…Camellia ‘J.C.W’ and the 70 year old Magnolia dawsoniana The pruning in the Rockery has exposed our only surviving plant of Rhododendron longistylum which was the Queen Mother’s favourite rhododendron…

…‘African Queen’ as good purples and by ‘Blue Horizon’ as a darker blue. B. ‘Orchid Beauty’ has spectacular balls of flowers up the flower spike. B. ‘Santana’ is better than…

…bamboos. Queen wasps loved sharpening their tails in the sun on the bamboos and were easily swotted. Camellia ‘J C Williams’ Camellia ‘J C Williams’ A wedding venue inspection party…

…hume, Forde nearly, most of the King A’s, Monarch thrusting bud well, one White Queen, Mag halleana open. (Hand Written note attached to Garden Book Page) Rhodo’s in flower at…

…of 1903. R shilsoni on the wane, White Queen fit to force for pollen. Many reticulatas open.1904 – JCW Rather later, say five days, than in 1903.1903 – JCW Sir…

…– JCW We are distinctly ahead of 1903. R shilsoni on the wane, White Queen fit to force for pollen. Many reticulatas open. 1904 – JCW Rather later, say five…

…more species with a huge bud. Hedychium spicatum ‘Liberty’ (BWJ 8116) 2022 – CHW Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth dies yesterday. I was sitting at meetings all afternoon and at Ventonveth…

…If so they have either died, been eaten by deer or I have forgotten where they are in the garden? 2022 – CHW The Queen lies in state in Edinburgh…

…Queen at Chelsea 2017 – CHW The echiums have not made it so go into the skip which leaves rather a big empty hole. The Magnolia sieboldii has flopped and…

…days fine weather. 1961 – FJW 19 loads of humus around the wood. The whole of the Rockery, Auklandii Garden – 1550, Tetropeplum hybrid, Salutation, Donation, Iteophyllum, Saffron Queen, Diaprepes,…

…Not much of a march on our Lobelia ‘Queen Victoria’ though. Lobelia ‘Starship Scarlet’ Lobelia ‘Starship Scarlet’ A few shots of Liatris scariosa ‘Alba’ may be an improvement on what…

…down where they do not catch the sun. As of today’s date very similar to ‘Wisley Queen’? Cornus kousa ‘WCBCRI’ Nyssa aquatica is very late into leaf. The leaves are…

…brother’s things and thought we might like to keep and put on display his medals. There was also an album of photographs from 1981 showing the Queen Mother’s visit here…

…williamsii Leptospermum liversidgei. Leptospermum liversidgei Our own Acacia mearnsii which we planted as A. dealbata. We were advised that A. mearnsii was the correct name but I am far from…

…have flowers which are not nearly so dark a red as the deceased one. Rhodie didymum cross Rhodie didymum cross A clump of three Rhododendron didymum x ? hybrids by…

…1954 – CW Still very dry and rain wanted. Odd flowers still on Mag veitchii, parviflora, Wilsoni, sinensis coming out. Auklandii at best also Saffron Queen and many Azaleas. A…

…seedling. Paeonia delavayi Rhododendron ‘Fragrantissimum’ now at its peak. Rhododendron ‘Fragrantissimum’ Rhododendron ‘Fragrantissimum’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ still has a few decent flowers. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ Here…

…clump has been created gradually by severe pruning. Just look at the flower about to come. The queen was unimpressed when Harvey Stephens told her it was ‘ancient’! All good…

…growth in a cold exposed position. Catkins are over. Betula dahurica ‘Maurice Foster’ Betula dahurica ‘Maurice Foster’ Betula dahurica ‘Maurice Foster’ Betula utilis ‘Doorenbos’ (‘Snow Queen’) living up to its…

…subsp. jacquemontii ‘Grayswood Ghost’ Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii ‘Grayswood Ghost’ Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii ‘Grayswood Ghost’ Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii ‘Doorenbos’ (‘Snow Queen’) – sadly no pictures but it looks…