31st March

…of flowering. Not really a proper yellow but ok as a halfway house? Magnolia ‘Petit Chicon’ Magnolia ‘Petit Chicon’ Magnolia ‘Wadas Memory’ full out with its drooping flowers. Magnolia ‘Wadas…

14th April

…a hint of yellow in the small and oddly shaped buds. This one is popular in nursery sales. Magnolia ‘Petit Chicon’ Magnolia ‘Petit Chicon’ The first time Magnolia ‘Goldfinch’ has…

21st April

…out. Magnolia ‘Goldfinch’ Likewise Magnolia ‘Petit Chicon’. Magnolia ‘Petit Chicon’ Magnolia ‘Petit Chicon’ And Magnolia ‘Anya’. Not bad! I think I saw this in an article on Arboretum Westpelaar. Magnolia…

18th March

…three cups at the Rosemoor Show and an RHS Award of Merit for Jaimie’s Rhododendron ‘Maisie’. Click here for more Rosemoor images. Rosemoor Show Magnolia ‘Petite Chicon’ just showing colour…

5th April

…not out yet to compare. MAGNOLIA ‘Petit Chicon’ MAGNOLIA ‘Petit Chicon’ e) Magnolia ‘ Petit Chicon’ is nothing special as yet nor is Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’. MAGNOLIA ‘Yakeo’ MAGNOLIA ‘Yakeo’…

25th April

…Magnolia ‘Petit Chicon’ has its first yellowish flower. Magnolia ‘Petit Chicon’ Three plants of the deciduous Rhododendron canadense awaiting planting which I bought at Rosemoor from David Millais. Not a…

17th March

…which we saw yesterday. Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ First of the yellow magnolias to show – Magnolia ‘Petit Chicon’. Magnolia ‘Petit Chicon’ A few…

20th March

…leafless – the first Enkianthus species in flower as usual. Enkianthus serrulatus The first yellow magnolia to show – Magnolia ‘Petit Chicon’ in Kennel Close. Magnolia ‘Petit Chicon’ Magnolia ‘Gold…

21st March

…Red’ Magnolia ‘Petit Chicon’ – the first yellow on the scene. Magnolia ‘Petit Chicon’ The male form of Cephalotaxus fortunei laden with flowers and pollen. Cephalotaxus fortunei Magnolia ‘Darkest Purple’…

23rd March

…‘Petit Chicon’; the first yellow to show. Magnolia ‘Petit Chicon’ Catkins all over Carpinus japonica. The best flowering of the species so far. Carpinus japonica Carpinus japonica Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’….