6th March

…dark pink flowers and an exceptional cherry which I first saw at the Savill Gardens years ago. Three plants in a clump in Tin Garden. Wonderful bark as well. Prunus…

12th July

…you just want the gardens and landscape but not the house this is a bit much. Walled Garden nicely done. Walled Garden Osborne House Walled Garden Osborne House Gardens around…

15th July

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2023 – CHW A VIP tour of the gardens at Osborne House with the head gardener,…

23rd February

…Euonymus japonicus ‘Wolong Ghost’ Euonymus japonicus ‘Wolong Ghost’ Euonymus japonicus ‘Wolong Ghost’ Euonymus japonicus ‘Wolong Ghost’ Euonymus japonicus ‘Wolong Ghost’ So this is the true Camellia tsai. The plants at…

6th May

…area with many gates. Coach House Coach House Coach House Coach House Coach House Coach House Coach House Coach House Coach House A record sized Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’. Metasequoia…

April 2018 Irish trip ( Day 2)

Next Day > < Previous Day We stay in B&B at Bantry House in Bantry. A huge pile in a terribly Irish state of dilapidation. Bantry House Bantry House Box…

12th February

…x williamsii ‘Elsie Jury’ Camellia x williamsii ‘E.G. Waterhouse’ Camellia x williamsii ‘E.G. Waterhouse’ Camellia lutchuensis hybrid. Camellia lutchuensis hybrid Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ (Pink) now full out on the Drive….

30th March

…Isle of Wight gardens to get pictures of as many of them as possible growing in gardens. Ventnor Botanic Garden has been perfect for this. Each care article is 200…

15th April

…The Coach House The Coach House Half the floor removed in the Old Copper House office which once had rows of desks like pews in a church. Appalling rot in…

7th March

…In Tin Garden. Magnolia sprengari ‘Marwood Spring’ Magnolia ‘J.C.Williams’ x M. ‘Apollo’ – no name attributed yet (Magnoliastore). In Tin Garden. Magnolia ‘J.C.Williams’ x M. ‘Apollo’ Ilex chapaensis with a…