18th March 1897 – 2020

…Rhododendron ‘Maisie’. Click here for more Rosemoor images. Rosemoor Show Magnolia ‘Petite Chicon’ just showing colour in Old Park. We have another older plant which is actually white in flower….

23rd November

…raked off the new Isla Rose Plantation ready for planting soon. A huge area to deal with. Stones raked off the new Isla Rose Plantation Stones raked off the new…

25th November

…sasanqua ‘Manhattan Pink’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Elfin Rose’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Elfin Rose’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Sekiyo’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Sekiyo’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Sekiyo’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Survivor’ – this one not listed in the…

18th April

…clips for the website including crossing a camellia, magnolia and a rhododendron.Here is a picture of my first grandchild, Isla Rose Williams. Isla Rose Cubby, Nutty, Dollar, Billy and Saffron…

15th August

…out.A couple of fine potfulls of Agapanthus ‘Streamline’ (I think?) nevertheless. Agapanthus ‘Streamline’ Agapanthus ‘Streamline’ Tropaeolum speciosum growing in a Banksian rose. Tropaeolum speciosum growing in a Banksian rose Tropaeolum…

29th April

…A visitation and tour from our Chelsea sponsors. A fine weekend and the garden at its best.Isla Rose breakfasting. Isla Rose Rhododendron aberconwayi full out. Rhododendron aberconwayi Rhododendron aberconwayi Rhododendron…

23rd October

…showers.Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide’ nicely out. Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea Plena’ looking good too. Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea Plena’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Waterfall Pink’ has a drooping habit which hides its…

11th February

…looking good in the nursery today.Abeliophyllum distichum ‘Roseum’ stunning in the early morning sun. An under rated plant. Abeliophyllum distichum ‘Roseum’ Abeliophyllum distichum ‘Roseum’ Helleborus ‘Cheryl’s Shine’ Helleborus ‘Cheryl’s Shine’…

8th April

…violets In the conservatory Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Tom Thumb’ and Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Prostratus’. Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Tom Thumb’ The first rose nearly in flower on the lawn. first rose 2022 – CHW…

20th April

…the weekend RHS Rhododendron show at Rosemoor. Rhododendron desquamatum and Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’ The rhododendron entries. rhododendron entries 2023 – CHW Another (fine) day and another tour for…

22nd April

Roses’ making a nice clump. The leaf undersides are a bonus. Rhododendron ‘Wine and Roses’ Rhododendron ‘Wine and Roses’ Rhododendron ‘Wine and Roses’ Another couple of Dad’s hybrids – Rhododendron…

25th February

…sheltered Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ is finally full out in the Rookery and by the front gate. Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ Why are all the surviving…

30th May

…covered in flower still. Camellia japonica ‘Spring Fling’ Camellia japonica ‘Spring Fling’ In the Isla Rose the first decent flowers on a Cornus kousa var. chinensis. Cornus kousa var. chinensis…

12th September

…Amy Whitehouse (look alike) pop concert. The castle The David Austin rose garden has been completely replanted. The David Austin rose garden The David Austin rose garden The new roses…

21st June

…well. Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera 2023 – CHW A 4 hour Burncoose Management meeting but still time to photograph a few new things. Rose ‘Hampshire’. Rose ‘Hampshire’ Rhododendron viridescens hiding…

28th June

…silage clamp.Tilia insularis with flowers in one of the frames. Tilia insularis Tilia insularis Sorbus rosea (SEP 492) with berries already. Sorbus rosea (SEP 492) Eriobotrya aff. elliptica var. petelotii…

22nd July

…giraldii ‘Profusion’ Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii ‘Profusion’ Callicarpa psilocalyx is clearly the most tender of the three species growing in Tin Garden and in the Isla Rose Plantation. Much dieback…

11th June

…Skimmia anquetilia (male) – Sorbus rosea (SEP492) – Sorbus sharmae (HWJK2197) – Styrax japonicus from Taehuksando (BSWJ 14182) – Uocodendron (Disanthus) whartonii (BSWJ11706) Roy Lancaster’s Chinese specie rose which died…

27th October

…Pink’ 2018 – CHW Malus hupehensis is full of small reddish crab apples in only its first year after planting in the Isla Rose Plantation. A quick result! Malus hupehensis…

17th October

…in juicy black fruits in the Isla Rose. Berberis xanthoclada Berberis xanthoclada Berberis subacuminata (FMWJ 1329) with fruits also just turning black. Berberis subacuminata Callicarpa dichotoma just coming into flower…