28th March

…garden. Magnolia pseudokobus ‘Kubishimodoki’ Magnolia pseudokobus ‘Kubishimodoki’ We have often showed Rhododendron formosum at Chelsea but here it is full out already. Rhododendron formosum Michelia ‘Touch of Pink’ now showing…

6th April

…Cup’. Magnolia ‘Golden Cup’ Dogshit on sticks! Dogshit However Magnolia pseodokobus ‘Kubishimodoki’, a little higher up the bank, is untouched by the frost. Magnolia pseodokobus ‘Kubishimodoki’ The trench to the…

7th April

…tried by any other magnolia breeder. Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x Magnolia sargentiana Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x Magnolia sargentiana Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x Magnolia sargentiana Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x Magnolia sargentiana Magnolia pseudokobus ‘Kubishimodoki’ now…

12th April

…Magnolia cylindrica Magnolia pseudokobus ‘Kubishimodoki’ showing colour and early leaves. Magnolia pseudokobus ‘Kubishimodoki’ Enkianthus serrulatus out before the leaves appear. Yellowish-white. Enkianthus serrulatus An old Rhododendron arboreum ‘Blood Red’ which…