10th April

…R. ‘Mrs J C Williams’ RHODODENDRON ‘Mrs J C Williams’ Better mention Rhododendron ‘Mrs J C Williams’ which still survives as an entry in the new Hillier’s. An RHS award…

17th March

…of the garden landscape and will wow visitors for decades to come. And one of Charles Michaels’ from 1958 – Magnolia sargentiana var robusta x sprengeri ‘Diva’ above the Auklandii…

23rd February

…fully out. Rhododendron leucaspis Camellia ‘Mrs D W Davis’ now fully out despite some wind browning. Camellia ‘Mrs D W Davis’ Camellia ‘Mrs D W Davis’ The New Zealand Magnolia…

24th April

…Sent: 22 April 2020 12:16 To: Charles Williams PA Subject: An update on my transcription work […] Yesterday I reached the year 1965. Two adjacent entries in particular were so…

5th June

…Crinodendron Hedge as Quercus sessilifolia. Quercus sessilifolia Quercus sessilifolia Catkins on Quercus kiukiangensis. Quercus kiukiangensis A flower bud or two on Magnolia sapaensis. Magnolia sapaensis Rhododendron ‘Mrs J C Williams’…

11th December

…bare root roses Flowers on Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Charles Lamont’ which are to be expected even if the leaves are still on the plant. Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Charles Lamont’ Interesting…

23rd March

‘Charles Raffill’ is coming out. Very similar to Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ I think. Magnolia ‘Charles Raffill’ Magnolia ‘Charles Raffill’ Another young Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ with its first ever flower. Magnolia…

21st March

…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…

21st April

…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’…

18th March

…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…