10th April

‘Apricot Brandy’ has flowered properly here. Another curious mix of colours which not everyone will like but certainly ‘different’. Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ Magnolia ‘Sentinel’ is a Gresham…

1st November

…in the nursery. Tecoma capensis ‘Tropical Twist’ Tecoma capensis ‘Tropical Twist’ Ligustrum lucidum with black fruits. Ligustrum lucidum Correa ‘Marian’s Marvel’ an excellent autumn show. Correa ‘Marian’s Marvel’ Camellia x…

10th May 1897 – 2020

…to us originally. Cercis canadensis ‘Lavender Twist’ Cercis canadensis ‘Lavender Twist’ A clump of Lonicera japonica growing on an old stump. Lonicera japonica Lonicera japonica I wonder what this clematis…

19th June 1897 – 2020

…I think a solitary survivor of what was ‘Royal Flush Apricot’. ‘Royal Flush Apricot’ ‘Royal Flush Apricot’ ‘Royal Flush Apricot’ 2017 – CHW First flowers on Hydrangea ‘Lanarth’ and Hydrangea…

5th April

…name? Jaimie’s new hybrid Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ is the best thing in the garden today. Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ Prunus matsumae ‘Hanaguruma’ at its best….

25th July

…hir ‘Purple Tails’ Teucrium hir ‘Purple Tails’ Phlox ‘Pettermint Twist’ – although largely over still quite eye-catching. Phlox ‘Pettermint Twist’ Gaura ‘Rose Bicolor’ – this is definitely a nicer gaura…

12th April

…just one flower out. Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Tilia amurensis Tilia amurensis Could not resist more Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ as the tepal colours change. Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ Magnolia…

14th April

…with one flower out and the peculiar coloured buds. Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Venus’ is the first one of the campanulatus varieties to be out. Enkianthus…

15th April

…– silly name perhaps but not entirely inaccurate. Magnolia ‘Banana Split’ Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ with its peculiar buds and aptly named flowers. Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ The first…

13th May 1897 – 2020

…of aquilegia has suddenly emerged from the bare soil. aquilegia Rhododendron royallii ‘Caerhays Apricot’ Rhododendron royallii ‘Caerhays Apricot’ Rhododendron royallii ‘Caerhays Apricot’ This rhododendron was a gift to us. It…

30th July

…‘Shiro-Kapitan’ but may be wrong? A hint of pink in the flowers and the leaves hairy. Wisteria brachybotrys ‘Shiro-Kapitan’ Alchemilla mollis and Erysimum ‘Apricot Twist’. Alchemilla mollis A fine display…

4th April

…Isla Rose. Magnolia ‘Helena’ Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ in the sun beside the old playhouse. Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ has been cut for the show. Magnolia…

6th April

…erythrocarpa Prunus ‘Pink Perfection’ Prunus ‘Pink Perfection’ Prunus ‘Horinji’. Prunus ‘Horinji’ Prunus ‘Horinji’ Jaimie’s magnolia entries in the class for 3 sprays:- Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’. Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ Magnolia ‘Lemon…

27th April

…1st – M. ‘Tikitere’ 1st – M. ‘Tikitere’ Any species/hybrid of acuminata single bloom 1st – M. ‘Apricot Brandy’ 1st – M. ‘Apricot Brandy’ Any species/hybrid of acuminata 1 spray…

27th August

…echinatus) 2022 – CHW Magnolia rostrata partially defoliated as well and all seed heads have dropped prematurely. Magnolia rostrata A 3 year old Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ very dead. Magnolia ‘Apricot

5th June 1897 – 2020

…for. On the Chelsea stand as cut branches in 2017. Enkianthus hirtinervus Enkianthus hirtinervus Azalea ‘Moidart’ in full shade. Also very late into flower and a gentle apricot-pink fading paler…

14th March 1897 – 2020

…(Rhododendron spinuliferum x Rhododendron burmanicum) Rhododendron ‘Spinbur’ Aucuba himalaica var. dolichophylla Aucuba himalaica var. dolichophylla Prunus laurocerasus ‘Castlewellan’ Prunus laurocerasus ‘Castlewellan’ Amazing daffodils from Ron Scamp.‘Apricot Whirl’ ‘Apricot Whirl’ ‘Pink…

31st August

…delavayi The Japanese Abies homolepis (Nikko fir) is also similarly covered in blue cones. One small cone has a twist of needles at the top. Abies homolepis Abies homolepis Rhododendron…

5th October

…miconioides The saga of the Planning Permission for the graveyard extension at St Michaels and all Angels Church at Caerhays has taken another nasty twist. The planners demanded on expensive…

16th April

…by the tower is in full flower today but I wonder if I have it correctly named. The flowers are orange and not peach-apricot as they should be, but I…