5th April

‘Sir Harold Hiller’ a) One initial but sizeable flower on Magnolia ‘Sir Harold Hillier’ which is an almost pure campbellii alba seedling originally from Chyverton. We have other plants. M….

8th March

‘Sir Harold Hillier’ Magnolia ‘Sir Harold Hillier’ Magnolia ‘Sir Harold Hillier’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine’ with plenty of buds high up. A very columnar habit. Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine’ Magnolia ‘Hot Lips’…

12th March

…Magnolia ‘Elizabeth Holman’ now properly out. Magnolia ‘Elizabeth Holman’ Magnolia ‘Sir Harold Hillier’ just starting. Magnolia ‘Sir Harold Hillier’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ with a single…

27th April

…Taiwania cryptomerioides Terence and Roy. Terence and Roy Thomas, Lizzie and David Jewell. Thomas, Lizzie and David Jewell Sue Lancaster. Sue Lancaster The statue of Sir Harold Hillier. The statue…

24th February 1897 – 2020

…is just as pink and very nearly the same as the ‘Ethel Hillier’ we looked at recently. Nice enough but not pure white! Magnolia campbellii ‘Sir Harold Hillier’ Magnolia campbellii…

14th March

…‘Delia Williams’ Magnolia ‘Aurora’ just out in Kennel Close. Magnolia ‘Aurora’ Magnolia ‘Aurora’ Magnolia ‘Sir Harold Hillier’ just starting but wind damaged overnight. Magnolia ‘Sir Harold Hillier’ Magnolia sargentiana var….

17th March 1897 – 2020

…the lawn. Magnolia ‘Kews Surprise’ Magnolia ‘Kews Surprise’ Magnolia dawsoniana ‘Chyverton Red’ by the rockery. Magnolia dawsoniana ‘Chyverton Red’ Magnolia ‘Sir Harold Hillier’ by the old walled garden. Magnolia ‘Sir

29th November

…well. Quercus engelmannii Quercus engelmannii Ilex chapaensis with berries. Ilex chapaensis Ilex chapaensis Magnolia campbellii ‘Sir Harold Hillier’ (Alba Group) still in full leaf. Magnolia campbellii ‘Sir Harold Hillier’ (Alba…

23rd February 1897 – 2020

…it opens. Not bad but a long way from the original. It could be the seedling ‘Ethel Hillier’ really or almost ‘Sir Harold Hillier’ which is yet another named ‘Alba’…

19th March

…growth on Photinia lasiogyna. Photinia lasiogyna Magnolia ‘Sir Harold Hillier’. Magnolia ‘Sir Harold Hillier’ Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ and Rhododendron ‘Ostara’. Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ and Rhododendron ‘Ostara’ Camellia japonica ‘Black Magic’….

10th March

Next Day > < Previous Day View 10th March 1897 – 2020 CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW Magnolia ‘Sir Harold Hillier’. Magnolia ‘Sir

22nd February

Hillier’ showing a little more pink than usual. Magnolia campbellii ‘Sir Harold Hillier’ Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x ‘Black Tulip’ – excellent! Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x ‘Black Tulip’ Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x ‘Black Tulip’…

2nd March

…Magnolia ‘Bishop Peter’ now at its very best. Magnolia ‘Bishop Peter’ Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ (New Zealand form) and Magnolia ‘Sir Harold Hillier’. Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ (New Zealand form) and Magnolia ‘Sir Harold

9th March

‘Sir Harold Hillier’ – lower paddock. Magnolia ‘Sir Harold Hillier’ Magnolia sprengeri var diva – lower paddock. Magnolia sprengeri var diva The remnants of the huge turkey oak felled last…

11th January 1897- 2020

…Magnolia ‘Sir Harol Hillier’, another near white ‘Alba’ seedling and named by Nigel Holman of Chyverton. Magnolia ‘Ethel Hillier’ Magnolia ‘Ethel Hillier’ Magnolia ‘Ethel Hillier’ Camellia ‘Mary Jobson’ has one…

13th February 1897 – 2020

‘Sir Peter Smithers’ Daphne bholua ‘Sir Peter Smithers’ Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ – OUTSTANDING and a huge flower Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ Daphne bholua ‘Garden House…

29th March

…as it was. This one in the Burncoose Lodge garden. Magnolia ‘Sir Harold Hillier’ is flowering properly by the walled garden for the first time. Bred by Nigel Holman at…

15th May

…leaves below Nothofagus fusca. This tree was collected in New Zealand by Sir Harold Hillier and given to my father. Nothofagus fusca 2020 – CHW It is all very well…

14th April

…Rhododendron loderi ‘Sir Edmund’ flowering well for the first time. (Sir Edmund Loder presumably?) Rhododendron loderi ‘Sir Edmund’ Rhododendron loderi ‘Sir Edmund’ Rhododendron loderi ‘Sir Edmund’ The 15-20 sacrifice camellias…

RHS Savill Garden – Flower Show Pictures – 2018

…Rhododendron lonigerum Pinus ponderosa Pinus ponderosa Pinus mugo ‘Ophir’ Pinus mugo ‘Ophir’ Pinus mugo ‘Ophir’ Camellia ‘Harold L Paige’ (‘Adolphe Audusson’ x ‘Crimson Robe’) Camellia ‘Harold L Paige’ Perhaps a…