17th May

…Janeck’? Rhododendron ‘Ken Janeck’? Rhododendron ‘Pink Cherub’ Rhododendron ‘Pink Cherub’ Rhododendron ‘Hoppy’? Rhododendron ‘Hoppy’? Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ Rhododendron ‘Dopey’ Rhododendron ‘Dopey’ Rhododendron ‘Doc’? Rhododendron ‘Doc’? Rhododendron ‘Excelsior’? Rhododendron ‘Excelsior’?…

10th April

…on the drive. Rhododendron ‘Lady Alice Fitzwilliam’ Rhododendron ‘Lady Alice Fitzwilliam’ Rhododendron ‘Lady Alice Fitzwilliam’ Rhododendron burmanicum equally good beside it. Rhododendron burmanicum Rhododendron burmanicum First flower out ridiculously early…

1st May

…– nil! Rhododendron crassum Rhododendron chapmanii now full out opposite. Rhododendron chapmanii Rhododendron chapmanii Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ with its flowers already obscuring the attractive yellow coloured new growth. Azalea ‘Caerhays…

8th May

…campylocarpum Rhododendron campylocarpum Rhododendron campylocarpum Rhododendron ‘Hackmann’s Metallica’ Rhododendron ‘Hackmann’s Metallica’ Rhododendron ‘Hallelujah’ Rhododendron ‘Hallelujah’ Isopogon anemonifolium Isopogon anemonifolium Aesculus pavia ‘Atrosanguinea’ Aesculus pavia ‘Atrosanguinea’ Kunzea ambigua Kunzea ambigua Leptospermum…

27th May

…than I ever remember. Rhododendron arizelum Rhododendron arizelum Rhododendron decorum (white form) by Tin Garden is slightly later out than some of our older plants. Rhododendron decorum Rhododendron decorum Rhododendron

15th April

…superb – not least from these two clumps: Rhododendron ‘Harry Tagg’ Rhododendron ‘Harry Tagg’ And Rhododendron ‘Ann Teese’. Rhododendron ‘Ann Teese’ Rhododendron ‘Ann Teese’ 2021 – CHW An attempt today…

27th April

…three. Rhododendron loderi ‘Venus’ Rhododendron loderi ‘Venus’ Rhododendron loderi ‘Venus’ Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ which is usually out with the Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ beside it. Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ &…

28th April

…in flower colours. Rhododendron montroseanum Rhododendron ‘Veryan Bay’ and Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’. Rhododendron ‘Veryan Bay’ and Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ and Rhododendron davidsonianum. Rhododendron loderi…

2nd June

…and I have never seen this one. Rhododendron ‘Glebe’s Surprise’ Rhododendron ‘Bridget’. Rhododendron ‘Bridget’ Rhododendron ‘Gloria’. Rhododendron ‘Gloria’ Azalea ‘Wee White’. Azalea ‘Wee White’ Rhododendron insigne. Rhododendron insigne Rhododendron maddenii…

18th May

…dying rhododendrons from previous droughts. Rhododendron ‘Bobolink’. Rhododendron ‘Bobolink’ Rhododendron ‘Yellow Petticoats’. Rhododendron ‘Yellow Petticoats’ Rhododendron ‘Yellow Petticoats’ Rhododendron ‘Lemon Meringue’. Rhododendron ‘Lemon Meringue’ Rhododendron ‘Lemon Meringue’ Rhododendron ‘Lemon Meringue’…

18th April

…next spring. Rhododendron ‘Snow Lady’ Rhododendron ‘Snow Lady’ Rhododendron ‘Snow Lady’ Likewise some young Rhododendron burmanicum. Rhododendron burmanicum Rhododendron burmanicum I peeled the bark off an elderly Betula albosinensis to…

19th April

…Azara dentata Rhododendron ‘Princess Alice’ at its best. Pinkish in bud. Rhododendron ‘Princess Alice’ Rhododendron ‘Princess Alice’ Rhododendron valentianum is an elderly low mound. Rhododendron valentianum Rhododendron valentianum 2019 –…

29th May

…way along Rookery Path three rhododendrons in flower: Rhododendron ‘Fastuosum flore pleno’ The double ponticum Rhododendron ‘Fastuosum flore pleno’ Rhododendron ‘Hotei’ Rhododendron ‘Hotei’ Compact yellow Rhododendron ‘Hotei’ Rhododendron loderi Rhododendron

1st April

…down a bit like Rhododendron coeloneuron but the flower is not what I know. Rhododendron vesiculiferum or Rhododendron floribundum Rhododendron vesiculiferum or Rhododendron floribundum Rhododendron vesiculiferum or Rhododendron floribundum Rhododendron

20th April

…the weekend RHS Rhododendron show at Rosemoor. Rhododendron desquamatum and Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’ The rhododendron entries. rhododendron entries 2023 – CHW Another (fine) day and another tour for…

6th May

…has perhaps taken 15 years for the point to be made though. Rhododendron ‘Hotei’ Rhododendron ‘Hotei’ Rhododendron ‘Hotei’ Rhododendron ‘Hotei’ A clump of Rhododendron ‘Halfdan Lem’ nearby are a splendid…

3rd May

…‘Mrs Lionel de Rothschild’ Jaimie thinks this self-sown seedling above the main quarry is a cross between Rhododendron orbiculare and Rhododendron fargesii. cross between Rhododendron orbiculare and Rhododendron fargesii Rhododendron

2nd April

…protect it, flowers aplenty for the first time. Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron magnificum with its first flowers on the main ride. Rhododendron magnificum The two old Magnolia…

11th May

…‘Lemon Meringue’ Rhododendron ‘Lemon Meringue’ Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Cameo’ Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Cameo’ Rhododendron cinnarbarinum Concatenans Group Rhododendron cinnarbarinum Concatenans Group Rhododendron vaseyi was exceptionally good in shade. Rhododendron vaseyi Rhododendron vaseyi…

26th May

…Chelsea stand. Embothrium coccineum ‘Ñorquinco’ Rhododendron ‘Fantasia’ at its very best. Rhododendron ‘Fantasia’ Rhododendron ‘Fantasia’ Likewise Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Monarch’ which has taken some time to open. Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Monarch’ Magnolia…