21st March

…dawsoniana ‘Chindit’. Magnolia dawsoniana ‘Chindit’ Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’ just coming. Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’ Magnolia ‘Antje Zandee’ well out. Magnolia ‘Antje Zandee’ Magnolia ‘Antje Zandee’ 2022 – CHW A few camellias…

26th March

…x persica ‘Spring Glow’ Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’ (M. ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘J.C. Williams’). Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’ Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’ Magnolia denudata ‘Double Diamond’ – A better plant at Burncoose…

28th March

…and now flowering properly. Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’ Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’ Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ The two enormous trees of Magnolia kobus var. borealis in the…

23rd March

…Carpinus japonica Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’. Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’ Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’ Magnolia ‘Vulcans Forge’ flowering for the first time. Magnolia ‘Vulcans Forge’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Darjeeling’. Magnolia ‘Black…

8th April

‘Anne Teese’ just coming out. Rhododendron ‘Anne Teese’ Rhododendron ‘Anne Teese’ A large clump of Rhododendron albrechtii with flower and early leaves. I planted these years ago and we have…

27th February

…‘J.C. Williams’ planted in 2013 above Hovel Cart Road. Is this now officially called M. ‘Anne Leitner’, or is it called ‘A. E. Bold’, or is this another unnamed seedling…

14th March

…leylandii Magnolia denudata ‘Double Diamond’. Magnolia denudata ‘Double Diamond’ Magnolia denudata ‘Double Diamond’ Magnolia denudata ‘Double Diamond’ Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’. Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’ Magnolia ‘Pink Pyramid’ – second year of…

17th March

…‘JC Williams’ now called ‘Anne Leitner‘Anne Leitner’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Westonbirt’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Westonbirt’ Magnolia ‘Aurora’ Magnolia ‘Aurora’ Rhododendron moulmainense (stenaulum) Rhododendron moulmainense Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ – 10” x 10”…

18th May

…on Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’. Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’ Viburnum sieboldii now in flower. A large erect shrub at 15ft or so. Viburnum sieboldii Viburnum sieboldii A young Azalea wadanum ‘Album’ flowering…

25th February 1897 – 2020

…compare the colours in one place. Superb today. Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’ (‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘J C Williams’)…

23rd April

…species but one which, unusually for Caerhays, does self-sow itself in profusion. RHODODENDRON ‘Anne Teese’ RHODODENDRON ‘Anne Teese’ RHODODENDRON ‘Anne Teese’ RHODODENDRON sinonuttalii Now that the ‘smellies’ are nearly full…

5th May

…ludlowii. Paeonia ‘Anne Rosse’ Paeonia ‘Anne Rosse’ Paeonia ‘Anne Rosse’ Paeonia ludlowii – an especially fine form (previously lutea var. ludlowii). Paeonia ludlowii Paeonia ludlowii Paeonia ludlowii Discaria discolor –…

11th February

…C3 80/100 Cassiopeia C12 100 Anne Leitner C12 200 Pink Flanell C3 100 Summer Rose C12 220 Vulcan’s Forge C12 160 Diana C12 160 Livia C3 100 Snowblood C20 180…

19th April

…held its colour well. Large flower, good shape when open. We need to catch up with ‘Woodsman’ shortly but still in tight bud. RHODODENDRON desqamatum RHODODENDRON ‘Anne Teese’ RHODODENDRON ‘Anne

21st April

…a growth habit like Magnolia ‘Butterflies’. Magnolia ‘Golden Goblet’ Magnolia ‘Golden Goblet’ Rhododendron ‘Anne Teese’ at its absolute best – again stunning! Rhododendron ‘Anne Teese’ Rhododendron ‘Anne Teese’ Attractive new…

2nd March

…a typo for ‘Mazeppa’ which is a synonym for Magnolia ‘Anne Rosse’ x Magnolia ‘Anne Rosse’ raised in Nova Scotia, Canada from seed collected by Philippe de Spoelberch in Belgium….

8th March 1897 – 2020

…= Magnolia ‘Pickards Ruby’ x Magnolia ‘Caerhays Surprise’ ‘Anne Leitner’ = Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘JC Williams’The book has my strongest recommendation for all magnolia breeders and collectors. I…

30th March

…Surprise’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Mag’s Pirouette’ and Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’ above the Hovel. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Mag’s Pirouette’ Spring lambs in White Stiles. Foxes have threatened and been dealt with….

8th March

…now named as ‘Anne Leitner’. Excellent and very saleable. Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ x Magnolia ‘JC Williams’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Daisy Diva’ performing well although one wonders at it really being a…

30th December

…kiyosumense (a sub-species of Rh. reticulatum) has quite a batch of secondary flowers. Rhododendron kiyosumense A garden tour with Geraint and Anne to see the ‘Strybing White’ which has more…