…around the trunk as roedeer damage already evident. A plant 10-12ft tall without, as yet, much foliage. So a big plant when it arrived from Crûg Farm and clearly not…

…M. ‘Big Dude’ x M. ‘Vulcan’ M. ‘Big Dude’ x M. ‘Vulcan’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ above Hovel Cart Road. Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ Magnolia ‘Felicity’ x M. denudata…

…door which fell in the rainstorm 10 days ago. ilex oak 2018 – CHW The heatwave gets even worse. The big leafed rhododendrons might last another week without rain before…

…and planted Jan 2024. Magnolia ‘Big Ben’ Magnolia ‘Big Ben’ A wind battered flower or two left on Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ x M. campbelli subsp mollicomata ‘Werrington’. Lunaplant have ‘Avalon’…

…‘Felix Jury’ x M. Genie).v Magnolia ‘Emperor’ Magnolia ‘Emperor’ Magnolia ‘Delicatissima’ (Gresham Hybrid). Magnolia ‘Delicatissima’ Magnolia ‘Delicatissima’ Magnolia ‘Cup Cake’. Magnolia ‘Cup Cake’ Magnolia ‘Big Dude’. Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ Magnolia…

…‘Slavin’s 44’. Magnolia ‘Slavin’s 44’ Magnolia ‘Slavin’s 44’ Magnolia ‘Big Pink’ x ‘Werrington’ named ‘Cassandra’. Magnolia ‘Big Pink’ x ‘Werrington’ named ‘Cassandra’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Pink Stardust’. Magnolia x loebneri…

…Sinogrande Walk which I have seldom seen before but most of the pink flowers have been battered by the rain. Pseudocydonia sinensis Pseudocydonia sinensis Another ghastly looking big leaf rhododendron…

…araiophyllum Rhododendron araiophyllum Rhododendron wilsonae – this clump of plants is over 100 years old. Rhododendron wilsonae We have shown this gorgeous big leaf under various names at the Rosemoor…

…the picture is a far lighter colour in the Eisenhut reference book. Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ Magnolia ‘Delicatissima’ – another Gresham. These are all M. x soulangeana ‘Lennei…

Next Day > < Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW Unlike our other big clump which was cut down to reshoot; Azalea…

…Saumarez’. Camellia japonica ‘Lady de Saumarez’ Cutting back the big old clumps of Rhododendron davidsonianum above LQN. They have finished flowering but not yet set seed or new growth so…

…(voting numbers not revealed)! A big ring around to the nursery staff. Thankfully we have plenty of plants to fulfil new orders. Will we get a new rosette? Prize badge…

…Rhododendron sinofalconeri 2023 – CHW A cuckoo squawking all morning. We could do with a days rain! Big wedding yesterday in Beach Meadow.In my absence at Chelsea Jaimie, Michael, and…

…the great casualty of the 1975 drought. big leafed rhodos big leafed rhodos Plenty of wild strawberries are the bonus for the grass cutting team. Over two thirds of the…

…clearly out for this big event although I am a day or two late myself (M. globosa x M. obovata). Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ First decent flowering on a young Philadelphus…

…‘Bobolink’ Rhododendron ‘Lemon Meringue’. Rhododendron ‘Lemon Meringue’ At last good new growth on the big leaf rhodos after the rain. good new growth on the big leaf rhodos Rhododendron griffithianum…

…A big bonfire in the gardens today clearing a large dead Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ which was planted below Slip Rail some 50 to 60 years ago as part of a…

…Rhododendron mucronulatum Rhododendron mucronulatum The big clump of snowdrops above Bond Street are still not full out despite the cold snap. Probably our best clump. snowdrops Below 4-in-Hand yet more…

…serious gardening friend who will be greatly missed in many ways.The very first flowers out in the sun today on Rhododendron mucronulatum below the big Fernery. Rhododendron mucronulatum Yellow berries…

…Christmas Just before Christmas Just before Christmas Just before Christmas We may have had only one nights frost so far but this is the end of this big leaf seedling…