…us out with a customer complaint. M. acuminata ‘Miss Honeybee’ x Michelia figo is probably not as our original M. ‘Yuchelia’ actually is but more like this? Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ The…

…in the new Camellia sasanqua planting at the entrance to Old Park.The tiny Camellia ‘Hamy Lyi’. Blink and you miss it! Camellia ‘Hamy Lyi’ Camellia ‘Hamy Lyi’ Quercus dentata ‘Carl…

…see. How did the archaeology team with their geographical kit miss these features? One can only speculate but the digging/ excavations will now take 5 days (not 1-2) and more…

…just as wrong as today. Sadly we miss the precise 10pm exit poll at the BBC which made those well paid, left wing, lying commentators who had said the opposite…

…out in Kennel Close and more to come. (M. acuminata subsp. cordata ‘Miss Honeybee’ x M. ‘Elizabeth’). Magnolia ‘Honey Liz’ Rhododendron luteiflorum full out. Rhododendron luteiflorum First flowering of the…

…bushii in the new Hillier’s). Aesculus x mississipiensis Aesculus x mississipiensis Asia has propagated a fine batch of Ilex cornuta which can go into the next year’s nursery catalogue. Ilex…

…a striking blue. Rhododendron russatum Rhododendron russatum Prunus mume ‘Beni-chidori’ – finally I manage to capture the missing pictures for the website. Prunus mume ‘Beni-chidori’ Prunus mume ‘Beni-chidori’ Prunus mume…

…garden there are still many surprises to take in before you miss them for another year. Crataegus chinensis in flower in the greenhouse is a new plant to us. Crataegus…

…Viburnum taiwanianum still in bud. I will miss the flower next week at Chelsea. Viburnum taiwanianum First flowers nearly out on a good clump of Rhododendron elliotii. Rhododendron elliotii Viburnum…

…larger firms had trumped us particularly on last year’s winner, a hydrangea called Miss Saiori, which ended up on the Hilliers stand despite my best efforts entertaining the grower here…