11th May

…‘Black Swan’ leaves a week on. Fagus sylvatica ‘Black Swan’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Black Swan’ Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ just out. Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ A young Magnolia nitida getting…

13th May

‘Summer Solstice’ Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ A huge elderly clump of Rhododendron loderi which I usually miss during Chelsea week is out early. Quite a sight today. Rhododendron…

24th May

…A young Sorbus gonggashanica putting on a good show. Sorbus gonggashanica Sorbus gonggashanica Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ now at its very best. Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Aesculus assamica. Aesculus…

2nd May

…the Main Ride. Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ The first flower high up on Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’. Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Magnolia x foggii ‘Jack Fogg’. Magnolia x foggii ‘Jack Fogg’ The tree-like…

30th May

…the buds and flowers so much larger than on the original? Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ The Magnolia ‘Daphne’ in Kennel Close is still looking good….

25th May

…What a simply wonderful magnolia this is! Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ A few Crataegus species in flower perhaps for the first time: Crataegus combyi Crataegus…

9th May

…M. globosa? while the former is a cross between M. sieboldii and M. tripetala x M. obovata. I doubt there is much globosa in ‘Summer Solstice’. Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ We…

12th May

…kweichowense Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ full out 10 days earlier than usual and another Chelsea defector. Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ 2018 – CHW Jaimie and the garden team have…

16th May

…fraseri The largest Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ in flower at 30ft+. Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Rehderodendron kweichowense (WWJ 12019) flowering for the second time ever and rather more profusely….

26th May

…buds in Kennel Close turns out to be Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’. Label has vanished. Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Aesculus woerlitzensis is nicely in flower. I do not think…

4th June

…Crataegus schraderiana Crataegus schraderiana Philadelphus satsumi just out. Philadelphus satsumi Philadelphus satsumi Still good flowers on Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’. Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Azalea flowers burnt off prematurely in the heat…

7th June

…and smelling delicious. Only its second year of flowering. The flowers here are much larger than on the 25 year old original tree. Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Magnolia…

31st October

‘Summer Solstice’ Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Firmania simplex leaves badly eaten by slugs. I fear this plant is too tender for us. Firmania simplex 2016 – CHW Jaimie’s team have cleared…

31st May

…stamineum Rhododendron stamineum Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ at its best. Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ just coming. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ The old, gnarled and much damaged Paulownia tomentosa in the…

25th June

…crassifolia come from Ecuador. Magnolia fansipanensis comes from North Vietnam’s tallest mountain. If you are still confused so am I!] Magnolia crassifolia Magnolia crassifolia Magnolia crassifolia Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ was…

22nd May

…Opal’ Magnolia acuminata ‘Blue Opal’ Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ (M. obovata x M. globosa). Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ with nearly ripe fruits. Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ Sadly our…

10th June

…var hayatainus A simply perfect bud on Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’. Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ just coming out. The white form in more shade not yet showing. Rhododendron…

28th May

…canadensis ‘Flame’ Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ is nearly as fine as Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’. The outer tepals are pink at first. Here there is a flower on the very top twig…

10th May

…now full out. Aesculus hippocastanum ‘Baumannii’ Aesculus woerlitzensis Aesculus woerlitzensis Aesculus woerlitzensis Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ is out just a few days before ‘Summer Solstice’. The former is Magnolia sieboldii x…

18th May

…than usual as well. Normally this and the similar M. ‘Summer Solstice’ are out at the same time. Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Juglans cinerea just into leaf. Juglans cinerea Eucalyptus mannifera…