4th January

…the yellow form of Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’. Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ Now that it is properly out I can see this is Rhododendron ririei and not a Rh. grande seedling as…

26th January 1897 – 2020

…on Rhododendron ‘Bo-Peep’ (yellow form). Rhododendron ‘Bo-Peep’ (yellow form) 2017 – CHW The shooting season is over and I emerge from three days in bed suffering from a lurgy and…

19th April

…just opening on Trochodendron aralioides. (Taiwanese form). Trochodendron aralioides Three young plants of evergreen Azalea ‘Pink Cushion’ by the Rireii opening. Asia needs to propagate this semi double. When I…

8th November

…‘Marie Steiner’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Marie Steiner’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Marie Steiner’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Crimson King’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Crimson King’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Loder’s Borde Hill Form’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Loder’s Borde Hill Form’…

27th July

…seen it perform before. Nice contrast between the pink flowers and the dark leaves. Lagerstroemia indica ‘Rhapsody in Pink’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Rhapsody in Pink’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Rhapsody in Pink’ Lonicera…

25th June

…hemsleyi ‘John Bond’ Sorbus hemsleyi ‘John Bond’ Philadelphus purpureomaculatus. A dwarf growing form. Philadelphus purpureomaculatus Cornus kousa var. chinensis in the Isla Rose. Cornus kousa var. chinensis Cornus kousa var….

11th July

…seed cones. Abies delavayi Abies delavayi The trunk of Styrax formosanus var. formosanus. Styrax formosanus var. formosanus A now completely dead oak tree at Donkey Shoe which will have to…

20th November

…as part of a vlog. Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’ Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’ Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’ Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’ Still colour on Hydrangea aspera…

21st April

…Tin Garden Rhododendron davidsonianum ‘Caerhays Pink Form’ getting going as young plants. Rhododendron davidsonianum ‘Caerhays Pink Form’ Rhododendron davidsonianum ‘Caerhays Pink Form’ The Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ seedling pollarded in the…

21st October

…Wasps galore on the nectar as you can see. pink sasanqua pink sasanqua pink sasanqua A young blackbird digging through the newly laid mulch in the border opposite the Camellia…

26th March 1897 – 2020

…King’ Rhododendron arboreum (pink form) by the greenhouses in a huge mature clump. Rhododendron arboreum Rhododendron arboreum Attractive new growth on Salix moupinense. Salix moupinense Salix moupinense A few lower…

26th August

…now turned a good pink. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Early Sensation’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Polar Bear’ has just a pink tinge. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Polar Bear’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Polar Bear’ and Hydrangea aspera ‘Villosa…

10th December

‘Bo Peep’ clump which we cut down a year ago has not decided to reshoot much. Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ Despite the recent re-staking the Crataegus ‘Paul’s Scarlet’ has gone over…

10th May

…Malus ‘Admiration’ Malus brevipes ‘Wedding Bouquet’. Malus brevipes ‘Wedding Bouquet’ Malus brevipes ‘Wedding Bouquet’ Malus brevipes ‘Wedding Bouquet’ Malus ‘Comtesse De Paris’. Malus ‘Comtesse De Paris’ Malus ‘Marble’. Malus ‘Marble’…

7th June

…of Michelia foggii ‘Jack Fogg’. Michelia foggii ‘Jack Fogg’ The first flowers on Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ just emerging. Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ First flowers just…

21st September

…produced four pink flowers; most at the very tips of the new growth. What a lovely pink it is too! pink lapageria pink lapageria 2016 – CHW Schefflera pauciflora has…

9th April

Bowl which we have lost. Azalea ‘Oino-Mezame’ Azalea ‘Oino-Mezame’ A picture of the Punch Bowl just coming out. the Punch Bowl just coming out Azalea ‘Katsura-no-hana’ – Kirume. Azalea ‘Katsura-no-hana’…

4th June

…sale yesterday at Tregrehan. Brassaiopsis mitis (ex-Raf Lenaerts) Brassaiopsis mitis (ex-Raf Lenaerts) Caesalpinia gilliesii just coming out. Caesalpinia gilliesii Styrax formosanus var. hayatiainus. Styrax formosanus var. hayatiainus First flowering of…

4th April

…Magnolia x loebneri ‘Pink Stardust’ had largely dropped already. Not as pink as ‘Raspberry Fun’. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Pink Stardust’ Coprosma grandiflora Coprosma grandiflora Surprised to find Daphne bholua ‘Garden…

6th May

…Rhododendron elliottii Rhododendron elliottii Tail end flowers on Magnolia ‘Fairy Pink’ – a young plant in the Rockery. Magnolia ‘Fairy Pink’ Magnolia ‘Honey Flower’ is beside M. ‘Honey Belle’ but…