8th May

…south London garden party sounds in full swing as the blue lights appear.Not strong enough for much today after an ‘all-nighter’ so just a quick trip to the Higher Rockery….

4th May

…Quercus gilva Quercus gilva 2020 – CHW So Lord Bragg and the other leading lights in the art/cultural world want (a mere) £50 billion from the government (just like those…

21st May

Lights’ Decaisnea fargesi Disporum longistylum Zantedeschia ‘Pink_Flamingo’ Podophyllum persepele ‘Spotty Dotty’ I was quite wrong about the enkianthus and embothrium being too far out to use on the stand. The…

31st December

…below the Magnolia veitchii. My grandmother was born in Muskoka in northern Canada and my mother was evacuated there for the was which she hated. Camellia x williamsii ‘Muskoka’ A…

20th September

…this one will be much admired in the future. Crataegus ellwangeriania ‘Fire Ball’ Tilia dasystyla was only planted this year. Collected by Bob Cheary in northern Iran. Huge leaves already…

21st January

…2017 – CHW First flowers on Camellia x williamsii ‘Muskoka’. Muskoka is a township in northern Canada where my grandmother’s family lived. Definitely rather late this year. My grandmother was…

19th January

…The new multi span tunnel is going up fast but, typically, Northern Polytunnels have not supplied all the bits. multi span tunnel George Williams’ plant boxes ready for a big…

12th April

…this species in northern Iran in 1972. Ilex spinigera Magnolia ‘Yakeo’ hidden away below Slip Rail but very fine today. Magnolia ‘Yakeo’ Magnolia ‘Yakeo’ Lindera triloba nicely in flower with…

13th May

…to A. ‘Daviesii’ and A. ‘Northern Highlights’ but not quite the same blotching and a bit paler. deciduous azalea deciduous azalea Michelia figo nicely out now by George’s Hut but…

31st March

…come. The best performance from it so far but the wind is strong in its face. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ 2017 – CHW A trip around with some northern friends. The…