…huge leaves and a similar problem. There are a few more of these horrors but that is quite enough for one outing. 1996 – FJW Maurice Blandford died. 1992 –…

…Maurice Foster and is developing into a compact shrub. Much smaller growing that H. lancasteri. Hypericum forrestii Hypericum forrestii At Pengelly Garden Centre I spot the bizarrely variegated Cercis canadensis…

…Rookery. Rhododendron weyrichii Azalea ‘Western Lights’ (or so the plans say) with very blue foliage. Azalea ‘Western Lights’ Hypericum augustinii was a 2022 gift from Maurice Foster. Huge flowers. Hypericum…

…the tips of the tepals on this flower of Magnolia globosa as you can see. Maurice Foster I believe has a much pinker flowered form. Magnolia globosa 2021 – CHW…

…the nursery today: Nepeta subsesillensis Deutzia compacta Hydrangea serrata ‘Vearle’ Lonicera tragophylla ‘Maurice Foster’ Round seeds on Eremurus robustus. Watsonia ardenei Papaver ‘Heartbeat’ The climbing Rosa ‘Veilchenblau’ The climbing Rosa…

…looking in very good order. Maurice Foster’s gift of Hydrangea ‘Princess Diana’ hardly out yet. Odd leaves. Hydrangea ‘Princess Diana’ Malus trilobata with a tremendous flower and a very distinct…

…Attached is Maurice Foster’s email and archive pictures relating to Magnolia sieboldii sinensis. The pictures of our own plants’ leaves are attached. They are not as rounded as the herbarium…

…wonder how many of these pretty similarly barked birches are correctly named or were correctly named when we planted them? Betula dahurica ‘Maurice Foster’ appears to have died. All the…

…this to Maurice Foster on Saturday if it lasts that long as he is one of the great experts! Michelia doltsopa ‘Rusty’ Michelia doltsopa ‘Rusty’ Michelia doltsopa ‘Rusty’ Michelia doltsopa…

…established now in the centre of the Old Park. 2019 planted. Magnolia ‘Black Swan’ Magnolia ‘Black Swan’ Magnolia ‘Black Swan’ Magnolia ‘Theodora’ is Maurice Foster’s UK bred M. ‘Dark Shadow’…

…Miss’, M. ‘Touch of Pink’, M. maudiae, M. foveolata and (from Burncooose) M. macclurei. The consensus after dinner was that M. macclurei was indeed the true species although neither Maurice…