11th March

…Leucothoe fontanesiana Whitewater ‘Howw’ Leucothoe fontanesiana Whitewater ‘Howw’ Prunus laurocerasus ‘Castlewellan’ – a great deal better than our erratic ‘Marbled White’. Prunus laurocerasus ‘Castlewellan’ Prunus laurocerasus ‘Castlewellan’ Pittosporum dallii Schefflera…

13th May

…many yet. 3 of the last years brood are still sulking in the lower moor. Saw 2 Kingfishers in their full plumage. We only have one really mature Malus and…

31st May

…‘Dali’ Deutzia x rosea ‘Yuki Cherry Blossom’ Deutzia x rosea ‘Yuki Cherry Blossom’ Deutzia longifolia (White Form) Deutzia longifolia (White Form) This is another Pittosporum adaphniphylloides which was also leafless…

5th April

…red centres. Catkins in profusion all over. Betula pendula ssp. szechuanica ‘Liuba White’ Betula pendula ssp. szechuanica ‘Liuba White’ Betula pendula ssp. szechuanica ‘Liuba White’ Betula dahurica ‘Maurice Foster’ (formerly…

14th May

…granddaughter, Rebecca flew him down to Newquay as his Christmas present and they stayed in the Rabbit Warren. John Whitehead John Whitehead John Whitehead A self-sown seedling of Aesculus wilsonii…

23rd April

…Not bad for late April! Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ x M. ‘Gold Cup’ Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ x M. ‘Gold Cup’ Malus ‘Jelly King’ has light pink buds opening pure white as you see…

28th February

…class job. 1931 – JCW The Stewartianums came out well in whites, creamy whites, creamy whites and pink kind and one or two of a better yellow than Campylocarpum. Argenteums…

5th October

…The fence has been moved at the bottom of White Stiles field to give us room for the planting of a cherry avenue. White Stiles field Just look at the…

29th April

…amazing double flowers. Rhododendron ‘Johnny Johnstone’ Sophora macrophylla ‘Sun King’ has no leaves after the cold but huge amounts of flower. Sophora macrophylla ‘Sun King’ Wonderful reddish-bronze new growth on…

25th April

…a bad introductory write up. Talking about the herbaceous borders which the King had wanted and it being ‘not a rhododendron garden’. It is actually a very lovely 98 acre…