…‘RH 2961C’ Puya species ‘RH 2961C’ The amazing Grevillea johnsonii. Grevillea johnsonii Paraserianthes lophantha. Paraserianthes lophantha Paraserianthes lophantha Correa lawrenceana grampiana. Correa lawrenceana grampiana Melaleuca alternifolia. Melaleuca alternifolia 2022 –…

…its early flowers and buds. Camellia x williamsii ‘John Pickthorn’ Camellia x williamsii ‘John Pickthorn’ Camellia x williamsii ‘John Pickthorn’ 2023 – CHW A few more camellias venture out as…

…2018 – CHW A trip down Bond Street and across the moors to Penvergate. A good show of daffodils above the Petrol House. good show of daffodils Betula albosinensis ‘Bowling…

…us in the next few days. A walk through Old Park, then Brownberry Wood and Bond Street.Gunnera manicata and snowdrops below the old hunt kennels in a bog. They have…

…kind with a gnome or two. Wherever could we reasonably put this? ‘joke’ 2020 – CHW A magnolia which often gets frosted is this campbellii seedling on Bond Street surrounded…

…have a second plant coming on nicely. Flowers rather battered today at the end of Old Park. Magnolia ‘Mark Jury’ Magnolia ‘Just Jean’ is a John Gallagher raised and registered…

…is a Rhododendron calophytum cross which John Bond, the former keeper of the gardens at Windsor Great Park and one of my mentors and friends, once demanded a plant of…

…Square to try to get an award was a lot of hassle. Others, including Roy Lancaster, John Hillier and John Gallagher, have disagreed. The best ‘reddish’ pink colour is in…

…x williamsii ‘John Pickthorn’ Camellia x williamsii ‘John Pickthorn’ A young plant of Camellia japonica ‘Adeyaka’ in what is perhaps its second flowering is a standout red. Camellia japonica ‘Adeyaka’…

…front door Two wonderful vases of flowers outside the front door A nice arrangement of camellias in the hall too. camellias in the hall John and Isla Rose assemble. John…