…have had no ice on the pond yet. Heath of 3 kinds are good.1928 – JCW Just as in 1927 say 25 species of Rhodo’s including Mackenzianum and 25 hybrids….

…Penvergate. Metasequoia glyptostroboides The first flowers on a group of unnamed Camellia williamsii hybrids below Tin Garden. These are always the very first to flower. Camellia williamsii hybrids Camellia williamsii…

…FJW Two flower buds on Rho’ giganteum opening. Sutch hybrids good and Red Admiral on its way. Cyclamineus at front door showing colour. 1932 – JCW Hard frost for three…

…Magnolia ‘Ians Red’, one of Ian Baldick’s New Zealand hybrids, has a few flowers blown open at least two and a half months early. A dark colour though. Magnolia ‘Ians…

…Spoelberg in crossing ‘Black Tulip’ and ‘Pickards Ruby’ with Caerhays bred hybrids (JCW, FJW) and the New Zealanders is producing a wonderful new crop of magnolias with smallish but very…

…name? my father’s azalea hybrids my father’s azalea hybrids 2016 – CHW An early morning tour of the garden with Ian Baldick and Raf (the young Dutch nurseryman who will…

…dark and late into flower. elliotii hybrids elliotii hybrids Pittosporum adaphniphylloides has made exceptional new growth. Pittosporum adaphniphylloides Pittosporum adaphniphylloides Still plenty of flowers on Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’. Magnolia ‘Summer…

…flower for the first time this week. 1915 – JCW Bob came in from France for two days. Frost last night hit the Thomsoni hybrids hard, Mrs Butler hybrids just…

…best thing. Some Broughtonii hybrids hold on, Standish hybrids good. Some Yunnanense x Roylei are opening. R augustinii well over. Azaleas and Mrs Butlers in the beech Walk are good….

…hybrids but has been superseded by better and is ignored a bit today. Another one to layer for the future. Rhododendron ‘Damaris’ Rhododendron ‘Damaris’ Corylopsis sinensis ‘Spring Purple’ with its…