4th May

…making a small tree. Aextoxicon punctatum Aextoxicon punctatum Rhododendron ‘Mrs Furnivall’ according to the plan. Rhododendron ‘Mrs Furnivall’ Rhododendron ‘Mrs Furnivall’ This Michelia doltsopa is now leafless but the new…

12th April

…x stellata crosses with girls’ names. Magnolia ‘Randy’ Magnolia ‘Randy’ Magnolia ‘Randy’ A carpet of fallen flowers under Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butler’. Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butler’ Magnolia ‘Ann’ is another of the…

27th January

…this early despite its colour. Pink fading to white. Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butler’ Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butler’ 2018 – CHW Jaimie finds the old plant of Illicium anisatum full out above Crinodendron…

23rd February

…fully out. Rhododendron leucaspis Camellia ‘Mrs D W Davis’ now fully out despite some wind browning. Camellia ‘Mrs D W Davis’ Camellia ‘Mrs D W Davis’ The New Zealand Magnolia…

8th February

…Camellia ‘Kick Off’ A decent large flower now out on Camellia ‘Mrs D W Davis’. Just the start. Camellia ‘Mrs D W Davis’ The nobbled and gnarled bark on an…

3rd January

…in the plans. Hardly accurate but quite nice today. Two more still to flower. Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butler’ Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butler’ A pheasant has pecked off the flower head of the…

16th July

‘Mrs Pope’ Salvia involucrata ‘Mrs Pope’ Asphodeline lutea setting seed – introduced 1596. Asphodeline lutea One of the 4 historic cedars below over last December. The Royal Family bought Osborne…

23rd May

…clutched a plant of Streptocarpus ‘Harlequin Queen’ which was Plant of the Year in 2010 and announced it as ‘Plant of the Decade’ winner. Mrs Dibley, from Dibleys Nurseries, who…

10th April

…RHODODENDRON ‘Mrs J C Williams’ Better mention Rhododendron ‘Mrs J C Williams’ which still survives as an entry in the new Hillier’s. An RHS award in 1960 but rather passé…

8th April

…stellata by nursery excellent. 1966 – FJW Mrs Blandford died – 60 years they were married. 1933 – JCW Just as on this day 10 years ago, but no Auklandii….