15th March

…Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Dr Callies’ towards the Top Lodge. Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Dr Callies’ Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’ was planted in 1999. A bit wind damaged this year. Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’ Magnolia x…

13th March

…full out by Red Linney. Magnolia mollicomatas Magnolia mollicomatas Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’ just breaking below Red Linney. A curiously shaped spreading tree. Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’ Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’ Magnolia denudate ‘Forrest Pink’ is…

30th August

…the drive. Very different in appearance to the racemes of seed on Stachyurus chinensis. Stachyurus praecox Stachyurus praecox Secondary flowers, as usual, on Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’. Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’ Heptacodium miconoides is…

17th August

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2023 – CHW Secondary flowers on Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’. Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’ Already well swollen seed heads on…

19th February

…herring gulls Now raining AGAIN and another wet weekend in prospect but no more frost we all hope.Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’ on the drive is showing colour absurdly early as this is…

21st September

…first (autumn!) flower buds. A pale yellow it seems. Rhodelia aff parvipetala Mahonia fortunei ‘Winter Prince’ Mahonia fortunei ‘Winter Prince’ 2015 – CHW A second flowering on Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’ and…

10th April

…both? One of Dad’s hybrids Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’ is now full out. We showed this at Windsor. Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’ Rhododendron schlippenbachii just coming out. Some plants are a gentler pink than…

27th June

…are exceptional too as we have seen. Planted in 2003. Cornus kousa ‘Gloria Birkett’ Cornus kousa ‘Gloria Birkett’ A few secondary flowers still on Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’. Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’ Tucked away…

28th March

…Rhododendron cilpinense Rhododendron cilpinense Rhododendron cilpinense Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’ is now full out after eight weeks of showing some colour. The shape and size of the flowers are similar to Magnolia…

25th March

…Fernery. sycamore leaves Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’ about to come out and seemingly undamaged. Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’ Rhododendron kiyosumense just showing on the drive. Another plant was out before the cold weather struck….