9th January

…debris flowers on Magnolia ‘Flame’. Amid the debris flowers on Magnolia ‘Flame’ Two more giant firs above HQN. Two more giant firs above HQN Two more giant firs above HQN…

11th March 1897 – 2020

…dallii Pittosporum dallii Pittosporum dallii Chionodoxa forbesii ‘Blue Giant’ would make an easy spring bulb pot sale with little effort. Chionodoxa forbesii ‘Blue Giant’ Chionodoxa forbesii ‘Blue Giant’ Chionodoxa forbesii…

7th March 1897 – 2020

…the greenhouse. A giant indeed but nowhere near as large as our campbellii alba seedling pictured a few days ago. Magnolia ‘Mossmans Giant’ Magnolia ‘Mossmans Giant’ Magnolia ‘Mossmans Giant’ Magnolia…

9th March

…in the garden is making an enormous fire. The last of the giant firs The last of the giant firs The last of the giant firs The laurel stumps at…

3rd August

…with white flowers. Five to six feet tall. Very difficult to grow in a pot! Ligularia gigantea ‘Giant Scabious’ Ligularia gigantea ‘Giant Scabious’ Ligularia gigantea ‘Giant Scabious’ Perouskia atriplicifolia ‘Little…

25th February 1897 – 2020

Giant’ Magnolia ‘Mossman’s Giant’ Magnolia zenii Magnolia zenii 2019 – CHW Above the greenhouse today.Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ has the odd flower out. Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ Magnolia ‘Todds Fortyniner’ is still…

30th June 1897 – 2020

…been out for a while but is in shade so the bracts could be darker in full sun. Cornus florida ‘Red Giant’ Cornus florida ‘Red Giant’ Cornus florida ‘Red Giant’…

10th June 1897 – 2020

…in a fortnight or so. The adjacent Loderi ‘King George’ is over but some years the two coincide. CORNUS florida ‘Red giant’ CORNUS florida ‘Red giant’ CORNUS florida ‘Red giant’…

21st March 1897 – 2020

…Rider’ Camellia ‘Giant White’ largely unfrosted. Strange shape as the bud unfurls. Camellia ‘Giant White’ Camellia ‘Giant White’ Camellia ‘Giant White’ First leaves on Acer palmatum ‘Katsura’ coming into leaf…

16th February

…Donkey Show has burnt up overnight. giant fir at Donkey Show has burnt up giant fir at Donkey Show has burnt up The sister seedling to Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ outside…

6th March

…with. The last of the giant firs The last of the giant firs Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’. Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ Ron Scamp’s Narcissus ‘Mr. Julian’ outside the front…

11th March

…below ground level. All that is left of the giant fir All that is left of the giant fir Work starts on the fallen Cupressus macrocarpas by Tin Garden. Work…

21st March

…two flowers this year. Rhododendron magnificum Leujocum aestivum ‘Gravetye Giant’ just out in Tin Garden. Bulbs planted in the autumn and out earlier than expected. Leujocum aestivum ‘Gravetye Giant’ Leujocum…

17th February 1897 – 2020

…years’ time. Magnolia ‘Todds Forty Niner’, the first pre Christmas magnolia, is now over but with leaf coming. Magnolia ‘Mossmans Giant’ Magnolia ‘Mossmans Giant’ Magnolia ‘Todds Forty Niner’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays…

20th February 1897 – 2020

…trumpet. Interestingly they have crossed with the ‘ordinary’ snowdrops nearby and produced two clumps of half giants nearby. Any idea of the correct name anyone? giant snowdrops giant snowdrops The…

14th May 1897 – 2020

…still has plenty of flowers. It has been out for at least four months now in full sun. Camellia ‘Giant White’ Camellia ‘Giant White’ One of Jaimie’s hybrids above Crinodendron…

5th May 1897 – 2020

…Here with flower and seeds emerging. Acer cappadocicum ‘Aureum’ Acer cappadocicum ‘Aureum’ Cornus florida ‘Red Giant’ slowly emerging into colour. Cornus florida ‘Red Giant’ Cornus florida ‘Red Giant’ Ilex yunnanensis…

2nd March 1897 – 2020

…in reality but a particularly good one with huge flowers. Well worth its place. Magnolia ‘Mossmans Giant’ Magnolia ‘Mossmans Giant’ Then we picked out 15 magnolias and assorted hardier trees…

22nd February

…Fortyniner’ The remains of the stump of the giant fir after a week’s work. The remains of the stump of the giant fir Umbellularia californica reduced to a hatstand now…

8th March

…M. x soulangeana seedling. Far end of Old Park. Magnolia ‘Just Jean’ Magnola ‘Sybille’ is Philippe de Spoelberg’s M x soulangeana x ‘White Giant’ x M. ‘Leda’. Clearly correctly named…