…out a week or so before (this proved not to be correct). Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Aesculus woerlitzensis with dark red flowers. Aesculus woerlitzensis Aesculus woerlitzensis Aesculus bushii…

…other Cordylines and the Phormiums. Cordyline ‘Southern Splendour’ Cordyline ‘Southern Splendour’ Clematis ‘Silver Moon’ is a new addition to the 2020 Burncoose catalogue. Clematis ‘Silver Moon’ Pseudowintera ‘Moulin Rouge’ comes…

…seedling (ie from same seedpod) of Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ sister seedling (ie from same seedpod) of Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ sister seedling (ie from same seedpod) of Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Another…

…the top of the tree. Not as dark or as large a flower as in earlier years but still impressive. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia…

…is now full out too. What an impressive plant this is! Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ (US bred) is now full out too…

…Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Roy Lancaster and Jaimie Parsons ceremonially plant Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Roy Lancaster and Jaimie Parsons ceremonially plant Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Meanwhile our spaniel ‘Mr Billy’, does a…

…flies all around. Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Aesculus pavia ‘Atrosanguinea’ Aesculus pavia ‘Atrosanguinea’ Aesculus glabra Aesculus glabra This is mislabelled but I think it is Aesculus ‘Dallimorei’ as…

…‘Caerhays Splendour’ at its peak today. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Rebecca’s Perfume’ just starting. Magnolia ‘Rebecca’s Perfume’ Magnolia…

…to admire it. seedling from the same crop as the one which produced ‘Caerhays Splendour’ seedling from the same crop as the one which produced ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Lamellyn’…

…to the right. Main Ride Jaimie’s homebred Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ at its splendid best. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Suzannah van Veen’ now fully out…

…growth. Eriobotrya deflexa Eriobotrya deflexa Magnolia ‘Royal Splendour’ is a new one to us but clearly in the ‘Peachy’/’Daybreak’ category. Magnolia ‘Royal Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Royal Splendour’ Cestrum ‘Newellii’ full out…

…‘Caerhays Splendour’ and Camellia japonica ‘Magnoliifolia’ – one of the 5 ‘Splendours’ on the bank above the front door. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ and Camellia japonica ‘Magnoliifolia’ A close up of…

…in the fields. 7,500 acres of vegetable crops in Cornwall mainly on rented ground from Land’s End to Port Eliot. Southern England Farms Southern England Farms Courgettes are the main…

…larger flower than M. ‘Summer Solstice’. Still a bit shy to flower with only five flowers today but this may improve. Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Pale mauve new…

…in March and has re-established well with excellent new growth. Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ Flowers forming on Podocarpus matudae (male). Podocarpus matudae Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ full out. Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’…

…No flowers yet on Decaisnea insignis in Tin Garden. Decaisnea fargesii Decaisnea fargesii Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ nearing its best. Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Rex’ doing well…

…Julian’ which was bred by Roy Scamp. Narcissus ‘Mr Julian’ First close up this year of a bud and flower on Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’…

…does it have as large sized flowers, as its sister which is the best ‘Caerhays Splendour’ by the veitchiis. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ This peculiar and sadly unnamed deciduous azalea is…

…a gentle pink. Camellia japonica ‘Elegans Splendour’ Camellia japonica ‘Elegans Splendour’ Camellia japonica ‘Comte de Gomer’. Camellia japonica ‘Comte de Gomer’ Camellia japonica ‘Mathotiana Rubra’ (otherwise known as ‘Te Deum’…

…Splendour’ Jaimie’s Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ is just coming out at the top. Around 40 buds in its third or fourth year of flowering. This is a very unusual deliberate three-way…