6th March

Torch’ with the yellow glow just really on the opening bud. Many more flowers here than ever before and a real show today. Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s…

8th March

…the yellowing is more pronounced. Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ Already the New Zealand Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ is shedding tepals onto the ground. Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ Magnolia ‘Betty Jessel’…

2nd February

…‘Valentine’s Torch’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ A nursery visit and larger camellias look good by the sales point. camellias camellias The Hellebores look good too beside the new 40 Year…

13th February

…campbellii The largest Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ is just starting. Unlike the other one which we saw last week this has not been blown open prematurely. Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’…

3rd March

…‘Valentine’s Torch’ half out on a murky day. Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ Acacia pravissima nearly out. Acacia pravissima The first true Magnolia ‘Sprengeri Diva’ to have flowers out. Magnolia ‘Sprengeri…

25th February

…the greenhouse is just starting. Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ Five naturalised clumps of very different semi wild daffodils outside the front gate. The last one is…

24th February

…‘Valentine’s Torch’ with its first flowers. Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ Lizzie’s mum’s wreath has survived the storms at the front door here. wreath First rather pale flowers showing on Rhododendron…

6th September

…rufinerve ‘Erythrocladum’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ with its first big crop of seeds. As a very early flowerer it normally sees its flowers frosted. Well worth growing these seedlings as…

11th February

…‘Valentine’s Torch’ is now properly out. Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ Below is a full list of the plants delivered via Burncoose earlier this week. Boring perhaps but this diary is…

6th February

…on Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’. Yellow as it opens fading to white. Again too high up to photograph properly. Originally from a graft gifted to us by Mount Congreve. Magnolia…