…flowers are 20ft up. Rosa banksiae ‘Lutea’ Echium pininana and Rhododendron ‘Fragrantissimum’ – both full out. Echium pininana Rhododendron ‘Patty Bee’ in the Rockery. Rhododendron ‘Patty Bee’ Vaccinum urceolatum in…

…but fortunately no other tree is left that could repeat this. fallen beech tree fallen beech tree Many small rhododendrons and the nursery bed fence smashed up, but a few…

…cutting has been taken! cutting has been taken 2019 – CHW Off to the island’s main tomato grower in a 37 hectare site. We cannot actually look at any tomatoes…

…colour here at least a week ago. Rhododendron nobleanum Rhododendron nobleanum Rhododendron schlippenbachii with its ‘full metal jacket’. Rhododendron schlippenbachii Acer palmatum ‘Osakazuki’ turning nicely on the drive. Again, earlier…

…huge 2 year old ripe cone is growing well. We think it must have been cross pollinated with Araucaria araucana. Araucaria angustifolia Roy Lancaster’s gift of Lonicera crassifolia continues to…

…enjoy a fire as much as all children do. grandchildren enjoy a fire Prunus ‘Pink ‘Perfection’ on Bond Street should be just that for the show this weekend. Prunus ‘Pink…

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2023 – CHW The annual trek to Busy Bees Garden Centre which was looking fairly well…

…Cotoneaster exburyensis Finally, after weeks in bud, Styrax serrulatus is full out. Not much scent but covered in bees. When you step inside the umbrella of the tree the ‘ceiling’…

…things open now. 1910 – JCW Have been in Scotland for five weeks. R brunonis, Dracoena flowers and the Mitrarea are the best things open now. Some bulbs moved, nearly…

…COVID has not been kind to them. They have reorganised the nursery a bit and dropped most of their shrub lines. New things seen included:Two new and good agapanthus –…