…clump of Ron Scamp’s Narcissus cyclamineus hybrids opposite the front door. These may be the best of the three batches to propagate from. Narcissus cyclamineus hybrids 2016 – CHW Strong…

…Rhododendron ‘Harrow Hybrids’ Rhododendron ‘Harrow Hybrids’ Rhododendron ‘Harrow Hybrids’ Hydrangea ‘Taube’ is just out. A startling blue indeed and a plant everyone should grow (on acid soil) if they only…

…do to work through Polyspora. Polyspora axillaris Rhododendron ‘Harrow Hybrids’ from below on Hovel Cart Road. Easily the best show in the garden today. Rhododendron ‘Harrow Hybrids’ Rhododendron ‘Harrow Hybrids’…

…walk brings me into the Auklandii Garden where a clump of unnamed rhododendron hybrids, originally layers from our former seedling hybrids in the Rookery, are full out. The new layers…

…of Major Howell’s rhododendrons hybrids above Rookery path. rhododendrons hybrids 2022 – CHW Thunderstorms and welcome rain last night with SW wind. Quite a bit of minor debris on the…

…williamsianum x decorum hybrids. Rhododendron williamsianum x decorum hybrids Prunus matsumae ‘Hokusai’ with huge flowers. Prunus matsumae ‘Hokusai’ Prunus matsumae ‘Hokusai’ Prunus ‘Hally Jolievette’ with rather smaller ones. Prunus ‘Hally…

…pleasant pink hue. Jaimie’s hybrids Jaimie’s hybrids Jaimie’s hybrids Rhododendron polyandrum beside it. Rhododendron polyandrum Rhododendron polyandrum Rhododendron davidsonianum above the Main Quarry is the best show in the garden…

…JCW Argenteums opening just about 1923. 1923 – JCW Argenteums open in several places only a few Camellias. Rho praecox and Erica hybrids are the best things. Sutchuenense are good…

…on any Magnolias, Camellia hybrids not nearly at their best and only Mary reticulata out. Blood reds and Rireii beginning to be good, also Sutchuenense hybrids. Not 100 flowers out…

…above the greenhouses. This planting is concentrated on expanding our collection of styrax and stewartia species and hybrids to complement the 10 or so semi mature plants growing well above…

…and a few early hybrids. Turning cold. 1949 – CW First daffodil out – a wild hybrid by Fastuosa Bamboo. Few Rho var sutchuenense hybrids, a good many Camellias but…

…the drive when first out but fading pinker. Rhododendron ‘Harrow Hybrids’ Rhododendron ‘Harrow Hybrids’ Rhododendron ‘Harrow Hybrids’ Rhododendron ‘Harrow Hybrids’ The second Cornus hongkongensis is rather more floriferous, although in…

…referred to them as American azalea hybrids. If this (or similar US rhodo species) are the parents then this does make sense. Rhododendron flammeum or Rhododendron bakeri hybrids Rhododendron flammeum…

…The flowers in the Dining Room included: Magnolia ‘Peachy’ Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Magnolia ‘Black Beauty’ Rhododendron williamsianum hybrids bred by Dad Rhododendron williamsianum hybrids Rhododendron williamsianum hybrids 2016 – CHW…

…Camellia williamsii hybrids Camellia williamsii hybrids Another new Camellia sasanqua with its first flowers. ‘Setsugekka’ is a large single pure white. Camellia sasanqua with its first flowers. ‘Setsugekka’ Camellia sasanqua…

…January whereas Caerhays did not 5. The hybridisation work of Philppe de Spoelberg in crossing ‘Black Tulip’ and ‘Pickards Ruby’ with Caerhays bred hybrids (JCW, FJW) and the New Zealanders…

…last night hit the Thomsoni hybrids hard, Mrs Butler hybrids just coming on. Princep Mary not open, not much colour yet. 1911 – JCW We are far from Princep Mary…

…Again quite early for a japonica. Camellia japonica ‘Elegans’ I said in this blog in September that this clump of Rhododendron royalii hybrids had over flowered, were over seeding and…

…Just as in 1927 say 25 species of Rhodo’s including Mackenzianum and 25 hybrids. No Magnolia as in 1913 but Gordonias, some flowers of the early Kobus ½ open.1927 –…

…Niner’ 2001 – FJW Giddle Orchard Magnolia shows colour.1959 – FJW Two flower buds on Rho’ giganteum opening. Sutch hybrids good and Red Admiral on its way. Cyclamineus at front…