…‘Black Velvet’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver King’ was a gift from Windsor Great Park and John Anderson. No doubt it will get more silvery. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver King’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver…

…as depicted in the watercolour in George Johnstone’s 1950s book on magnolias. We purchased from Eisenhut Magnolia sargentiana pure thinking it was from scions we had supplied and planted it…

…were untouched by ‘The Beast’ but not others! agave agave agave The lovely Grevillea johnsonii is now decimated and only one branch of many remains. Grevillea johnsonii Grevillea johnsonii Washingtonia…

…plants and research (and covet old and new ones!) them properly. I cannot remember this happening for several years. Time to think, children all married (John and Katie visit), dogs…

…mollicomata. A multi stemmed tree. Magnolia mollicomata Magnolia mollicomata Rhododendron ‘Choremia’ (Rh. arboreum x Rh. haematodes) towards Tin Garden. John Anderson showed this hybrid in his excellent recent online Plant…

…after about 18 weeks. Well pre lockdown John & Katie turned back on the M5 one weekend as both children were sick in the car and we have not seen…

…baccata ‘Rushmore’ Michael receives the cup for the best rhododendron truss in the show for ‘Countess of Haddington’. Then off around the Savill Garden with John Anderson and Harvey Stephens….

…Copper House to Caerhays.John Trudgeon supervised the move and always said that the safe was completely empty.The safe has two locks; one of which had rusted up. The keys had…

…here as an attachment. Right to left – Paul Sanderson – Timothy Kraft – Jaimie Parsons – John Kelly – Michael Levitt The planting team pictures in the Kitchen Garden…

…from The Royal Cornwall Gazette dated 13th February 1868. A clear win in court for John Michael Williams. The Royal Cornwall Gazette dated 13th February 1868 Attached is a letter…

…‘Dusky Pink’ 2022 – CHW A bright and sunny day for a tour with John & Vanessa Marston. First flowers out on the scented Rhododendron ‘Jim Russel’ – ridiculously early….

…award in Tokyo where John Pringle made the presentation. The certificate will be posted! Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ in Burns Bank. Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ Magnolia dawsoniana and Ilex perado subsp. platyphylla….

…‘Apple Blossom’ The Worcester reunion now looking at magnolias rather than hounds (Joe Sharp, Richard & Jacky Morris, Richard Stovin Bradford, Jeremy & Natalie Johnston, John & Pru Folliot Vaughan)….

…RHS Award in London The press release regarding Jaimie’s award is included here. A good young Rhododendron johnstoneanum out far too early. Rhododendron johnstoneanum The rain and hailstorms have even…

…was in isolation having been abroad recently but has now been ‘furloughed’ although, I suspect, still doing some work. John and Katie are holed up in Bristol and the grandchildren…

…the path below me eating bluebell leaves. He could see me but was unworried. More large rhododendrons The rare, short lived, temperamental and tender Rhododendron johnstoneanun ‘Johnny Johnstone’ with its…

…but gigantic leap forward and might even help John Williams get to know his plant names rather better and more quickly in the future. Certainly it would help with everything…

…burmanicum Here are some 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…

…form of what we saw yesterday. In John Marston’s recent Gorwell garden video he showed the variegated form in his garden in a very tatty state in an exposed spot….

Next Day > < Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW John Marston writes back to say that he agrees that our Magnolia…