…still in tight bud. Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ Rhododendron haemaleum var. atrorubum (as in rhodo species pocket guide) (? var. atrorubens as on label) just…

…‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ A rather poor form of Rhododendron orbiculare. Rhododendron orbiculare Rhododendron hanceanum has a touch of…

…Cream’ now at its best. Magnolia laevifolia ‘Fairy Cream’ Magnolia laevifolia ‘Fairy Cream’ Magnolia laevifolia ‘Kunming’ flowering for the first time that I have noticed. Magnolia laevifolia ‘Kunming’ Magnolia laevifolia…

…Magnolia ‘Peaches and Cream’ – a few late flowers. Magnolia ‘Peaches and Cream’ Sorbus thompsonii with attractive silvery-purple new leaves – planted 2010. Sorbus thompsonii Sorbus thompsonii Tilia miqueliana (the…

…in Cornwall. Mining tin and lithium in Cornwall Cornwall Seaweed Company. Cornwall Seaweed Company Fishing. Fishing Cornish Cream. Cornish Cream Cornish Apple Growing. Cornish Apple Growing China Clay. China Clay…

…good in the sun. Euphorbia polychroma Euphorbia polychroma Telopea speciosissima ‘Braidwood Brilliant’ flowering away. Telopea speciosissima ‘Braidwood Brilliant’ Acer palmatum ‘Skeeters Broom’ looking wonderful with its new growth full out….

…of the wood and still more! centre of the wood centre of the wood centre of the wood centre of the wood centre of the wood A true Magnolia sprengeri…

…but fine and sunny by day. Magnolia sprengeri var. diva ‘Marwood Spring’ flowering in Old Park. Magnolia sprengeri var. diva ‘Marwood Spring’ The grandchildren on the garden tour – Zara,…

…Cream’ Magnolia ‘Fairy Blush’ and Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’ Magnolia ‘Just Jean’ is a M. soulangeana seedling raised by John Gallagher. Magnolia ‘Just Jean’ Gigantic Rhododendron calophytums at the bottom of…

…over beside it above Roger’s Quarry. Magnolia (Michelia) ‘Fairy Cream’ full out and Magnolia ‘Fairy White’ Magnolia (Michelia) ‘Fairy Cream’ I think Rhododendron floccigerum is my favourite Rhodo species. It’s…

…the buds has vanished. Many more flowers than I had first thought. Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Syringa vulgaris ‘Primrose’ on the drive…

…had its first cut. Especially long here for the time of year. Grass cutting Grass cutting Michelia ‘Fairy Blush’ still has a good show in Old Park. Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’…

…var. chinensis ‘Wisley Cream’ with the seed heads now swelling. Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Cream’ Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Cream’ The best blue hydrangea clump in the garden…

…quite the reverse opposite Tesco’s today!) ‘Sunny Sky’ ‘Sunny Sky’ ‘Cream Abundance’ – sadly no scent in the rain. ‘Cream Abundance’ ‘Cream Abundance’ A very ripe fig on a rather…

…x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Pink Surprise’ which is now called ‘LADY WOODSMAN’ or so I read in the Eisenhut book. ‘LADY WOODSMAN’ ‘LADY WOODSMAN’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x…

…self-isolating in a castle (but it has its upsides) and so off to Old Park Wood to see what has not been frosted last night. The sun is up so…

…undersides of the new leaves which I would have expected on M. manipurensis. Magnolia doltsopa manipurensis (NJM 13010) Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’. Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’ Camellia yunnanensis with wonderful new growth….

…Chiffon’ The dark foliage on Ceanothus ‘Tuxedo’ looked interesting and new but no flowers now. Ceanothus ‘Tuxedo’ A wall of nasturtiums was superb. nasturtiums Penstemon ‘Strawberries and Cream’ – better…

…Marvel’ Podocarpus nivalis ‘Kilworth Cream’ in its winter colours. Podocarpus nivalis ‘Kilworth Cream’ Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’ looking great. Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’ Viburnum carlcephalum with decent autumn colour. Viburnum…

…‘Bo Peep’ (Pink) First flowers just out on Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ in Old Park. Absurdly early. Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ Jaimie has a cunning new plan to fell this massive but…