27th May

…will reshoot vigorously. Rhododendron nobleanum Rhododendron ‘Treberrick’ looking very fine above Orchid House Nursery. Rhododendron ‘Moses Maroon’ x griersonianum I believe. Rhododendron ‘Treberrick’ Rhododendron ‘Treberrick’ Rhododendron ‘Treberrick’ Rhododendron sinonuttallii (also…

6th June

…over. 1959 – FJW Sent the following for Royal Box at R.C. Show – Tally Ho, Griersonianum, Mich. Doltsopa, Stewartia, pink Escallonia, pink Decorum, Souliei hybrids, macrostemum and many azaleas….

3rd June

…fine but I remember ‘Fabia’ as a darker colour and more reddish. On looking it up we now have Fabia Group. This lot look like ‘Fabia Waterer’ (dichroanthum x griersonianum)….

8th July

…rain every 3 or 4 days. Picked flower of Camellia 1. Konron Jura 2. Hawaii 1925 – JCW Griersonianum and maddeni hybrid (late one) are the best rhodo’s but a…

5th July

Griersonianum. Rosa brunonis is the best thing with the American Pillar. 1898 – JCW Many of the daffodils have their foliage yet. 1897 – JCW Most of the tree ferns…

14th May

…Magnolia wilsoni and nicholsoniana blooms, also several soulangeana variants. Wasoni not yet open. 1926 – JCW Lindleyi nearly over and so Dalhousiae and Auklandii. Griersonianum only in past open. Wilsons…

27th April

…RHODODENDRON oreotrephes Passing by the Rhododendron niveum which won the cup on Saturday hidden away is a good clump of Rhododendron oreotrephes and, nearby, Rhododendron ‘May Day’ (griersonianum x haematodes)…

17th June

…gloomy. 1928 – JCW I came from Scotland, some trees and shrubs are doing very well, the Eriogynums and Griersonianums are good, the late Maddeni hybrids and the late Maddeni…