…ancient Ilex forrestii. Ilex forrestii A good day showing Tom Christian around the garden. Tom is deputy editor of the International Dendrology Society website and we clearly have a lot…

…2 years of drought. It may not survive. Rhododendron hotei Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ and Acer palmatum ‘Linearilobum’ look good together. Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ and Acer palmatum ‘Linearilobum’ A…

…Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘George Graham’ Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘George Graham’ Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘George Graham’ Maddenia hypoleuca had flowered twice but I doubt it will survive this year’s drought. Maddenia…

…year high up on Camellia saluenensis by Tin Garden. Camellia saluenensis First flower out on the original Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’ on the Main Ride. Camellia x williamsii ‘George…

…the Ilex collection here. Ilex colchica Ilex colchica The new water tank at George’s Hut. new water tank at George’s Hut A single large white flower on an (unknown) evergreen…

…different tints of colour. Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’ Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’ Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’ Odd leaf colours on Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’. Both greenish and…

…Eucryphia nymansensis ‘George Graham’. Bought from Mark Bulk. Cannot see much difference to ‘Nymansay’ but nothing wrong with that! Eucryphia nymansensis ‘George Graham’ Eucryphia nymansensis ‘George Graham’ Pea-like seedpods forming…

…film screen when the gardens are open. The cabinets will be used to display artefacts from the George Forrest plant hunting expeditions to China between 1902 and 1932. Originally we…

…Tom’s. A wonderful species which will become a garden favourite I expect. Nice bark striping too. Camellia forrestii Camellia forrestii Camellia forrestii Camellia forrestii Pyrenaria spectabilis seems about halfway between…

…numbers of new plants from China which were totally unknown in Western Europe. These were collected by the great plant hunters, Ernest Wilson and George Forrest, whom JC had sponsored…

…them to house a new George Forrest Exhibition. The papers and maps on display look original but they are in fact copes which Sian has cleverly stained to age them….

…CHW We provided some pictures for the attached article about George Forrest by Jo Woolf. It makes interesting reading. 2022 – CHW We leave Paultons Square at 8am and are…

…bark. Photinia nussia Photinia nussia Photinia niitakayamensis I think rather than Photinia davidiana. Photinia niitakayamensis Photinia davidsoniae with spikes like ours in the Ririei Opening and by George’s Hut. Photinia…

…during the rare plant fair. It is an entirely new genus to me but Tom Hudson’s reply (attached) to my query with the Forrest note suggests it was once at…

…and darker pink) collected by George Forrest in 1917 near Tenguegh in Yunnan. The seeds are large enough to be viable but would probably turn out to be hybrids. Camellia…

…of the double stemmed horse chestnut end of the double stemmed horse chestnut Autumn colour on a grafted Acer x conspicuum ‘Phoenix’ (rootstock is Acer davidii ‘George Forrest’). Acer x…

…it is tucked away by Georges Hut. The best show I have ever seen from it as November begins. Hoheria populnea ‘Alba Variegata’ Camellia oleifera is now full out. This…

…Planted in 2006 and already 20ft x 15ft. Magnolia ‘Shirazz’ Magnolia ‘Shirazz’ Magnolia ‘Shirazz’ Michelia doltsopa just emerging high up on the big plant by Georges Hut. Michelia doltsopa The…

…At least we may now get a Cornish badger cull from George Eustice in 2016. In the meantime our farm staff are both distraught and angry. TB testing every two…

…– FJW George Henry Williams shot his first grouse – even summer – gales and floods in Europe. 2000 – FJW Delias new tapestry arrived (3 ½ ft). 1917 –…