…Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’ Pseudopanax laetus with its tiny white flowers not quite yet open. I watched a video today in John Marston’s garden near Barnstaple and this plant was…

…with joy at being back. Trevor’s kennel was probably not to his liking! Serena called round to pay her respects. Billy grew up with both Serena and John and was…

…distance. This was a John Hillier collection from Sichuan. Two trees were planted here in 2004 but one lost its leader in a gale two years ago. Betula luminifera Betula…

…not picked up on before. Akebia trifoliata Abutilon ‘Nabob’ still has some flowers. Abutilon ‘Nabob’ Abutilon ‘John Thompson’ looking good as well with loads of flowers. Abutilon ‘John Thompson’ Oxydendrum…

…Camellia sasanqua ‘Sekiyo’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Sekiyo’ First flowers on Camellia tsaii – earlier than usual. Camellia tsaii Looking good today at Burncoose in the nurseries and gardens: Abutilon ‘John Thompson’…

…on this, clearly and self-evidently, best garden in England, with his new boss (ex Exbury) John Anderson. They will be in the Eric Savill, John Bond, Mark Flannigan mould and…

…tzumu The double flowered Rhododendron ‘Johnny Johnstone’ has lasted in flowers for weeks and weeks this year. Rhododendron ‘Johnny Johnstone’ Rhododendron ‘Johnny Johnstone’ Eriobotrya deflexa and Embothrium lanceolatum in flower…

…Clifford Parks’ 2019 – CHW This is Michelia macclurei flowering for only the second time at Burncoose. Owen Johnson from the Tree Register recorded it as a record sized tree…

…2030 Garden RHS Feature Garden – make your own mind about this horror! RHS Feature Garden RHS Feature Garden John Wheatley carrying roses not dahlias. </div. John Wheatley The team…

…is a Rhododendron calophytum cross which John Bond, the former keeper of the gardens at Windsor Great Park and one of my mentors and friends, once demanded a plant of…