7th March

…the same cross as Magnolia ‘Leonora’ – different to ‘Leonora’ but also very good. Magnolia ‘Leonora’ Magnolia ‘Leonora’ Magnolia ‘Snow Blood’ much improved on last year. 2022 planted. Magnolia ‘Snow…

19th March

…cross which we hope to register and name next year as Magnolia ‘Leonora’ after my aunt whose 80th birthday it was when it first flowered. Magnolia ‘Leonora’ Magnolia ‘Leonora’ Magnolia…

15th February

…on Magnolia ‘Leonora’ near the Kennels. Magnolia ‘Leonora’ Early flowers on Camellia x williamsii ‘Caerhays’. Out below White Styles in a windy spot well before the much older plants in…

6th April

…‘Snow Lady’ Rhododendron ‘Endsleigh Pink’ Rhododendron ‘Endsleigh Pink’ Rhododendron williamsianum x martinianum- it has never had a registered name. Rhododendron williamsianum x martinianum A totally different and very elderly form…

27th February

…Camellia sasanquas. Magnolia ‘Coronation’ Magnolia ‘Leonora’ blown open prematurely and not a good colour this time. Magnolia ‘Leonora’ 2024 – CHW Despite the wind, or perhaps because of it, many…

23rd February

…‘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 ‘Burncoose’ x M. campbellii…

20th February

…‘Coronation. Camellia ‘Nicky Crisp’ Magnolia ‘Leonora’ now full out by the old Dog Kennels. This too is a very fine hybrid. Magnolia ‘Leonora’ Magnolia ‘Leonora’ A young Magnolia ‘Vairano’ on…

10th March

…‘Leonora’ – even better than ‘Leonora’. sister seedling to Magnolia ‘Leonora’ Magnolia ‘Hot Lips’. Magnolia ‘Hot Lips’ Magnolia ‘Hot Lips’ 2024 – CHW The east wind continues and the magnolias…

4th May

…trip to Endsleigh gardens and lunch there with Peter and Karen Bickford-Smith. The garden valley is spectacular but no one has planted or cleared anything for 50 years and it…

4th July

…Otter near Budleigh Salterton built by Clinton Devon Estates and the Environmental Agency. The sea had been kept out of the river valley farmland since the early part of the…