6th February

…Another full bud on Magnolia ‘’Todd’s Fortyniner’. Magnolia ‘’Todd’s Fortyniner’ Camellia reticulata ‘White Form’ suddenly out. Not completely white! Camellia reticulata ‘White Form’ Camellia reticulata ‘White Form’ First flowers out…

23rd April

…in colour from others photographed recently in the diary. Rhododendron davidsonianum A pure white flowering sport on Azalea ‘Greenway’ which we have propagated from and recently planted three “white” Greenway…

4th May

…Blush’. Magnolia ‘Tikitere’ and Magnolia ‘Fairy Blush’ Magnolia ‘Tikitere’ and Magnolia ‘Fairy White’. Magnolia ‘Tikitere’ and Magnolia ‘Fairy White’ Magnolia ‘Fairy Blush’ absolutely splendid today in Old Park. Amazing scent…

3rd June

…has made remarkably quick growth. The flowers are good but the berries are exceptional. Viburnum wilsonii Viburnum wilsonii Still a few flowers on Michelia figo ‘White Caviar’. Michelia figo ‘White

19th June

…yunnanense The campion on the Playhouse bank has (as usual) white and pink forms. I discover that red campion is Silene dioica and white campion is Silene alba. They readily…

5th August

…by Wisteria sinensis Acer x conspicuum ‘Silver Cardinal’ with, as usual, exceptional secondary new growth which is pink and white becoming mottled green and white. Acer x conspicuum ‘Silver Cardinal’…

30th December

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW Drizzly and mild. Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’ has 3 flowers out already very…

21st October

…is now just out. Different foliage, habit and flower shape. white Camellia sasanqua white Camellia sasanqua The final and darker pink sasanqua is also full out. All five are different…

14th October

…after shedding its older bark further up the tree. Betula luminifera ‘White House Farm’ Betula luminifera ‘White House Farm’ Betula luminifera ‘White House Farm’ Keteleeria davidiana (ex. Roundabarrow) with secondary…

6th July

…female flowers while the reference books say they should be white. Slightly different leaves on this one as well. Diospyros cathayensis Diospyros cathayensis Olearia nummularifolia with far less flower than…

29th June

…above Orchid House Nursery. maddenia rhododendron with huge white flowers maddenia rhododendron with huge white flowers Echinops battanicus has survived in this border for at least 50 years. Echinops battanicus…

24th June

…having a secondary flush after the recent rains. The flowers are within the plant and not standing proud to it as is normal. Cornus ‘Eddie’s White Wonder’ Cornus ‘Eddie’s White

5th June

…conversions at White Stiles are nearing completion. White Stiles White Stiles White Stiles Crataegus dahurica in flower for the first time here. Crataegus dahurica Vallea stipularis flowering away. Vallea stipularis…

2nd June

…lindleyi Rhododendron lindleyi White campion flowers and the normal pink by the playhouse are a riot. White campion flowers and the normal pink White campion flowers and the normal pink…

26th May

…(C&H 7180) Deutzia longifolia – White Form. Deutzia longifolia – White Form Deutzia calycosa ‘Dali’. Deutzia calycosa ‘Dali’ Deutzia calycosa ‘Dali’ Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’. Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ Rhododendron ‘Tortoiseshell Orange’. Rhododendron ‘Tortoiseshell…

10th May

…is a fine thing! Better each year. Magnolia laevifolia ‘White Caviar’ Magnolia laevifolia ‘White Caviar’ Good new growth on a young Meliosma pungens which replaces a recent casualty of this…

2nd May

…x leucaspis A new plant of Rhododendron decorum (white form) flowers for the first time below Tin Garden. Rhododendron decorum (white form) Rhododendron decorum (white form) Over the weekend I…

20th April

…very few single white flower which are easy to miss. Grown for its spectacular bark rather than its flowers! Prunus serrulata Prunus serrulata Prunus serrulata Schefflera shweliensis (TH 3330) with…

9th April

…Crimson’ Azalea ‘Hino Crimson’ Rhododendron macabeanum Rhododendron macabeanum Pieris ‘White Pearl’ Pieris ‘White Pearl’ If you want to see other nice things at the show click here. 2018 – CHW…

3rd April

…Azalea ‘Azuma-kagami’ Azalea ‘Azuma-kagami’ A few pictures of daffodils in clumps in Kennel Close. Others are over but not these: Narcissus ‘White Lion’ Narcissus ‘White Lion’ Narcissus ‘White Lion’ Narcissus…