow here over the Easter…

…gift from Harvey Stephens / Savill Garden. (unnamed) Mahonia species Rhododendron ‘Nancy Evans’ Rhododendron ‘Nancy Evans’ Rhododendron ‘Nancy Evans’ Boring though it is I wanted to record the now fully…

…Another good yellow conifer showing up which I first saw at The Savill Garden. Picea glauca ‘Piccolo’ which is dwarf growing and colours up well in cold. Picea glauca ‘Piccolo’…

…at the Savill Garden. 17,500 people have joined their own membership scheme. A few of the superb specimen plants we saw: Carpinus rankanensis in full flower Carpinus rankanensis Carpinus rankanensis…