…Amos Pickard seedling from Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Picture’. Magnolia ‘Pickards Ruby’ grows nearby and on the drive. Magnolia ‘Pickards Garnet’ Magnolia ‘Pickards Garnet’ 2020 – CHW First cuckoo heard by…

…Carpinus laxiflora Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ going ahead well. tea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ tea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ 2024 – CHW Ross is felling a couple of oaks which threaten the…

…‘Pickards Garnet’ which is a good magnolia for a smaller garden slowly comes out. A long lasting flower by magnolia standards. Magnolia ‘Pickards Garnet’ Magnolia ‘Pickards Garnet’ First flowers on…

…frosted or hailed away Magnolia ‘Pickards Garnet’ is still pretty good. It is the white edging and insides to the tepals that makes this special. The Magnolia ‘Pickards Ruby’ nearby…

…a wonderful group. Cyclamen repandum Cyclamen repandum Rhododendron albrectii in differing colours on two neighbouring plants. Rhododendron albrectii Rhododendron albrectii Magnolia ‘Pickards Garnet’ as good as I have ever seen…

…the Chimonanthus praecox behind it which is still green. Cercis glabra Ilex verticillata berrying earlier than usual. Ilex verticillata Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ also living well up to its name….

…umbellata. Rhaphiolepsis umbellata Grevillea juniperina sulphurea just in flower. Grevillea juniperina sulphurea Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ earning its name! Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ Hebe franciscana ‘Variegata’ (‘Silver Queen’) still in…

…‘Greenway’ Magnolia ‘Pickards Garnet’ (possibly ‘Pickards Ruby’) has taken a heavy wind battering. The inside of the tepals will be white when fully open as are the tips now. Magnolia…