…Tarporley. The garden at Manley Cottage was springing into life. Chaenomales x superba ‘Nicoline’ Chaenomales x superba ‘Nicoline’ Chaenomales x superba ‘Nicoline’ Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ full out with plenty…

…speciosa ‘Madame Butterfly’ – pink/bicolour C. speciosa ‘Salmon Horizon’ C. speciosa ‘Orange Storm’ C. x superba ‘Apple Blossom’ – pink and white – variegated C. x superba ‘Issari White’ –…

…starting to come out. The first soulangeana variety eight to ten weeks early at least. Magnolia soulangeana ‘Alba Superba’ Magnolia soulangeana ‘Alba Superba’ Magnolia soulangeana ‘Alba Superba’ Magnolia ‘Peter Smithers’…

…‘Bishop Michael’ Magnolia ‘Bishop Michael’ Magnolia campbellii alba seedling with the huge flowers. Magnolia campbellii alba seedling Magnolia campbellii alba seedling Magnolia campbellii alba seedling Magnolia campbellii alba seedling Magnolia…

…‘Superba’ Berberis x ottawensis ‘Superba’ Berberis x ottawensis ‘Superba’ A paleish but very striking form of Rhododendron augustinii. Rhododendron augustinii Rhododendron augustinii Jaimie has been doing a bit of rhododendron…

…are not showing colour as yet. This is normal! Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ seedling Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ seedling Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ seedling A second Magnolia sargentiana ‘Blood Moon’ planted only in…

…M. soulangeana close-up soulangeana ‘Alba Superba’ MAGNOLIA officialis ‘Bilboa’ Apart from being untidy there are good displays from the 1920s original and newish Magnolia soulangeanas and especially soulangeana ‘Alba Superba’….

…in flower but, again, very few flowers compared to last year. Schima khasiana Schima superba is however covered and many flowers have already dropped to the ground. Schima superba Schima…

…Bird’ may have been blown open early. Magnolia ‘Butterflies’ Magnolia ‘Butterflies’ I photographed Magnolia soulangeana ‘Alba Superba’ with some colour showing in February. Here it is two to two and…

…leaves. Syringa microphylla ‘Superba’ Syringa microphylla ‘Superba’ The very late flowering Azalea ‘Gena Mae’ – a striking orange and the very last deciduous azalea to flower here. Azalea ‘Gena Mae’…