27th February

Messel’ Camellia ‘Leonard Messel’ Camellia ‘Leonard Messel’ Rhododendron moupinense in its prime too. Rhododendron moupinense Rhododendron moupinense Rhododendron moupinense A rather better and darker flowered Camellia granthamiana than the one…

7th August

…as well. Not just one or two but all over the 15-20ft tall tree. I have never seen ‘Leonard Messel’ do this before. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’ Magnolia x…

10th April

…something with even more yellow flowers, possibly Rhododendron concatenans or Rhododendron cinnabarinum? Is it lepidote or elepidote – need to check. MAGNOLIA ‘Raspberry Fun’ MAGNOLIA ‘Raspberry Fun’ aka ‘Leonard Messel’!!…

12th November

…x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’ with a great show outside the back yard. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’ The flowers are not quite out on Sarcocca…

4th September

…I have seen. I have an article on Burncoose about propagating Camellia seeds. Camellia ‘Leonard Messel’ Camellia ‘Leonard Messel’ 1991 – FJW All harvest in – yield as good as…

31st January

Messel’ has a pink flower or two right at the top of the tree. Another record and six to eight weeks early. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’ Above the Auklandii…

25th February

…‘Hot Lips’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’ – first few pink flowers here and there. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’ 2018 – CHW Overnight the east wind has howled and…

15th February

…outside the Back Yard First couple of flowers on Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’ Salix gracilistyla ’Mt. Aso’ in the garden and at the sales…

12th April

…awaiting connection outside the back yard. electric cables Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’ showing its full colour range. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’ Magnolia ‘Genie’ and Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ outside…

27th October

…to the leaves. Sorbus hemsleyanus ‘John Bond’ Sorbus ‘Wisley Gold’. Sorbus ‘Wisley Gold’ Sorbus ‘Leonard Messel’. Sorbus ‘Leonard Messel’ Mahonia x media ‘Winter Sun’ just finishing flowering. Mahonia x media…