19th April

…Ice’ Prunus ‘Fragrant Cloud’ slightly pink in bud opening pinkish white then white. A superb show on a young tree. Prunus ‘Fragrant Cloud’ Prunus ‘Fragrant Cloud’ Rhododendron aberconwayi nicely out….

29th May

…It is a rather delicate forerunner to ‘Daviesii’ perhaps but no scent today. delicate white-blotched yellow deciduous azalea delicate white-blotched yellow deciduous azalea Rosa roxburgii has its first flowers after…

1st June

…a faint yellow flash close up. The closest I can get to it in the reference books is ‘Exbury White’ or ‘White Lights’ but both have slightly more yellow in…

15th June

…nursery where I met APHA (Plant Health) today. Anemone ‘White Swan’ much earlier into flower than expected. Anemone ‘White Swan’ Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ also very early to be out. Callicarpa…

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’…

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…

1st April 1897 – 2020

…in several places. White and pink forms of Rhododendron siderophyllum White and pink forms of Rhododendron siderophyllum Another rhododendron species puzzle. Not on the planting records of course but the…

22nd July

white. Tall growing. Hydrangea ‘Hobelia’ Hydrangea ‘Hobelia’ Hydrangea ‘Hobelia’ Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ – white but it only shows the flashes of red and orange later Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ – white Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’…

15th September

…still has much seed to give from its final terminal flowering. Thankfully self-sown seedlings are doing well beside it. white arboreum white arboreum One Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ ringbarked by…

27th December

‘White Perfection’ Erica x darleyensis ‘White Perfection’ Chaenomeles x superba ‘Pink Lady’ in full bud. Chaenomeles x superba ‘Pink Lady’ in full bud Mahonia x media ‘Buckland’ – full out…

30th December

White’ also looking much better against a blue sky. Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’ The original Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’ still covered in flowers 9 weeks…

31st December

…and Darleyense and some hundreds of single Camellias. J.C.W out also double white and a few other doubles out. Rho mucronulatum, Yellow Hammer, white double Azalea and bits of one…

4th April 1897 – 2020

…arboreum in the pheasant pen nearby but a tree has just hit it. white Rhododendron arboreum white Rhododendron arboreum white Rhododendron arboreum white Rhododendron arboreum Betula albosinensis ‘Bowling Green’ in…

27th March 1897 – 2020

…flower. A bit late out for this but full shade here. Camellia tsai Camellia tsai Magnolia ‘Burncoose White’ (or ‘Tennis Court’) – the near white form of mollicomata is flowering…

8th February

…battered, is Magnolia campbellii alba ‘Strybing White’. Magnolia campbellii alba ‘Strybing White’ Magnolia campbellii alba ‘Strybing White’ One forgets how much darker the Trewithen sport (of Camellia ‘Donation’) Camellia ‘Celebration’…

11th April

…‘Yellow Bird’ just coming out. Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ Magnolia ‘Sybille’ (M. x soulangeana ‘White Giant’ x M. ‘Leda’). Magnolia ‘Sybille’ Magnolia ‘Sybille’ Magnolia × soulangeana ‘Brozzonii’ – in Penvergate –…

17th April

…this year. 20 members of the Belgian IDS. The smartest (Belgian) trousers Very long catkins (as you would expect) on Betula luminifera ‘White House Farm’ – even as a small…

21st May

…Hydrangea ‘Fairytale White’ Rhaphiolepis indica ‘White Cloud’ was however compact and an interesting finalist. Rhaphiolepis indica ‘White Cloud’ Salvia ‘Peach Melba’ – yet another fairly similar one to the many…

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….

29th July

…rhododendron nearly dead Another large rhododendron nearly dead 2017 – CHW Cannot keep away from Ventnor. So much to see!A fine white lampranthus. white lampranthus A 20ft tall flower on…