1st May

…‘Black Hawk’ looking quite dazzling too. Azalea ‘Black Hawk’ Fiax baruminia according to the label. Possibly spelt wrong. No idea what it is and not in (even the new) Hillier’s….

2nd June

…two flowers on Rhododendron ‘Crest’ (Hawk Group) just coming out. Rhododendron ‘Crest’ (Hawk Group) Then Magnolia ‘?’ which I had not seen this year which was more interesting than the…

14th May

…Black Hawk’ AZALEA Black Hawk’– too far out to cut EMBOTHRIUM lanceolatum ‘Norquino’ Similarly the Embothrium lanceolatum ‘Norquinco’ is too far out to cut although looking splendid. RHODODENDRON schlippenbachii RHODODENDRON…

5th March

…hugely better colour in its third year of flowering. More news on this soon. Jaimie’s new hybrid Jaimie’s new hybrid Magnolia ‘Hawk’ just out. Magnolia ‘Hawk’ Magnolia sargentiana ‘Blood Moon’….

13th May

…‘Lutea’ 2018 – CHW A trip up the drive to inspect azaleas that might cut for Chelsea. Rhododendron kuisianum and Rhododendron ovatum as well as Azalea ‘Black Hawk’ and Azalea…

15th July

…less certain about the identification of this as Crepis capillans, Smooth Hawk’s beard. Poor pictures I fear. Crepis capillans Crepis capillans This peculiar seed head suggests it ought to be…

15th February

…van Veen, New Zealand form ‘Lanarth’, Hawk, Shirraz, True ‘Lanarth’, campbellii ‘Sidbury’, campbellii ‘Lamellyn Pink’, Red Lion, Delia Williams.She gave us the most beautiful original picture of Magnolia sprengeri ‘Burncoose’…