…Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ In John Marston’s latest garden video he shows Leujocum aestivum ‘Summer Snowflake’ in flower in January. Our bulbs are well into their foliage but…

…far more scent on this much older plant which I think I personally prefer. John Bond, a former Keeper of the Gardens at Windsor, always said ours was the true…

…‘Jermyns’ Betula utilis ssp. jacquemontii ‘Jermyns’ Betula utilis ssp. jacquemontii ‘Jermyns’ Betula utilis ssp.jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ – named by John Hillier. A huge and pronounced change in the bark colour…

…collection box ‘Game keeping’ with the figures showing more than a passing resemblance to John & Caroline George. Slightly unchurchlike but splendid! ‘Game keeping’ ‘Game keeping’ ‘Game keeping’ ‘Fishing’ –…

…Camellia ‘Cornish Spring’ John Anderson, the keeper of the gardens from The Crown Estate at Windsor, called this week with a few plants as gifts for us. Sadly I have…

…on Tresco with a youthful Tim Smit, Philip Macmillan-Browse and John Nelson (Heligan), Tony Hibbert (Trebah), Mike Nelhams (Tresco) and James Humphreys (Trewithen) present. Of these only James will be…

…and new ones!) them properly. I cannot remember this happening for several years. Time to think, children all married (John and Katie visit), dogs happy, work absolutely up to date….

…such gorgeous blue spring new growth most definitely does. The small tree blew over years ago and has become a low mounded shrub which makes the flowers more reachable. John…

…loebneri ‘Lucy Carlson’ is a UK hybrid bred by John Carlson. Pink in bud, opening pinkish, then just fading to near white. I do not think I have clocked this…

…pictures of Dad’s 90th birthday lunch. Sadly John and Katie did not produce their baby on the same day to make him a great grandfather. We await this news. Dad’s…