12th April

…scented rhododendron. Is the term for this a cladode? It is not really a ‘flattened leaf like stem’. rhododendron Rhododendron ‘Broughtonii’ Rhododendron ‘Broughtonii’ Rhododendron ‘Broughtonii’ A newly planted Magnolia cavaleriei…

10th May

…Topaz’ Rhododendron ‘Graziella’ is now full out. Rhododendron ‘Graziella’ Rhododendron ‘Graziella’ A young clump of Rhododendron ‘Loderi King George’ is still full out. Others in more sun are over. Rhododendron

11th June

…and do not open out much. Rhododendron maddenii Rhododendron maddenii Rhododendron auriculatum just coming out by Georges Hut. One of the parents of Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’. Rhododendron auriculatum Rhododendron auriculatum…

24th May

…which was planted in 2016. Styrax shiranus First flowers only just now out on Rhododendron griersonianum. Rhododendron griersonianum Rhododendron zaleucum (KW 20837) nicely out. Rhododendron zaleucum Rhododendron zaleucum The first…

20th May

…(‘Tortoiseshell Champagne’) – a Slocock hybrid. Rhododendron ‘Champagne’ Rhododendron ‘Champagne’ Rhododendron ‘Fusilier’ Rhododendron ‘Fusilier’ Rhododendron ‘Fusilier’ Rhododendron ‘Golden Torch’ Rhododendron ‘Golden Torch’ Rhododendron ‘Colonel Rogers Group’ (Rhododendron niveum x Rhododendron

23rd April

…edging all the tunnel pathways. tunnel pathways A nice view up the drive with Rhododendron sinogrande and Rhododendron ‘Emma Williams’. Rhododendron sinogrande and Rhododendron ‘Emma Williams’ The Embothriums just showing…

28th March

…Magnolia x veitchii The best Rhododendron macabeanum is just starting. Slight wind damage. Rhododendron macabeanum Rhododendron macabeanum Rhododendron bauhuiniiflorum is relatively little known but quite a show at its best….

14th April

…to make a perfect site for new rhododendrons. tidied up Rhododendron impeditum ‘JC Williams’ Rhododendron impeditum ‘JC Williams’ Rhododendron soilenhense now full out. Rhododendron soilenhense Rhododendron ‘Martha Wright’ and Magnolia…

29th April

…clump now. Rhododendron williamsianum Rhododendron williamsianum Rhododendron schlippenbachii by the pump house. Rhododendron schlippenbachii Rhododendron concinnum by the pond. Rhododendron concinnum Rhododendron makinoi is a very shy flowerer amid its…

28th May

Next Day > < Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW Rhododendron ‘Treberrick’ at its finest. Rhododendron ‘Treberrick’ Rhododendron ‘Treberrick’ A wren’s nest…

30th May

…to ours. Chelsea rhododendron society Chelsea rhododendron society Chelsea rhododendron society Chelsea rhododendron society Chelsea rhododendron society The garden has gone over and nearly finished in the ten days we…

12th May

…of pink as the flower trumpets open. Rhododendron ‘Mi Amor’ Rhododendron ‘Mi Amor’ Our other elderly plant of Rhododendron floccigerum which is being layered. Rhododendron floccigerum Wisteria floribunda ‘Violacea Plena’…

15th July

…As is the Rhododendron nuttallii below the quarry. Much better than other clumps with very pronounced orangey-yellow centres to the understated flowers. Rhododendron nuttallii Rhododendron nuttallii Rhododendron nuttallii Rhododendron nuttallii…

3rd April

…trimmed rhododendrons Three different seedling plants of Rhododendron kiyosumense (a close relative of Rh. reticulatum). Rhododendron kiyosumense Rhododendron kiyosumense Rhododendron kiyosumense Rhododendron irroratum seedlings smashed to bits but the odd…

17th April

…over. A pleasant Easter Day in the sun. Rhododendron edgeworthii just out here and there. Rhododendron edgeworthii Rhododendron ‘Elsie Frye’ is virtually over. Rhododendron ‘Elsie Frye’ Rhododendron ‘Fragrantissimum’ is still…

19th June

…late flowerer and better than the apricot and yellowish forms elsewhere. Rhododendron royallii Rhododendron royallii This Rhododendron nuttallii by the main quarry has no flowers this year. Rhododendron nuttallii Another…

Royal Cornwall Show – 2022

Rhododendron ‘Boddartianum’ Rhododendron ‘Cheer’ Rhododendron ‘Cheer’ Rhododendron ‘Rubicon’ Rhododendron ‘Rubicon’ Rhododendron anthosphaerum Rhododendron anthosphaerum Rhododendron arizelum Rhododendron arizelum Rhododendron arizelum Rhododendron fulvum Rhododendron fulvum Rhododendron floribundum Rhododendron floribundum Rhododendron floribundum…

23rd March 1897 – 2020

…coming out. An attractive dwarf rhododendron. Rhododendron canadense Rhododendron canadense Rhododendron ‘Praecox’ showing its age. Rhododendron ‘Praecox’ Rhododendron ‘Praecox’ A rather east wind battered Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ on the drive….

5th April

…young Rhododendron fulvum (KR 10084) flowering well. One of Keith Rushforth’s. Rhododendron fulvum (KR 10084) Rhododendron fulvum (KR 10084) Rhododendron fulvum (KR 10084) Rhododendron ‘Lady Montagu Group’ bent over with…

31st March

…here. Melicytus crassifolius The Donkey Shoe Michelia doltsopa at its absolute best. Michelia doltsopa Rhododendron ‘Elsie Frye’ gorgeously scented by Georges Hut. Rhododendron ‘Elsie Frye’ Rhododendron ‘Elsie Frye’ The original…