…1966 – FJW Mrs Blandford died – 60 years they were married. 1933 – JCW Just as on this day 10 years ago, but no Auklandii. Magnolias are all good….

…disappointing this year. I was wrong and spoke far too soon! primroses Rhododendron ‘Mrs J.C. Williams’ now full out. Rhododendron ‘Mrs J.C. Williams’ Rhododendron ‘Ciliicalyx’ making a good show. Rhododendron…

…Mrs Dibley, from Dibleys Nurseries, who bred the wonderful plant herself, was then shown in her greenhouse thanking the president for “voting for this as his choice for Plant of…

…W Davis’ with huge undamaged flowers. Camellia ‘Mrs D W Davis’ Camellia ‘Mrs D W Davis’ Our gardening weekend and the first of two tours here during the day. Present…

…Nothing very good as to daffs.1921 – JCW A long way behind 1920. The Mrs Butler hybrids are good and the white Auklandii hybrids are just starting. The Berberis hedges…

…perfect also today. Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butter’ below Tin Garden. Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butter’ Camellia reticulata ‘Dr Clifford Parks’ just out. Camellia reticulata ‘Dr Clifford Parks’ Camellia reticulata ‘Dr…

…Magnolia ‘Slavins No 4’ Magnolia ‘Slavins No 4’ One of the first Gill Hybrids to show. This is what we call Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butler’. Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butler’ Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butler’…

…Rhododendron ‘Mrs Lionel de Rothschild’ – again very early indeed. Rhododendron ‘Mrs Lionel de Rothschild’ New sign on the door of the Tin Garden shed. Tin Garden shed 2018 –…

…The Prunus pissardi just starting. Only Cyclamineus and its hybrids with Soleil d’Or are out of the daffs. A few Arboreum x Thomsonii open, none of the Mrs Butler x….

…now worthy of its name a fortnight after the first two flowers were blown open. Magnolia ‘Plum Pudding’ Magnolia ‘Plum Pudding’ The gigantic flowers of Camellia ‘Mrs D W Davis’…