Magnolias and Climate Change at Caerhays? In this absurdly early spring where the magnolias first started coming out on 2 nd January, at least a month before all known records,…

…Rose’ Magnolia ‘Early Rose’ Magnolia ‘Early Rose’ Magnolia ‘Tikitere’ not yet out so very late and heavily budded with huge buds. Magnolia ‘Tikitere’ Magnolia ‘Early Rose’ – the second plant…

…the tree fern. Again on time and not early. Rhododendron ‘Ostara’ A Rhododendron fargesii (?) seedling is full out in Rogers Quarry. Very early! Rhododendron fargesii Rhododendron fargesii Magnolia ‘Bishop…

…there. As early as it has ever been looking in the garden diary for today which shows 1962 and 1988 as being fairly early years for a little colour.The first…

…and photographed then by Jaimie below Burns Bank make a pollen cloud on a fine still day. Early or not? We saw the cephalotaxus nearly in flower three weeks ago…

…of course improve with age and it has been partly blown open early. unnamed magnolia unnamed magnolia Evergreen Azalea ‘Shin-sekai’ with its white ‘hose-in-hose’ flowers is out very early by…

…was always early into growth but ‘early’ used to mean March.A big bit of cryptomeria by the boot washer as a leftover from yesterday’s storm which incidentally was, as usual,…

…on Burns Bank. Rhododendron ‘Harry Tagg’ Rhododendron ‘Harry Tagg’ Acacia full out by the Playhouse. Acacia Acacia 2019 – CHW A mild warm week with everything rushing out into leaf….

…hybrid between Magnolia soulangeana ‘Rustica Rubra’ and Magnolia x veitchii. Clearly blown open early but it is still a rather dull and turgid colour with x veitchii colouring but more…

…own unidentified veterans. The Trewithen trees are semi evergreen and pretty much devoid of leaves today after the second Beast from the East. Our veterans are clearly fully evergreen and…