14th June

…Calycanthus ‘Athens’. Calycanthus ‘Athens’   Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ is struggling into flower and may well die before it does. Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ Philadelphus pekinensis just in flower in…

3rd February

…variety. Half dead again – this one a scented variety 2022 – CHW A fallen leaf under Magnolia dealbata with its silvery underside. The last leaves fell only in mid-December….

7th November

…sasanqua ‘Narumigata’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Setsugekka’ is now 5ft tall. Just a hint of pink on the bud. A large flower for a sasanqua. Camellia…

27th May

…seem to start pinker and fade. Large bracts. Cornus kousa ‘Ed Mezitt’ Cornus kousa ‘Ed Mezitt’ Cornus alternifolia covered in bees and full out. Cornus alternifolia Cornus alternifolia Cornus alternifolia…

29th December

…as last year, on Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’. This plant has an endless flowering season. Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ A very black cock pheasant by Tin Garden. very black cock…

22nd August

…far less certain although J.C. Williams and P.D.W. were close friends. The plants here flower early in the spring and are very much pinker than the photographs which you sent….

1st March

…Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ seedling First undamaged flowers out on Magnolia denudata ‘Forrest’s Pink’. Magnolia denudata ‘Forrest’s Pink’ 2023 – CHW The Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ seedling on Bond Street is good today…

13th May

…‘Milky Way’ Toona sinensis ‘Flamingo’ – the pink early spring foliage has faded to cream (but not yet green). [ALONGSIDE] Acer palmatum ‘Ukigomo’ with its startling white foliage that glows…

15th March

…denudata ‘Forrest’s Pink’ is rather wind battered. Magnolia denudata ‘Forrest’s Pink’ Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ and Magnolia ‘Atlas’ above it at the Red Linney. Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ and Magnolia ‘Atlas’ Magnolia…

26th November

…looked at our elderly Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’. Here is the proof on a younger plant. Less pink on the buds and smaller flowers! Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ The record sized Camellia…