…obassia and Styrax hemsleyanus measured in 1964/6 by Alan Mitchell are long dead. However today I have found a fourth well grown tree of Styrax hemsleyanus. This one is in…

…the BBC. Channel 5 did a good series on Repton gardens (including Belvoir) with Alan Titchmarsh but it was fairly low budget. I think we should try again with a…

…whartonii. Ucodendron whartonii Rhododendron mengtszense collected by Alan Clarke with his collector’s number AC 5663. In the Pocket Guide To Rhododendron Species it is listed as ‘a rarity and/or of…

…and Rhododendron yunnanense. Rhododendron oreothrephes Rhododendron oreothrephes Supposedly Rhododendron haemaleum var. atrorubrum from an Alan Clark collection. The flower does not begin to fit the very dark red of the…

…white with a hint of pink when open. Sadly not on the planting plans but close to other species from Alan Clarke. rhododendron species rhododendron species rhododendron species Rhododendron decorum…

…of an ancient shelterbelt in the Auklandii Garden of Quercus myrsinifolia as perhaps being Quercus glauca? Here are Alan’s comments to me: Are you sure of the identification of your…

…very floppy habit needing a good stake. Polyspora speciosa Polyspora speciosa An Alan Clarke collection of Rhododendron concinnum var pseudoyanthinum Group – apparently. In the Pocket Guide it looks more…

…– scent beyond belief. Rhododendron edgeworthii x leucaspis and Rhododendron augustinii Magnolia ‘Daphne’ is just coming out. The best yellow as usual. Magnolia ‘Daphne’ Magnolia ‘Daphne’ This is Alan Clark’s…

…A plant you often see in formal designed landscapes. We all enjoyed the Alan Titchmarsh programme on Belvoir Castle last Thursday outlining the Duchess of Rutland’s attempts to recreate the…