1st July

…many years ago. It flowered prodigiously this summer with flowers around 2.5-3cm across. They are replaced by pea-sized hips in large quantities.] white climbing rose white climbing rose white climbing…

15th April

…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

29th March

…full out and smelling gorgeous. Magnolia ‘Fairy White’ Magnolia ‘Fairy White’ But Magnolia ‘Fairy Blush’ and Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’ are still in tight bud. Magnolia ‘Fairy Blush’ and Magnolia ‘Fairy…

13th June

…individual flower. ‘White Swan’ or ‘White Lights’ is what Hillier’s implies. white deciduous azalea white deciduous azalea Idesia polycarpa is full out and swarming with bees as you can see….

30th March

…Pompom’ Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ with its huge near white flowers. Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ The huge white Rhododendron arboreum above the Playhouse are at their best even though…

8th February 1897 – 2020

…campbellii ‘Strybling White’ Storm damaged Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybling White’ Storm damaged Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybling White’ A few other oddments of note out in flower today:Ilex latifolia with berries Ilex latifolia…

6th August

…nice new entry in the catalogue one day. Fuchsia ‘Lady Bacon’ Fuchsia ‘Lady Bacon’ Fuchsia ‘Lady Bacon’ 2015 – CHW A plant in the Higher Quarry Nursery has been another…

18th March 1897 – 2020

…size and nowhere near out yet. Michelia ‘Fairy White’ Michelia ‘Fairy White’ Michelia ‘Fairy White’ Magnolia ‘Early Rose’ is a Magnolia campbellii x Magnolia liliiflora cross bred in New Zealand…

9th March

…Camellia x williamsii ‘Ballet Queen Variegated’ The white form of Rhododendron moupinense on the drive. Not a patch on the red form we saw yesterday which Jaimie plans to cross…

23rd July

‘Lady Boothby’ has its first three flowers. Planted last year and doing well. Fuchsia ‘Lady Boothby’ Fuchsia ‘Lady Boothby’ 2016 – CHW Jaimie and Michael visited Seaview ten days ago…

29th October

…effort. Stewartia pseudocamellia 2017 – CHW Good yellow colouring on Halesia carolina above the Auklandii Garden. Halesia carolina Halesia carolina Also on Cornus ‘Eddies White Wonder’ nearby. Cornus ‘Eddies White

17th June

…late flowering evergreen azaleas now in the catalogue – Azalea ‘Blue Moon’ and Azalea ‘White Moon’. Azalea ‘Blue Moon’ and Azalea ‘White Moon’ Azalea ‘Blue Moon’ and Azalea ‘White Moon’…

31st December

…A Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ at the edge of the old Charlie Michaels Nursery bed now full out with its drooping habit. Completely unfrosted. Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ Also here another ilex…

10th July

…soon burn in the sun. Hydrangea ‘Lady Taiko’ Hydrangea ‘Lady Taiko’ Hydrangea ‘Lady Taiko’ Hydrangea ‘Geoffrey Chadbund’ – purplish at first fading to pinkish-red here. This is an enormous clump…

21st March 1897 – 2020

…Rider’ Camellia ‘Giant White’ largely unfrosted. Strange shape as the bud unfurls. Camellia ‘Giant White’ Camellia ‘Giant White’ Camellia ‘Giant White’ First leaves on Acer palmatum ‘Katsura’ coming into leaf…

14th May

…farmer at Summer Lodge, for 27 years. His granddaughter, Rebecca flew him down to Newquay as his Christmas present and they stayed in the Rabbit Warren. John Whitehead John Whitehead…

6th July

…female flowers while the reference books say they should be white. Slightly different leaves on this one as well. Diospyros cathayensis Diospyros cathayensis Olearia nummularifolia with far less flower than…

14th October

…after shedding its older bark further up the tree. Betula luminifera ‘White House Farm’ Betula luminifera ‘White House Farm’ Betula luminifera ‘White House Farm’ Keteleeria davidiana (ex. Roundabarrow) with secondary…

14th February

…has been dug out leaving a nice bit of shady space for planting next week. shady space The windblown laurel leaves on the Main Ride are now a carpet. laurel…

18th May

…to find more cut stuff for the last lorry for Chelsea leaving here at 12.00! Azalea ‘White Throat’ too far out – again a disappointment. Azalea ‘White Throat’ Azalea ‘White