…look much like the wonderful purple form we saw in The Valley Gardens but wonderful to have this back in the garden nevertheless. Rhododendron cinnabarinum ‘Roylei Group’ (2) Rhododendron cinnabarinum…

…eat something like this? What animal eats this? Phillyrea angustifolia Geum ‘Scarlet Tempest’ looking great. Geum ‘Scarlet Tempest’ Euphorbia epithymoides ‘Bonfire’ is new to our catalogue. Euphorbia epithymoides ‘Bonfire’ Epimedium…

…Lobelia ‘Fanship Scarlet’ and Lobelia ‘Fanship Blue’ Lobelia ‘Fanship Scarlet’ and Lobelia ‘Fanship Blue’ Monarda ‘Melua Pink’ and Monarda ‘Melua Violet’ Monarda ‘Melua Pink’ and Monarda ‘Melua Violet’ Rudbeckia ‘Enchanted…

…wasnt a known wild source plant. What was the origin of your plant I wonder? Maybe it will still be flowering this weekend? There shouldnt be any difficulty with M….

…14515) Viburnum wrightii nearly over. Viburnum wrightii Viburnum x hillieri ‘Winton’ putting on a wonderful show. Viburnum x hillieri ‘Winton’ Viburnum x hillieri ‘Winton’ Microtropis petelotii also looks very like…

…original Chaenomeles x superba ‘Rowallane’ is a vivid scarlet or is it orange/ red? A chance seedling originally found at Rowallane. We saw the Hypericum ‘Rowallane’ nearby but it was…

…Surprise’ Cornus ‘Eddie’s White Wonder’ out already on the main drive – greenish-cream flower bracts turning white. They will get much bigger yet. Cornus ‘Eddie’s White Wonder’ Cornus ‘Eddie’s White…

…Wonder’ Cornus ‘Eddies White Wonder’ The stump of the old oak tree felled by tree surgeons recently has been turned into a seat for visitors. turned into a seat turned…

…I have never really noticed the individual flowers before at the centre of the bracts. Cornus ‘Eddie’s White Wonder’ Cornus ‘Eddie’s White Wonder’ A smaller and more conventionally sized Magnolia…

…White Wonder’ with its white bracts at about half-size as yet. Cornus ‘Eddie’s White Wonder’ The first deciduous azaleas emerging into flower beyond the Four in Hand. Early by anyone’s…

…Scarlet Rhodo’s show colour, one Barbatum is nice in the wood. 1910 – JCW Some cyc hybrids, no cyclamineus open, no Campanelli in the drive, very late R praecox very…

…in a month and I am immediately struck by the wonderful hellebores in flower. Helleborus ‘Sally’s Shell’ has a delicate pink frill to the edge of the flower which fades…

…of Wilson is just over, Prunus clementinae not quite open. Scarlet Thomsonii hybrids good, two or three Sutchuenense hybrids are flowering, Rhodo lutescens and the early species of Sutchuenense are…

…Yen 51.66 1924 – JCW Cold NE wind for a fortnight about. Daffs move a bit, Rhodo’s cut, Erica hybrida is wonderful, a Camellia or two just open. Daphne mezereum…

…dahuricum x semperivens, dahuricum, lutescens, keiskii, a form of wardii, floccigerum forms and neriiflorum.1922 – JCW A hardish frost. Some Sutchuenense seedlings are nice. Prunus conradinae very good, scarlet hybrids…

…and common open or just opening, also minor open. 1898 – JCW The first Tenby opening, many H Irving, several Caerhays show colour and open. No new scarlet Incomps above…

…Cyrtanthus elatus, the Scarborough Lily, greets us at The Cottage in Yorkshire. Another tender South African lily of some note with scarlet flowers. Cyrtanthus elatus The field has not been…

…ciliatum, arboreum, lutescens, dahuricum, argenteum, scarlet hybrid (arbo x Thomsonii), barbatum are all opening, various daffs, Camellia Lady Clare, Clematis armandii, snowdrops and Coums nice. 1911 – JCW R praecox…

…Williams’ above Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’. A wonderful flowering combination. Camellia reticulata ‘Mary Williams’ Rhododendron ‘Ostara’ out in Higher Quarry Nursery bed but not yet elsewhere in the garden. Rhododendron ‘Ostara’…

…remains, some roses also. C coum ⅕ out. Erica hybrida ⅓ open. A piece or two of Erica codonodes. A bud or two of Rundles scarlet. A quite remarkable lot…