17th June

…fear. Magnolia dealbata Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ is now full out. Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ So is Rhododendron auriculatum. Rhododendron auriculatum The Record Tree of Cornus walteri (formerly Cornus wilsonii)…

6th July

…uncinata Clematis uncinata 2022 – CHW Cotoneaster ‘Exburyensis’ covered in 40 to 50 butterflies. Mainly speckled woods I think. Cotoneaster ‘Exburyensis’ Cotoneaster ‘Exburyensis’ Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ at its best….

29th August

…Lithocarpus cleistocarpus The new Rookery clearing is now more or less complete. Rookery clearing Rookery clearing 2022 – CHW A shriveled and rather pathetic display on Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ below…

22nd August

…– CHW Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ Heavy rain last night and rain all day with thunder in the evening. The Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ is just out outside the Back Yard but…

25th August

…Peter Mills. I had thought this was Rhododendron glanduliferum from afar earlier this week but, on closer inspection, it is Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’. The leaf shape is quite wrong for…

11th July

…out. This is an unusual form. Hydrangea arborescens ‘Emerald Lace’ Tail end flower on Rhododendron hunnewellianum in the garden. Rhododendron hunnewellianum Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ – some plants out and some…

26th October

…advanced buds on Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ which flowers in July! Getting its seasons wrong I fear. Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ 2016 – CHW The formal registration certificate for Rhododendron…

17th July

…of pink. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Early Sensation’ As is Hydrangea paniculata ‘Polar Bear’. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Polar Bear’ Berberis insigne var insigne now restaked upright with long new growth shoots. The re-staking…

20th August

…forming on Meliosma oldhamii as we had hoped. Meliosma oldhamii Meliosma oldhamii Fallen flowers on the ground from Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ by Georges Hut. Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ Another flower out…

28th June

…Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’. Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ 2023 – CHW The one seedling from Araucaria angustifolia which Jaimie and Michael found in the huge 2 year old ripe cone…