…drive. A newish Rhododendron neriiflorum full out. Rhododendron neriiflorum Rhododendron oldhamii just showing too. Rhododendron oldhamii Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ with its first flowers out. Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ Rhododendron ‘Broughtonii’ grown…

…greenhouse. Azalea ‘Greenway’ My father’s Rhododendron ‘Red Centurion’ just about out. Rhododendron ‘Red Centurion’ Rhododendron veitchianum Cubittii Group just coming out. Rhododendron veitchianum Cubittii Group Rhododendron veitchianum Cubittii Group Rhododendron…

…I had not noticed before. Celastrus orbiculatus Rhododendron ‘Hachmann’s Charmant’ Rhododendron ‘Hachmann’s Charmant’ Rhododendron ‘Hackmann’s Metallica’ Rhododendron ‘Hackmann’s Metallica’ 2021 – CHW The Primula candelabra clump beside our new rhododendron…

…Magnolia ‘Ann’ Exbury’s Rhododendron ‘Lady Montagu Group’ splendid today. Exbury’s Rhododendron ‘Lady Montagu Group’ Rhododendron ‘Wine and Roses’ full out. Rhododendron ‘Wine and Roses’ Rhododendron ‘Wine and Roses’ A young…

…niveum in full flower. Not a colour for everyone but perhaps for the ladies. We need to clear around this plant. Rhododendron niveum Rhododendron niveum Rhododendron niveum Rhododendron rothschildii now…

…out. Rhododendron moupinense and Rhododendron cilpinense at the garden entrance. Rhododendron moupinense and Rhododendron cilpinense Rhododendron cilpinense. Rhododendron cilpinense Magnolia ‘Advance’ in the sales area. Magnolia ‘Advance’ 2024 – CHW…

…x Rh. williamsianum). Rhododendron ‘Tibet’ Rhododendron ‘Bowjingles’ – another Rh. williamsianum hybrid. Rhododendron ‘Bowjingles’ An elderly and cut back clump of Rhododendron formosum in the Nursery Bed. Rhododendron formosum Good…

…Rhododendron neriiflorum ssp. phaedropum Rhododendron neriiflorum ssp. phaedropum Rhododendron wallichii (EX 20587) – rather different from what we saw at Rowallane last week. Rhododendron wallichii (EX 20587) Rhododendron wallichii (EX…

…Buddleia limatanea Yet more evidence of dying rhododendrons from previous droughts. Rhododendron ‘Bobolink’. Rhododendron ‘Bobolink’ Rhododendron ‘Yellow Petticoats’. Rhododendron ‘Yellow Petticoats’ Rhododendron ‘Yellow Petticoats’ Rhododendron ‘Lemon Meringue’. Rhododendron ‘Lemon Meringue’…

…Probably Rhododendron ciliicalyx or a named form was stunning. Rhododendron ciliicalyx Rhododendron ciliicalyx Rhododendron ciliicalyx Rhododendron ciliicalyx Rhododendron pocophorum Rhododendron pocophorum Rhododendron pocophorum Magnolia ‘Felicity’ (Magnolia sprengeri diva x ‘Wadas…

…and the garden at its best.Isla Rose breakfasting. Isla Rose Rhododendron aberconwayi full out. Rhododendron aberconwayi Rhododendron aberconwayi Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ just appearing. Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ Magnolia ‘Hot…

…Magnolia ‘Wada’s Memory’ behind it. Rhododendron macabeanum Good to see the elderly Rhododendron ‘Mrs J C Williams’ still flowering away. Rhododendron ‘Mrs J C Williams’ Rhododendron ‘Mrs J C Williams’…

…form of Rhododendron macabeanum. Rhododendron macabeanum Rhododendron macabeanum Alongside it a Rhododendron sinogrande not yet fully out. Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron kesangiae just emerging. Rhododendron kesangiae Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’. Staphylea holocarpa…

…George’ and Rhododendron davidsonianum by Donkey Shoe. Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ and Rhododendron davidsonianum Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ and Rhododendron ‘Saffron Queen’. Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ and Rhododendron ‘Saffron Queen’…

…Rhododendron ‘Tinkerbird’ Rhododendron ‘Tinkerbird’ Rhododendron ‘Tinkerbird’ A flower or two on our Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ by George’s Hut. Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ The rare Rhododendron concinnum now in far too much…

…wilsonii Tom Hudson’s new unnamed Meliosma with attractive new growth. Meliosma Meliosma Pinkish seeds forming on Acer sikkimense. Acer sikkimense Rhododendron ‘Yellow Petticoats’. Rhododendron ‘Yellow Petticoats’ Rhododendron ‘Tortoiseshell Orange’. Rhododendron…

…single flower. Fairly horrid! I wonder what the Rosemoor judges would have said last weekend? Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron pocophorum which I had never seen before. Rhododendron pocophorum Rhododendron pocophorum Rhododendron…

…likely to be Rhododendron dendrocharis. dwarf rhododendron This oddity is labelled Rhododendron ‘Barnaby’ but no time now for any research. Chelsea packing next. A Rhododendron triflorum hybrid perhaps? Rhododendron ‘Barnaby’…

…identity may need confirming. Rhododendron xiaoxidongese Rhododendron xiaoxidongese The old plants of Rhododendron ‘Veryan Bay’ nearing their last ‘hurrah’. Rhododendron ‘Veryan Bay’ Rhododendron ‘Veryan Bay’ First flowering here of Magnolia…

…Burncoose for potting on with us retaining a few to replace the elderly plants growing here. Rhododendron arboreum. Rhododendron arboreum Rhododendron hyperythrum. Rhododendron hyperythrum Rhododendron tephropeplum. Rhododendron tephropeplum Rhododendron protistum…