9th May 1897 – 2020

…leaf form but still not correct. Rhododendron ‘Loderi Pink Diamond’ Rhododendron ‘Loderi Pink Diamond’ Another pleasant yellow royalii hybrid. yellowish royalii hybrid yellowish royalii hybrid Azalea ‘Cannons Double’ is just…

6th April 1897 – 2020

…John Carlson. Pink in bud, opening pinkish, then just fading to near white. I do not think I have clocked this one before. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Lucy Carlson’ Magnolia x…

28th February

…gracilistyla ‘Mount Aso’ Salix gracilistyla ‘Mount Aso’ Two more pictures of the sensational Magnolia sprengeri ‘Dusty Pink’. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Dusty Pink’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Dusty Pink’ We have given up on…

6th March

…3-4 years on from planting acquisition. Too early to judge this German hybrid with us. Magnolia ‘Pink Pyramid’ Magnolia ‘Pink Pyramid’ Quercus engleriana has been nearly dead for a year…

9th April

…loderi ‘King George’ Michelia ‘Touch of Pink’ nearly full out although the ‘touch’ at the tip of the tepals is hard to see here. Michelia ‘Touch of Pink’ Ucodendron whartonii…

26th April

…Blossom’ – pink and white – variegated C. x superba ‘Issari White’ – tiny flowers in profusion C. x superba ‘Pink Trail’ – white flowers age to pink View 26th…

15th June

…but now sizeable and mature Styrax japonicus ‘Pink Chimes’ hidden away in the back of the drive. Not quite as pink in bud or when first out as the one…

18th July

…as the flowers open. We grow the white flowering form of T. ramosissima at home in Kennel Close. Tamarix ramosissima ‘Pink Cascade’ Tamarix ramosissima ‘Pink Cascade’ Tamarix ramosissima ‘Pink Cascade’…

21st July

…manager of Thompsons, who I know, said that they have had a terrible spring and early summer with turnover well down.Escallonia ‘Pink Elle’ a good thing. Escallonia ‘Pink Elle’ Lonicera…

19th November

…Flush’ with old growth leaves turning brown while the leaves on this year’s new growth remain green. An odd effect. Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’ Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’ Liriodendron chinense…

2nd March

…Camellia ‘Pink Icicle’ is quite variable in shape but very floriferous. Camellia ‘Pink Icicle’ Camellia ‘Pink Icicle’ Camellia ‘Chatsworth Belle’ which has a very intricate and precise flower which I…

31st January 1897 – 2020

…a variable semi double flower with pink buds and attractive pink edging to the petals. There are two plants just above the Hovel and this is very well worth propagating…

4th February 1897 – 2020

…williamsii ‘Philippa Forwood’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Philippa Forwood’ Camellia x williamsii ‘John Pickthorn’ is hidden away in the same place; flowers are really quite elongated and a very dark pink….

23rd April 1897 – 2020

…worthy of a name. Magnolia ‘Pink Royalty’ x ‘Daybreak’ Magnolia ‘Pink Royalty’ x ‘Daybreak’ Magnolia ‘Pink Royalty’ x ‘Daybreak’ Isla Rose (aged 2) in the Isla Rose Plantation. Isla Rose…

11th April 1897 – 2020

…– dull! Magnolia ‘Delicatissima’ Magnolia ‘Delicatissima’ Magnolia ‘Pink Diamond’ not very ‘pink’ or ‘diamond’ either. Magnolia ‘Pink Diamond’ Magnolia ‘Pickards Crystal’ – see for yourself! Magnolia ‘Pickards Crystal’ Another Pickards…

6th March 1897 – 2020

…windblown flower on Rhododendron ‘Emma Williams’. Rhododendron ‘Emma Williams’ Magnolia denudate ‘Forrest Pink’ is showing colour but still far from out. Magnolia denudate ‘Forrest Pink’ Magnolia denudate ‘Forrest Pink’ Magnolia…

28th March

…‘Werrington’ named ‘Cassandra’. Magnolia ‘Big Pink’ x ‘Werrington’ named ‘Cassandra’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Pink Stardust’. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Pink Stardust’ Magnolia ‘Simple Pleasures’ – as we have seen before –…

17th April

…Prunus Matsumae-fuki (‘Chocolate Ice’) – only just out Prunus ‘Horinji’ Prunus ‘Gyoiko’ Prunus ‘Tai-Haku’ – nearly over Prunus ‘Shirotae’ Prunus ‘Matsumae-Beni-Yutaka’ Prunus ‘Hokusai’ Prunus ‘Ichiyo’ (‘Pink Champagne’) Prunus ‘Ukon’ (‘Pink

22nd April

Pink’. Magnolia ‘Rominas Pink’ Amelanchier laevis ‘R.J. Hilton’. Amelanchier laevis ‘R.J. Hilton’ Amelanchier pumila. Amelanchier pumila Amelanchier ‘La Paloma’ F.C.C. Amelanchier ‘La Paloma’ F.C.C. Amelanchier obovalis ‘Jenny Belle’ – the…

23rd April

…it will get pinker overall. ‘Caerhays Pink’ form The clump on Hovel Cart Road is markedly much more pink but without the pronounced central blotching to the flower. clump on…