14th March

…into flower. Sorbus aff. ligustrifolia The Queen Mother’s Magnolia. Queen Mother’s Magnolia Magnolia ‘Betty Jessel’ and Magnolia mollicomata in the Ririei Opening. Magnolia ‘Betty Jessel’ and Magnolia mollicomata 2024 –…

4th May

…Sequoiadendron giganteum Ilex dipyrena Ilex dipyrena Ilex dipyrena Rhododendron ‘Jubilee Queen’ (loderi ‘Venus’ x Rose du Barri – 1935) Rhododendron ‘Jubilee Queen’ (loderi ‘Venus’ x Rose du Barri – 1935)…

10th June

…‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ (‘Miss Satomi’ in the new Hillier’s) Growing in full sun in the open…

13th June

…kousa chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Beautiful foliage on Fagus sylvatica ‘Aurea Pendula’. Fagus sylvatica ‘Aurea Pendula’ Hydrangea sargentiana ‘Goldrush’ now with…

12th October

…branches. Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Corylopsis ‘Spring Purple’ has as good an autumn display as its…

17th July

…didymum on the Rockery steps. Rhododendron sanguineum ssp. didymum Rhododendron sanguineum ssp. didymum Rhododendron sanguineum ssp. didymum Rhododendron sanguineum ssp. didymum Hydrangea paniculata ‘Early Sensation’ just out with a hint…

25th September

…Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’ just coming out at about 8-9ft in height in front of the drawing room where it was planted only a year ago. Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’ Helianthus ‘Lemon…

11th September

…flowers are semi-double and a darker pink than ‘September Charm’. Anemone hupehensis ‘Queen Charlotte’ Anemone hupehensis ‘Queen Charlotte’ Japanese anemones are an absolute must for every garden in September. 2017…

17th September

…fruits. No sign of a squirrel attack which shows that the trapping is working. Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Secondary flowers on young…

10th March 1897 – 2020

…hybrid Magnolia ‘Manchu Fan’ Magnolia ‘Manchu Fan’ Magnolia ‘Pickards Snow Queen’ (Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Picture’ x unknown) Magnolia ‘Pickards Snow Queen’ Magnolia ‘Pickards Snow Queen’ Magnolia ‘Pink Flamingo’ Magnolia ‘Pink…

26th September

…which grew to 6ft or more. [It is Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’] Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’ Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’ A 35 year old Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ laden to the gunnels with fruit….

14th November

…‘Crimson Queen’ Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Crimson Queen’ 2015 – CHW The ancient clump of Rhododendron lutescens is out but only at the very top of the plant and just a…

3rd March

…full out (reticulata x japonica). Camellia ‘Royalty’ Magnolia ‘Queen Elizabeth’ on a perfect day. Magnolia ‘Queen Elizabeth’ Magnolia ‘Queen Elizabeth’ The original Magnolia campbellii. Magnolia campbellii The best Magnolia campbellii…

RHS Savill Garden – Flower Show Pictures – 2018

…its leaves Spiraea prunifolia Spiraea prunifolia Beberis x stenophylla ‘Lemon Queen’ – one to get for the catalogue Beberis x stenophylla ‘Lemon Queen’ Beberis x stenophylla ‘Lemon Queen’ Pulmonaria ‘Blue…

5th August

…Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’ Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’ The variegated leaved Luma apiculata ‘Glanleam Gold’ with bits of reversion to green here and there. Luma apiculata ‘Glanleam Gold’ Only a…

17th April

…early. Rhododendrons ‘Saffron Queen’ Rhododendrons ‘Saffron Queen’ Our younger Quercus lamellosa by Donkey Show has lost virtually all its leaves already as the new buds swell up. The old plant…

12th July

…Deal’ – similar to ones which Burncoose stocks but not at all bad. Leucanthemum ‘Real Deal’ Leucanthemum ‘Real Deal’ Leucanthemum ‘Real Snowball’. Leucanthemum ‘Real Snowball’ Leucanthemum ‘Real Snowball’ Verbascum ‘Dark…

5th February

…grown the South African Veltheimia capensis. Veltheimia capensis Veltheimia capensis Daphne ‘White Queen’ nicely out. Daphne ‘White Queen’ Daphne ‘White Queen’ A fine plant of Camellia ‘Dr Burnside’ in the…

1st June

…is just fully out but not quite yet specked with pink and red as the bracts will become later. Cornus kousa ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa ‘Wisley Queen’ In full sun…

19th May

…them asking the questions listed here! Lord Sugar Lord Sugar A survivor from my mother’s gardening era is a small bed of Iris siberica ‘Snow Queen’. Iris siberica ‘Snow Queen’…