1st February

…the greenhouse – a sort of double or even treble flower. Good to see Asia propagating these difficult named forms of reticulata without the need to graft them. A long…

29th April

…hybrid still with a few small double pink scented flowers and gorgeous bronzy-red new growth. Camellia lutchuensis hybrid Camellia lutchuensis hybrid Camellia lutchuensis hybrid A tail end flower on Camellia…

22nd May

…been cooped up for eight weeks. Dorset Cross Sheep Dorset Cross Sheep An ancient clump of Azalea ‘Narcissiflorum’ on the drive are just coming out. Double hose-in-hose flowers and new…

25th May

…drive. Azalea ‘Delicatissimum’ Magnolia ‘Peaches and Cream’ – whats in a name like this? Magnolia ‘Peaches and Cream’ A young Sorbus hedlundii in flower. Sorbus hedlundii Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ x M….

4th December

…in vain as you can see here. Magnolia splits in half Magnolia splits in half 2021 – CHW Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Blush’ looking good on the drive. Semi-double, delicate and…

6th June

…may now be dead but there is a big and seemingly flowerless plant half way along Bond Street. One has to say that the double flower does not immediately look…

28th May

…Wisteria ‘Violacea Plena’ (‘Black Dragon’) on the Chelsea stand. A superb double flowered wisteria which is a slightly shy flowerer. Wisteria ‘Violacea Plena’ Wisteria ‘Violacea Plena’ The first time Cercis…

16th December

…‘Jim Gardiner’. I guess the flowers have about double the number of tepals that you would expect to see in a conventional mollicomata. It is almost a double flower in…

1st June

…improvements planned to our propagation facilities.Rhododendron ‘Gwilt King’ flowering late as usual. Three clumps in the garden at Burncoose. Rhododendron ‘Gwilt King’ Rhododendron ‘Gwilt King’ The double flowered Rhododendron fastuosum…

17th December

…to Worcester College, Oxford. First year for sometime when camellias coming out well. 1944 – CW Camellia sasanqua still has pink and white flowers. Double form out – also a…