…intact and untouched by the cold winds in February/March. We select one upright branch and one side on branch to cut which we mark with white plastic. We will cut…

…Latin names on everything. This is a major issue with the judges and ‘the odd mistake’ is no good and no gold medal! More importantly, we select half a dozen…

…our Irish trip – A long drive to visit two island gardens near Sneem on the coast. Rossdohan House 2017 – CHW A trip to the greenhouses to select some…

…to select HIS choice as Plant of the Decade on Friday’s programme and that the winner would be revealed on the RHS website today with a press release sent out….

…Meliosma veitchiorum. Last year’s plantings were all munched and leafless. Why do deer only select the rarest plants to kill? Meliosma veitchiorum Secondary flowering on Rhododendron flavidum as normal. Rhododendron…

…CHW Found a tail end flower on Magnolia grandiflora ‘Edith Bogue’ Jaimie says it’s ‘Symmes Select’. Is this a record for lateness in the wrong season? First colour showing on…

…full exposure were half a dozen schefflera species. Schefflera rhododontifolia was doing particularly well. 2017 – CHW A Burncoose day of paperwork and a nursery tour to help select the…

…to the nursery to select the wish list to fill some of the big gaps.A lovely Rhododendron ‘Ostara’ full out at Tregullow. Sadly no magnolias at all out here unlike…