…raised are a rather poor substitute for the original with much smaller leaves. The Rhododendron falconeri and arboreum (white) are still growing here but the arboreum is coming to the…

…books but strong and dense indumentum on the undersides of the leaf as here. If there were no flower Sir Charles it would be! Rhododendron arboreum Rhododendron arboreum Rhododendron cinnabarinum…

…calophytum is in flower and is very fine. I crossed it with Argenteum. Thomsonii x Arboreum are over, the Mrs Butler x Arboreums are at their best, some pink and…

…is rain battered but Rhododendron arboreum ‘Sir Charles Lemon’ is just coming out beside it. Rhododendron arboreum ‘Tony Schilling’ Buds showing up already on Magnolia tamaulipana. They would normally not…

…Tregunna’. Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Rhododendron arboreum ssp. zaylanicum (?) tucked away in the former nursery bed by Donkey Shoe. Rhododendron arboreum ssp. zaylanicum (?) Rhododendron arboreum ssp….

…on a Rhododendron arboreum hybrid. Rhododendron arboreum hybrid Rhododendron arboreum hybrid Rhododendron arboreum hybrid Styrax japonicus is quickly a suckering clump if the roots get to the surface. Styrax japonicus…

…flowers blown open on the 1912 planted Magnolia campbellii. Magnolia campbellii Rhododendron arboreum subsp. cinnamomeum already full out. Rhododendron arboreum subsp. cinnamomeum First flowering of a young Polyspora on Rookery…

…and Argenteum all opening. Also Nobleanum, R praecox v good, hybrid Arboreum and Thom x Arboreum. 1903 – JCW Picked and sent Pen a Campanelli. Fulgens good, Primula megasoefolia holding…

…even the evergreen azaleas in Kennel Close. The bite marks are fresh and obvious. azaleas Magnolia ‘Plum Pudding’ loaded with buds. Magnolia ‘Plum Pudding’ Rhododendron arboreum ssp. cinnamomeum now out…

…week with Raf Lenaerts party. Magnolia ‘Queen Elizabeth’ is suddenly full out. Magnolia ‘Queen Elizabeth’ As is Rhododendron arboreum subsp. cinnamomeum. Rhododendron arboreum subsp. cinnamomeum Rhododendron arboreum subsp. cinnamomeum Rhododendron…

…plant still has not managed. Berberis insignis Aeonium arboreum ‘Schwarzkop’ in full flower which I do not think that I have photographed before. Aeonium arboreum ‘Schwarzkop’ Aeonium arboreum ‘Schwarzkop’ The…

…1932 – JCW Some Barbatum open, moupinense good, parvifolium long over. Arboreum x Thomsonii open. Camellia speciosa has been good for 3 weeks. 1924 – JCW R barbatum, strigillosum, mucronulatum,…

…two Mrs Butler x Arboreum, several opening. Thomsonii x Arboreum just about there. Prunus pissardi moderate, too much bullfinch and a bad bad year for them. Some reticulatas show colour,…

…been since Christmas. Moupinense, Sutchuenense, Barbatum, Arboreum hybrids, Erica darleyense are all very nice. 1918 – JCW The following Rhodo’ species are open or show colour – Longistylum – Moupinense…

…Trewithen’s is plastered? Asia needs to collect quickly before they fall. Schima wallichii First flowers on Rhododendron arboreum subsp delavayi but too high up to photograph. This is a nearby…

…wall by Library. R argenteum and most arboreums at their best. Some trumpets but a few incomps open. The best white Arboreum is hardly open. Barbatums well on, a few…

…Cam reticulata on wall by Library. R argenteum and most arboreums at their best. Some trumpets but a few incomps open. The best white Arboreum is hardly open. Barbatums well…

…arboreum. What could be redder than this in August? Oxydendron arboreum Oxydendron arboreum Sedum spectabile ‘Brilliant’ sitting alongside Senecio ‘Angel Wings’ makes an interesting contrast and a nice idea for…

…a hint of pink in the flowers but the orangy-brown indumentum under the leaves is identical. You do have to loop up as you walk underneath! Rhododendron arboreum Rhododendron arboreum…

…well beside it. white arboreum white arboreum One Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ ringbarked by a strimmer but still alive. Its neighbour is not. Strimmer not drought! Keep the wire netting…