12th April 1897 – 2020

…batch is ‘Flamingo’ [get from Jaimie] which is somewhat different again. This is not yet a plant which we grow. MAGNOLIA ‘Margaret Helen’ MAGNOLIA ‘Margaret Helen’ Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ is…

18th March

…last New Zealand bred magnolias to flower. Magnolia ‘Apollo’ Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ just coming out on the drive. The one on Hovel Cart Road is already nearly over. Magnolia ‘Margaret

23rd March 1897 – 2020

…Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ But a much less ruined Magnolia ‘Apollo’ just below it. Magnolia ‘Apollo’ Magnolia ‘Apollo’ The unnamed deciduous azalea which is always early is now…

8th November

…‘Dazzler’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Dazzler’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Helen’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Helen’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Baronesa de Soutehinho’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Baronesa de Soutehinho’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Early Pearly’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Early Pearly’…

28th March

…Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ The two enormous trees of Magnolia kobus var. borealis in the Rookery looking splendid. Magnolia kobus var. borealis Laurelia sempervirens in full flower back…

25th April 1897 – 2020

…of similar parentage to ‘Caerhays Surprise’. A lovely colour and very late. Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ Magnolia ‘Apollo’ has faded in colour but this plant has taken off…

17th April 1897 – 2020

…long and boring story of RHS muddled thinking and changes of mind during restructuring and cost saving. MAGNOLIA ‘Margaret Helen’ MAGNOLIA ‘Margaret Helen’ The best Magnolia in the garden today…

10th April 1897 – 2020

…the cold but still flowering nicely. These plants are to be grown on in Rookery Nursery. Camellia forrestii Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’; one of two on the drive. Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’…

30th March 1897 – 2020

…as ‘Caerhays Surprise’ but done in New Zealand which explains the suckering. Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ still excellent on the drive. Camellia…

14th March 1897 – 2020

…sprays of magnolia at the Rosemoor show today which won The Lamellen Cup. ‘Caerhays Surprise’, ‘Princess Margaret’ and ‘Margaret Helen’. This is our second entry which actually came third in…

8th April

…for 12 vases The Caerhays magnolia exhibits which were ‘Best in Show’. Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’. Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’. Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ Magnolia ‘Tikitere’. Magnolia ‘Tikitere’ Magnolia ‘Apollo’….

1st May

‘Margaret Helen’. Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ New leaf on Quercus phellos by Hovel turning. Quercus phellos Rhododendron tephropeplum full out above HQN. Rhododendron tephropeplum Euonymus echinatus now out in flower. Euonymus…

27th May 1897 – 2020

…Amazing coverage! 2015 – CHW A few magnolias left on the drive to enjoy – perhaps. Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ still in flower – its reputation for a lengthy flowering season…

23rd April 1897 – 2020

…propagate. Lithocarpus henryi Lithocarpus henryi Lithocarpus henryi The Caerhays magnolia entries in the single spray classes were Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ and Magnolia ‘Tropicana’ which won first and second prize. In…

9th April 1897 – 2020

…Caerhays (which won first and a cup or two). Magnolia ‘Solar Flair’ Magnolia ‘Apollo’ – in the three sprays class from Caerhays. Magnolia ‘Apollo’ Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ – in the…

17th November

…an excellent plant – perhaps the most floriferous we saw today “Winter’s Joy” “Winter’s Joy” ‘Rainbow’ ‘Rainbow’ ‘Rainbow’ ‘Paradise Helen’ ‘Paradise Helen’ ‘Paradise Helen’ ‘Paradise Blush’ ‘Paradise Blush’ ‘Paradise Blush’…

31st March 1897 – 2020

…decent flowers on Magnolia campbellii ‘Princess Margaret’. Very late out for a campbellii. The plant in Kennel Close is now our best example of ‘Princess Margaret’. Another has partially keeled…

7th May

…loderi ‘Pink Coral’ As does Rhododendron ‘Helen’ which is, today, nearly over. So far all these new loderi plants are settling in well. Rhododendron loderi ‘Helen’ 2023 – CHW No…

18th May

…erect. Eve and Louisa with the team GROW Some spectacular floral art from Helen James Flowers. Helen James Flowers. The Queen with Raymond Everson. The Queen with Raymond Everson. Our…

21st January

…be:Fargesia scabrindaPhyllostachys bambusoides ‘Castillonis Inversa’Indocalamus tessellatus and Indocalamus latifoliusHelen Chen, who gave the talk, said there are 200 species and cultivars of bamboo which are hardy enough to grow and…