11th March 1897 – 2020

…dallii Pittosporum dallii Pittosporum dallii Chionodoxa forbesii ‘Blue Giant’ would make an easy spring bulb pot sale with little effort. Chionodoxa forbesii ‘Blue Giant’ Chionodoxa forbesii ‘Blue Giant’ Chionodoxa forbesii…

7th March 1897 – 2020

…the greenhouse. A giant indeed but nowhere near as large as our campbellii alba seedling pictured a few days ago. Magnolia ‘Mossmans Giant’ Magnolia ‘Mossmans Giant’ Magnolia ‘Mossmans Giant’ Magnolia…

10th June

…so. The adjacent Loderi ‘King George’ is over but some years the two coincide. CORNUS florida ‘Red giant’ CORNUS florida ‘Red giant’ CORNUS florida ‘Red giant’ 1997 – FJW Delias…

30th June

…but is in shade so the bracts could be darker in full sun. Cornus florida ‘Red Giant’ Cornus florida ‘Red Giant’ Cornus florida ‘Red Giant’ Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’ has very…

3rd August

…Very difficult to grow in a pot! Ligularia gigantea ‘Giant Scabious’ Ligularia gigantea ‘Giant Scabious’ Ligularia gigantea ‘Giant Scabious’ Perouskia atriplicifolia ‘Little Spire’ grew to about 18 inches and had…

25th February 1897 – 2020

Giant’ Magnolia ‘Mossman’s Giant’ Magnolia zenii Magnolia zenii 2019 – CHW Above the greenhouse today.Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ has the odd flower out. Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ Magnolia ‘Todds Fortyniner’ is still…

21st March 1897 – 2020

…Rider’ Camellia ‘Giant White’ largely unfrosted. Strange shape as the bud unfurls. Camellia ‘Giant White’ Camellia ‘Giant White’ Camellia ‘Giant White’ First leaves on Acer palmatum ‘Katsura’ coming into leaf…

7th July

…is a fairly common native annual species which grows on bare disturbed ground. This huge patch is directly below the root crop in Big Barn Hills field. Growing beside it…

21st March

Giant’ just out in Tin Garden. Bulbs planted in the autumn and out earlier than expected. Leujocum aestivum ‘Gravetye Giant’ Leujocum aestivum ‘Gravetye Giant’ First flowers after the pollarding two-and-a-half…

5th May

…‘Aureum’ Acer cappadocicum ‘Aureum’ Cornus florida ‘Red Giant’ slowly emerging into colour. Cornus florida ‘Red Giant’ Cornus florida ‘Red Giant’ Ilex yunnanensis with new growth and flower showing. I saw…

14th May

…of flowers. It has been out for at least four months now in full sun. Camellia ‘Giant White’ Camellia ‘Giant White’ One of Jaimie’s hybrids above Crinodendron Hedge has a…

17th February 1897 – 2020

…years’ time. Magnolia ‘Todds Forty Niner’, the first pre Christmas magnolia, is now over but with leaf coming. Magnolia ‘Mossmans Giant’ Magnolia ‘Mossmans Giant’ Magnolia ‘Todds Forty Niner’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays…

20th February 1897 – 2020

…trumpet. Interestingly they have crossed with the ‘ordinary’ snowdrops nearby and produced two clumps of half giants nearby. Any idea of the correct name anyone? giant snowdrops giant snowdrops The…

2nd March 1897 – 2020

…in reality but a particularly good one with huge flowers. Well worth its place. Magnolia ‘Mossmans Giant’ Magnolia ‘Mossmans Giant’ Then we picked out 15 magnolias and assorted hardier trees…

28th May

…Cows and calves Pedigree Saler cows and calves in Little Barn Hills. Salers have white ends to their tails. These are very high class cattle. Saler cows and calves Saler…

23rd July

…Groundwort, which I thought at first was a Lamium or a Teucrium. Stachys sylvatica Stachys sylvatica The view from Ventonveth to Corwenna hills which we restored from scrub in the…

16th November

…Two Hills which will one day be a feature avenue. Carpinus betulus Carpinus betulus A few nasty looking red fungi on the lawn which the pheasants are clearly enjoying –…

30th December

…Garden Book page)H.A.C Algeanas, Spain, ‘Went riding as usual searching all the time in the hills for a white form of Australis; luck favoured me and I found a good…

8th March

…registered M. x soulangeana seedling. Far end of Old Park. Magnolia ‘Just Jean’ Magnola ‘Sybille’ is Philippe de Spoelberg’s M x soulangeana x ‘White Giant’ x M. ‘Leda’. Clearly correctly…

10th March

…pictures of Magnolia sprengeri ‘Dusty Pink’. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Dusty Pink’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Dusty Pink’ Magnolia ‘Pink Sensation’ just out. An Ian Baldick introduction from New Zealand previously called ‘Ian’s Giant