16th May

…fargesii subsp. fargesii var. fargesii This Metrosideros robusta has been grown on under cover for several years but has now been planted outside exactly where its huge predecessor once grew…

6th December

…green leaf still left on Magnolia dawsoniana. Magnolia dawsoniana Hydrangea aspera subsp. robusta still has good colour three months after it first came out. Hydrangea aspera subsp. robusta 2020 –…

30th March

…FJW David took first solo steps. 1962 – FJW As expected magnolias poor – Salicifolia, Diva, Robusta, Campbellii and molicomata in that order of success. Reticulatas skinned of leaf. No…

16th December

…williamsii ‘J.C. Williams’ Camellia x williamsii ‘J.C. Williams’ Hydrangea aspera ‘Robusta’ with leaves and flowers well frosted. Hydrangea aspera ‘Robusta’ Yet Magnolia dawsoniana still has green leaves. Magnolia dawsoniana Three…

19th December

…Gem’ Malus ‘Red Sentinel’ Malus ‘Red Sentinel’ Malus x robusta ‘Fruitilicious’ Malus x robusta ‘Fruitilicious’ Malus brevipes ‘Wedding Bouquet’ Malus brevipes ‘Wedding Bouquet’ Malus baccata Malus baccata Malus evereste Malus…

10th October

…paniculata ‘Tardiva’ still with a reasonable show in full shade. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Tardiva’ 2023 – CHW More Malus with fruits in the Kitchen Garden.Malus x robusta ‘Red Sentinel’. Malus x…

29th March

…Rhododendron irrroratum The biggest Magnolia sargentiana robusta is full out at the crossroads but then the bloody battery runs out and I do not have a spare. Magnolia sargentiana robusta

29th September

…better than what we currently offer in the catalogue today and need adding to 2024.Malus x robusta ‘Fruitilicious’ Malus x robusta ‘Fruitilicious’ Malus ‘Direktoer Moerland’ Malus ‘Direktoer Moerland’ Malus ‘Gorgeous’…

5th February

…Very early! Rhododendron fargesii Rhododendron fargesii Magnolia ‘Bishop Michael’ is coming out and a sensational colour in Rogers Quarry. Magnolia sargentiana robusta x Lanarth seedling beyond Rogers Quarry is full…

15th February

…Garden. Prunus pissardi and conradinae. Snowdrops, aconites and cyclamen for weeks, a few lapageria. Colour on Mag sargetiana and robusta, no others. 1933 – JCW Rhodo’s open are Caucasicum, Praecox,…