…a Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ has died and Karol films a topical tip of the dead bits being sawn off at the base. Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ Another windblown rhododendron…

Next Day > < Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW Yesterday’s afternoon cloudburst which lasted 10 hours has flooded the water meadows…

…‘Rex’ Tetrapanax papyrifera ‘Rex’ Eucryphia lucida is full out above the Auklandii Garden in full sun. Eucryphia milliganii is in bud and Eucryphia ‘Pink Cloud’ out as we saw last…

…caught out. Also much cloud. Everywhere at their best – 2 young Lithocarpus pachyphyllus have seed. 1951 – CW Lapageria just out. Eucryphia pinnatofolia not at best and Nymansii beginning….

…Rosa filipes ‘Kiftsgate’ Rosa filipes ‘Kiftsgate’ Gorgeous double blue flowered geranium for which I could, sadly, find no label. [It is Geranium ‘Cloud Nine’!] geranium geranium Two newer creations at…

…A few final pictures of Michelia doltsopa (or manipurensis if you prefer) and Michelia doltsopa ‘Silver Cloud’. Michael has still to give us his preferred name to register the seedling…

…for the Spring Show later next week. Very wet overnight (yet again) and now a cold east wind. Cloudy and not encouraging for visitors. Enkianthus chinensis looks good to go….

…propagate this summer. What tubular orange bells! Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’ perfect today in the Isla Rose. Syringa tomentella from Roundabarrow with its first few flowers. Abelia floribunda looking good…

…in bud – Hydrangea serratifolia x peruviana. I took Michelia doltsopa, M. doltsopa ‘Silver Cloud’, M. ‘Mixed up Miss’, M. ‘Touch of Pink’, M. maudiae, M. foveolata and (from Burncooose)…

…about 12 meters apart. Also one Crataegus ‘Crimson Cloud’ which is a spectacular new introduction. four varieties of flowering malus four varieties of flowering malus four varieties of flowering malus…