3rd April

…70 years ago. Daffodils Magnolia ‘Athene’ in Giddle Orchard. I had forgotten about this tree. Slightly frosted but not too bad. The earlier magnolias alongside it totally frosted. Magnolia ‘Athene’…

28th February 1897 – 2020

…Old Kitchen Garden Old Kitchen Garden Old Kitchen Garden Old Kitchen Garden Magnolia ‘Athene’ looking good in Giddle Orchard above the Kitchen Garden but a huge fallen oak to clear…

14th March

…the Vean Giddle Orchard today from the drive. The magnolia in the background is Magnolia ‘Athene’. Giddle Orchard Camellia x williamsii ‘Delia Williams’ just starting by the castle wall. Camellia…