20th August

…paniculata ‘Limelight’ at Newbiggin House. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’ Tilia henryana ‘Arnold Select’ had been looking sickly but now doing well. Tilia henryana ‘Arnold Select’ Sambucus nigra ‘Black Lace’ and Hydrangea…

26th April

…cream. Magnolia ‘Limelight’ Magnolia ‘Limelight’ Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’ is exquisite as it comes into leaf. What a delicate leaf formation. Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’ Rhododendron ‘Emma Williams’ is a…

13th April

…afternoon in Penvergate.The spreading Magnolia ‘Limelight’ below the tower. Magnolia ‘Limelight’ Magnolia ‘Limelight’ Magnolia ‘Limelight’ Magnolia officinalis var. biloba looks exactly like a Manglietia species as the three outer pink…

14th April

…a strange low spreading habit as does the one at Burncoose. Magnolia ‘Limelight’ Magnolia ‘Limelight’ First flowerings in the new rhododendron plantings in Old Park. A very good dark form…

16th August

…in mid-August. Aconitum ‘Spark’s Variety’ Aconitum ‘Spark’s Variety’ The Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’ just coming out above the pond. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’ Lilies in pots to go in…

27th April

…shows this year. A new Caerhays record? Our four magnolia spray entries were:Magnolia ‘Limelight’ (third) Magnolia ‘Limelight’ (third) Magnolia ‘Ambrosia’ (first and cup) Magnolia ‘Ambrosia’ (first and cup) Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’…

6th April

…‘Apricot Brandy’ Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’. Magnolia ‘Lemon Star Magnolia ‘Peachy’. Magnolia ‘Peachy’ Magnolia ‘Limelight’ (the spare one). Magnolia ‘Limelight’ And our rhododendron entries:- Rhododendron arizelum. Rhododendron arizelum Rhododendron hodgsonii. Rhododendron…

9th April

…wonderful with the variegated leaves. Pittosporum eugenoides ‘Variegation’ Pittosporum eugenoides ‘Variegation’ Pittosporum eugenoides ‘Variegation’ Magnolia ‘Limelight’ about to spring open. Magnolia ‘Limelight’ Symplocos dryophila coming into new growth but no…

14th August

…on Rosa ‘Princess Alexandra of Kent’. Rosa ‘Princess Alexandra of Kent’ Rosa ‘Princess Alexandra of Kent’ Sambucus nigra ‘Black Lace’ and Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’ Sambucus nigra ‘Black Lace’ and Hydrangea…

24th April

…This is a surprise. A really fantastic yellow magnolia on Burns Bank. Larger and darker yellow flowers (with some green) than ‘Limelight’ or ‘Yellow Lantern’ and a fortnight later. No…