5th March

…Collins Frankie Tregunna and Ross Collins Frankie Tregunna and Ross Collins Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine’ just showing nicely as the small tree matures. Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine’ Magnolia sargentiana…

7th March

…Tulip’ x M. x soulangeana ‘Deep Purple Dream’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine – not bad and now performing better. Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine Magnolia ‘Pichard’s Ruby’ x M.’J.C. Williams’- again I can…

26th March

…castle lawn. Magnolia ‘Sweet Merlot’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Merlot’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Merlot’ 2019 – CHW A trip to the greenhouses to see what new is out.The first full out patch of…

8th March

…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’ now…

9th March

…Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine’ Magnolia ‘Sir Harold Hillier’ – lower paddock. Magnolia ‘Sir Harold Hillier’ Magnolia sprengeri var diva – lower paddock. Magnolia sprengeri var diva The remnants…

18th March

…Moon’ Camellia reticulata ‘Debut’, a new one to us. Camellia reticulata ‘Debut’ Camellia ‘Sweet Jane’ is really rather splendid. Another new variety from Stervinou. Camellia ‘Sweet Jane’ Camellia ‘Sweet Jane’…

13th April

…20ft tall and just coming out now. Prunus ‘Gyoiko’ Prunus ‘Gyoiko’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine’ is nice by the Green Gate. Flowers are getting larger with maturity. Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine’ Magnolia…

27th February

…young and older magnolias which were out there. We do not have any of the new sweet chestnut disease but a few older sweet chestnuts may have minor Phytophthora ramorum…

2nd September

…freemanii ‘Autumn Blaze’ Secondary flowers on Magnolia ‘Sweet Merlot’ below the lawn. Magnolia ‘Sweet Merlot’ A badger has dug out a huge wasps nest below a fallen beech tree stump….

11th March

…chestnuts in Old Park. Some felled, some with just dead branches removed. All under a statutory felling order. sweet chestnuts sweet chestnuts One forgets what a frost pocket Old Park…