…a lesson from Karol I fear. Magnolia dealbata Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ is now full out. Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ So is Rhododendron auriculatum. Rhododendron auriculatum The Record Tree of…

…Shop Belvoir Farm Shop Belvoir Farm Shop 2023 – CHW An unexpected early drought casualty is Calycanthus ‘Athens’. Calycanthus ‘Athens’   Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ is struggling into flower and…

…really good Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ hidden away. Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ Euonymus wilsonii setting seed. Euonymus wilsonii Asimina triloba with only a few small flowers this year. Our two plants have…

…rather good until now in the sun. Prunus ‘Kursar’ Prunus ‘Kursar’ 2023 – CHW Camellias in flower in the nursery tunnels today.Camellia ‘Polar Ice’. Camellia ‘Polar Ice’. Young plants of…

…‘November Pink’ and Camellia ‘Polar Ice’. Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’ and Camellia ‘Polar Ice’ Reasonable (Cornish) autumn colour on Rhododendron canadense. Rhododendron canadense Colour showing on Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide’….

…in wind! Camellia sasanqua ‘Winters Toughie’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Winters Toughie’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Polar Ice’ has just one flower alongside it and is really rather nice. Camellia sasanqua ‘Polar Ice’ Were…

…1996 planting of five Hydrangea paniculata is today quite superb with just a hint of pink developing on some of the florets in the most sun. Now that Rhododendron ‘Polar…

…‘Mixed up Miss’ From a distance I thought this was Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ in flower but it is actually an elderly Rhododendron decorum with secondary autumn flowers. Certainly the leaf…

…making a spreading tree but no berries. We have one other plant which I have never seen flower either. Ilex opaca A carpet of fallen flowers under Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’…

…the original Rhododendron ‘Rebecca’ has just died out. I cannot find it in the obvious reference books but it bears more than a passing resemblance to Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’….

…auriculatum, ‘Polar Bear’ and the ‘Harrow Hybrids’. Nothing to see in July of course! I had been wondering why there was no sign yet this year of the Tropaeolum speciosum…

…of this spectacular species. Cuttings arrive from John Marston of his Magnolia ernestii ‘Red Bud’. Jaimie’s cross of Rhododendron ‘Moser’s Maroon’ and Rh. ‘Polar Bear’. Excellent for this time of…

…Purple’ – Betula ermanii ‘Hakkoda Orange’ – Betula ‘Polar Bear’ – Betula utilis ssp utilis ‘Bhutan Sienna’ – Betula utilis ssp utilis ‘Nepalese Orange’ Now that the conker has gone…

…flower on lapageria. 1995 – FJW Madeleine Williams arrived into the world – very hot and dry. 1964 – FJW Harvest started. Auriculatums fair (Polar Bears excellent) – Eucryphia glutinosa…

…entirely by Sheila’s children and very good too. On my table are the Shackleton family of Polar fame and a serious garden makeover (potential) customer from a nearby castle. Everyone…

…Camellia ‘Winters Joy’ Quite a nice show overall with four more varieties yet to perform. ‘Polar Ice’ is nearly out and seems very similar to ‘Snow Flurry’ except that it…

…them was in Kennel Close where his horn marks on young trees bear witness to what damage these newish garden pests have been doing. The does are not yet in…

…which has been out for weeks is now over. Normally the two would overlap. Azalea ‘Fedora’ Azalea ‘Fedora’ The first hydrangea flower heads (white) are nearly out. Bear in mind…

…‘Golden Flare’ Very few bear any likeness to the relatively few varieties of well known deciduous azaleas available in the trade today. So I need help please from readers of…

…reform in the mid-19th century. The last owner to bear this name.The collection of tender ferns, palms, bananas and agave etc gives Tresco a run for its money in and…