4th March

…reticulata ‘Fiesta Crane’ Camellia reticulata ‘Fiesta Crane’ Camellia reticulata ‘Lovely Lady’ </div Camellia reticulata ‘Lovely Lady’ Magnolia ‘Shirraz’ in its pomp. Magnolia ‘Shirraz’ Magnolia ‘Shirraz’ Magnolia ‘Shirraz’ Magnolia ‘Shirraz’ Acacia…

7th January

…smell. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ First flower on Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ but not yet on the one on the castle wall. Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ Magnolia lacei (Michelia pachycarpa) is…

26th March

…if a bit damaged! Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Caerhays Surprise’ Camellia reticulata ‘Lovely Lady’ flowering properly 18 months on from planting. Camellia reticulata ‘Lovely Lady’ Camellia reticulata ‘Larry Piet’…

24th February

…plant to the retirement gift given to Lady Mary Holborow. unnamed hybrid The old Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta seedling by the kennels. Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta seedling Another young Magnolia…

9th June

…Caesalpinia decapetala Caesalpinia decapetala Tilia japonica ‘Ernest Wilson’ in flower as a young plant. Few Tilia species seem to flower at a young age. Tilia japonica ‘Ernest Wilson’ Tilia japonica…

4th September

…A young Rhododendron sinogrande has survived but the yellowing in the older leaves is obvious drought stress. It should, however, be fine. young Rhododendron sinogrande This is a huge, old…

5th March

…anyway. A bit of dung around the roots would help. Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ 2015 – CHW Magnolia ‘Strybing White’ Following a visit to Mount Congreve gardens in…

28th April

…nursery today:Ribes speciosum Ribes speciosum Telopea ‘Shady Lady White’ Telopea ‘Shady Lady White’ Calothamnus quadrifidus – first flowers ever with us on the ‘one sided bottlebrush’. Calothamnus quadrifidus Our first…

17th May

…Rhododendron ‘Silver Lady’? Rhododendron ‘Silver Lady’? Rhododendron ‘Silver Lady’? Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ and Leptospermum ‘Red Damask’. Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ and Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’. Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ Unknown but spectacular rose….

27th December

…slow to grow and develop are young plants of Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea’ A young Schefflera megaphylla with mildewed flowers. Schefflera megaphylla The tiny white flowers on Camellia…