…sericea has gone dead and our other older plant has gone (nearly) the same way at the same time. I wonder at the cause? Neolitsea sericea Euonymus hamiltonianus ‘Popcorn’ in…

…of a ferret. No wonder our rabbit population is so low with a brood of these in the garden. Mink have been eradicated for some time here, after many years…

…‘Peachy’ – I still wonder at the difference and current naming of ‘Peachy’ and M. ‘Daybreak’. Magnolia ‘Peachy’ Rhododendron ‘Johnny Johnstone’ – there are so few genuinely double rhododendrons. Rhododendron…

…identity? Betula ‘Grayswood’ Prunus rufa with its lovely black striped bark is a rarity. Prunus rufa Ethy House facing south. Ethy House facing south I now wonder if I was…

…not be part of the government hoped for 60% signup to the new scheme by mobile phone owners. I wonder if the government will achieve that or if the conspiracy…

…seen the view from the house properly. Seldom can a garden have been created into such a wonderful landscape terrain. The wild flower meadows complement a woodland garden created by…

…‘Hotspur Red’ A fine clump of Rhododendron canescens hidden away in the back of the drive. I did wonder if these were Rhododendron viscosum but think not because of the…

…which is something of a contradiction in terms. However I do wonder how many of those furloughed will actually find that they have jobs to come back to in the…

…good in the sun. Euphorbia polychroma Euphorbia polychroma Telopea speciosissima ‘Braidwood Brilliant’ flowering away. Telopea speciosissima ‘Braidwood Brilliant’ Acer palmatum ‘Skeeters Broom’ looking wonderful with its new growth full out….

…each of R. wilsonae, R. championae, R. stamineum and R. stenaulum were dispatched to Koichiro Wada, Japan! Another great name in the nursery world. I wonder how successful they were…

…yet anything like as good as Tom Hudson’s plant and I wonder if they are indeed true to name? Enkianthus serrulatus Likewise three Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Ruby Glow’. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Ruby…

…the drive in 1990 and now a small neat plant hidden within azaleas. The cross is Magnolia liliiflora ‘Nigra’ x Magnolia stellata ‘Rosea’. A wonderful plant for a small garden…

…A trip to the greenhouse on this much drier week to see what is new. Tremendous amounts of newly potted cuttings and seedlings. A wonderful sight of productivity by Asia…

…leaves as wonderful as ever. A difficult plant to get properly established in the garden as I have found to my cost. Corylopsis spicata ‘Golden Spring’ Morus cathayana with catkin…

…few days ago. I still wonder if it really is a x brooklynensis variety but the balance of probability is rising! I am waiting to hear more about this from…

…wonder how many of these pretty similarly barked birches are correctly named or were correctly named when we planted them? Betula dahurica ‘Maurice Foster’ appears to have died. All the…

…Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ and Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’. The flowers have more than a trace of yellow as they open. Magnolia ‘Blushing Belle’ Magnolia ‘Blushing Belle’ 2020 – CHW I wonder…

…crosses but I wonder why not this one? Jim Gardiner subsequently tells me it was a wild collected seedling gifted to John. Magnolia campbellii ‘John Gallagher’ Magnolia campbellii ‘John Gallagher’…

…now named as ‘Anne Leitner’. Excellent and very saleable. Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ x Magnolia ‘JC Williams’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Daisy Diva’ performing well although one wonders at it really being a…

…but the clipping has continued. I wonder if this would work as well with other varieties? An interesting idea for any grower with the time to experiment. Camellia x williamsii…