11th March

…taken a heavy wind battering. The inside of the tepals will be white when fully open as are the tips now. Magnolia ‘Pickards Garnet’ Magnolia denudata ‘Forrests Pink’ has also…

6th June

‘Forrests Pink’ was felled to a 4ft tall stump by a leylandii in the autumn but is now reshooting vigorously. Magnolia denudata ‘Forrests Pink’ Camellia ‘Konronkoku’ (‘Konron-jura’) still full out…

8th August

…The worst of the drought for our garden plants may now be over?The Magnolia denudata ‘Forrests Pink’ which was felled by a large leylandii in the winter has reshot with…

17th March

…varied M. sprengeri can be. Forrest’s M. sprengeri ‘Diva’ is however, still probably the best form. You can read details of the expeditions discoveries here. Jim Gardiner with Magnolia sprengeri…

Tom Hudson’s Reply – 10th June 2019

…an image from a book of Forrests collection numbers that your father gave me. Forrest must have seen it often and introduced it on many occasions as it is quite…

8th February

…for some days. 1934 – JCW Lutescens is very good, Conradinae is just opening, Mucronulatum is very nice, not one daff showing yellow. 1933 – JCW Things looking well, Forrests