…Magnolia ‘F J Williams’ which was her birthday gift from Caerhays. My great aunt, Mary Williams, moved to Trewidden following the death of her husband, Rt Hon Charles Williams, in…

…‘Mary Williams’ named after my Great Aunt Mary and registered in 1946 is full out now against a blue sky but the camera seems to believe it is a dark…

…new magnolia cross which we hope to register and name next year as Magnolia ‘Leonora’ after my aunt whose 80th birthday it was when it first flowered. Magnolia ‘Leonora’ Magnolia…

…left – Yellowhammer picked a bunch for Aunt Charlotte. Three vases of Royal Flush in hall. Many small bits of rhodo but little to pick. Both forms of Magnolia grandiflora…

…var. mollicomata ‘Lanarth’ (to be called ‘Leonora’ after my Aunt Leo). Magnolia ‘Mr Julian’ x Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata ‘Lanarth’ Magnolia ‘Mr Julian’ x Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata ‘Lanarth’ Magnolia…

…garden it is fine. Lizzy has been and checked.Then off to Trewidden to celebrate Elizabeth Bolitho’s 90th birthday. Trewidden was lived in by my great aunt Mary after 1955 when…

…variegated form called ‘Aunt May’. We had Cantua buxifolia on our stand at Chelsea this year. Clearly a tender plant normally only for the patio but this one is 4ft…

…The famous Needles. Isle of Wight – Needles 1974 – FJW Aunt May died. 1954 – CW Styrax have never been so good both Japonica and Wilsoni. Also Eriogynum excellent….

…spring but sadly and inexplicably committed suicide a fortnight ago. His achievements in restoring Boconnoc House to its former glory are immense. My Aunt Veryan worked there for several years…

…soon be as bankrupt as Greece. Stayed up most of the night drinking only water with Corbett. That is perhaps unbelievable too! 2016 – CHW Sheila Reeves-Smyth (Lizzie’s aunt and…