20th May

…x Rhododendron falconeri) – I am promised a cutting. Rhododendron ‘Colonel Rogers Group’ Camellia ‘Konronkoku’ (‘Nigra’ or ‘Kunlong black’) still had plenty of near black flowers out today. Camellia ‘Konronkoku’…

6th August

…reference books. It will be a nice new entry in the catalogue one day. Fuchsia ‘Lady Bacon’ Fuchsia ‘Lady Bacon’ Fuchsia ‘Lady Bacon’ 2015 – CHW A plant in the…

7th January

…smell. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ First flower on Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ but not yet on the one on the castle wall. Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ Magnolia lacei (Michelia pachycarpa) is…

5th July

…change our mind. Blackcurrants, gooseberries and redcurrants Blackcurrants, gooseberries and redcurrants Blackcurrants, gooseberries and redcurrants Triteleia laxa is one of those bulbous plants whose leaves die just before they flower….

22nd February

…a little more pink than usual. Magnolia campbellii ‘Sir Harold Hillier’ Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x ‘Black Tulip’ – excellent! Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x ‘Black Tulip’ Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x ‘Black Tulip’ Magnolia campbellii…

28th May

…name if it has not got one and propagating. gall on Camellia Lady Clare Here is a large gall attached to a very late flower on Camellia Lady Clare. Galls…

17th May

…Rhododendron ‘Silver Lady’? Rhododendron ‘Silver Lady’? Rhododendron ‘Silver Lady’? Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ and Leptospermum ‘Red Damask’. Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ and Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’. Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ Unknown but spectacular rose….

17th August

…Fruits Carmine’ and Agastache ‘Golden Jubilee’ Achillea ‘Summer Fruits Carmine’ and Agastache ‘Golden Jubilee’ Anemone ‘Pretty Lady Susan’ Anemone ‘Pretty Lady Susan’ Anemone ‘Pretty Lady Susan’ Monarda ‘Knight Violet’ and…

3rd March

…as Magnolia ‘Genie’ from a day ago. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ is now full out too. What an impressive…

17th January

…bedraggled flower on the Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ on the wall beyond the front door. Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ 2021 – CHW The elderly Camellia ‘Imbricata’ on the top wall just starting….