8th May

…Paeonia lutea var. ludlowii Paeonia lutea var. ludlowii Perhaps Paeonia obovata var. alba? Paeonia obovata var. alba Azara dentata looking very fine against a wall. Azara dentata Azara dentata Olearia…

25th March

…Magnolia sprengeri var. sprengeri (84329) was wild collected and given to us by Jim Gardiner. Magnolia sprengeri var. sprengeri Magnolia sprengeri var. sprengeri Magnolia sprengeri var. sprengeri Rhododendron hyperythrum ‘Omo’…

29th May

…with incredible scent. Styrax formosanus var. hatayanus Styrax formosanus var. hatayanus Bark fissures or splits in Photinia beauverdiana var. notabilis. Photinia beauverdiana var. notabilis The clump of three ilex by…

8th April

var. praecox – 2014 planted and now 35ft with attractive bark. Untouched by cold so far. Eucalyptus mannifera var. praecox Eucalyptus mannifera var. praecox Eucalyptus mannifera var. praecox Eucalyptus simonosii…

20th February

var. Diva ‘Burncoose’ crossed with Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata ssp. ‘Lanarth’ Magnolia sprengeri var. Diva ‘Burncoose’ crossed with Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata ssp. ‘Lanarth’ Pruning the Hydrangea seemanii and Camellia…

12th April

…stem’. rhododendron Rhododendron ‘Broughtonii’ Rhododendron ‘Broughtonii’ Rhododendron ‘Broughtonii’ A newly planted Magnolia cavaleriei var. platypetala (gift from Raf Lenaerts in 2017) with a few flowers. Magnolia cavaleriei var. platypetala Magnolia…

6th March

…Heritage lecture on Windsor rhododendrons. I guess it was originally a Tower Court hybrid? Rhododendron ‘Choremia’ Rhododendron ‘Choremia’ A young Magnolia sprengeri var. Diva ‘Burncoose’ just out. Magnolia sprengeri var.

21st February

var. mollicomata subsp. ‘Lanarth’ Magnolia sprengeri var. Diva ‘Burncoose’ crossed with Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata subsp. ‘Lanarth’ Magnolia sprengeri var. Diva ‘Burncoose’ crossed with Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata subsp. ‘Lanarth’…

22nd February

…along into its first flowering (M. sprengeri var. Diva ‘Burncoose’ x M. campbellii var. mollicomata ssp. ‘Lanarth’). M. sprengeri var. Diva ‘Burncoose’ x M. campbellii var. mollicomata ssp. ‘Lanarth’ M….

12th May

…had not seen before. Acer campbellii var. frangipanense Acer campbellii var. frangipanense Acer campbellii var. frangipanense This is not Enkianthus cernuus rubens but the mistake has to be forgiven I…