19th March

…‘Leonora’ Magnolia ‘Leonora’ Magnolia ‘Leonora’ Magnolia x veitchii grown from seed from Chollipo Arboretum in Korea above the Green Gate is already making a major show. Magnolia x veitchii Magnolia…

15th February

…to Old Park. Magnolia ‘F.J. Willaims’ Magnolia ‘F.J. Willaims’ Lizzie and the newly registered Magnolia ‘Leonora’ just coming out at the top of the tree. Magnolia ‘Leonora’ Magnolia ‘Leonora’ Another…

20th February

…very fine hybrid. Magnolia ‘Leonora’ Magnolia ‘Leonora’ A young Magnolia ‘Vairano’ on the main magnolia bank facing the drive. Nice enough but not really that different. Magnolia ‘Vairano’ A view…

23rd February

…of the new Magnolia ‘Leonora’. (M. ‘F.J. Williams’ x M. campbellii subsp. mollicomata ‘Lanarth’). Magnolia ‘Leonora’ Magnolia ‘Leonora’ Also more pictures of the equally new Magnolia ‘Coronation’ (M. sprengeri diva…

2nd March

…we should name and register this as Magnolia ‘Leonora’ after my aunt who had her 80th birthday last Friday. Registration will have to wait a year or two until we…

3rd April

…called ‘Leonora’ after my Aunt Leo). Magnolia ‘Mr Julian’ x Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata ‘Lanarth’ Magnolia ‘Mr Julian’ x Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata ‘Lanarth’ Magnolia ‘Mr Julian’ x Magnolia campbellii…

27th February

…from much the same parentage). All good, all well worth growing, but does one really need all 4? I would argue that our M. ‘Leonora’ might even be a better…