8th March

…together with a selection of photographs of the tree and flower taken today. There is no certainty that the name ‘Queen Elizabeth’ or the plant itself will be accepted by…

7th May

…out in Kennel Close and more to come. (M. acuminata subsp. cordata ‘Miss Honeybee’ x M. ‘Elizabeth’). Magnolia ‘Honey Liz’ Rhododendron luteiflorum full out. Rhododendron luteiflorum First flowering of the…

16th June

…Carpenteria californica ‘Ladhams Variety’ I have no idea. There is a nice plant in the stock garden and I cannot see much difference with Carpenteria ‘Bodnant’ or Carpenteria ‘Elizabeth’ really….

9th September

…huge bud. Hedychium spicatum ‘Liberty’ (BWJ 8116) 2022 – CHW Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth dies yesterday. I was sitting at meetings all afternoon and at Ventonveth in the evening so…

15th September

…gift from Hergest Croft Gardens (Lawrence & Elizabeth Banks) and is clearly very rare. Clearly tender too so it must come back inside for the winter. Here are its first…