…a show today. Magnolia campbellii x campbellii var. mollicomata ‘Raffillii Group’ Another Magnolia ‘Valentine’s Torch’. Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’…

…‘Sir 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’…

…‘Valentine’s Torch’. Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ Then to Tregrehan. Sassafras randaiense in flower which I had not seen before. Sassafras randaiense Sassafras randaiense Cupressus chengiana. Cupressus…

…Pieris ‘Valley Valentine’ Pieris ‘Valley Valentine’ First flower out on a 2015 planted Michelia ‘Fairy White’. Plenty of bud to come on such an immature plant. Excellent value as a…

…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…

…flower rather than what you see opened flat here now. Well worth propagating! Camellia reticulata ‘Valentine Day’ Camellia reticulata ‘Valentine Day’ Camellia reticulata ‘Valentine Day’ Magnolia ‘F J Williams’ still…

…copious flower and attractive bark. Cydonia oblonga Cydonia oblonga Cydonia oblonga Cydonia oblonga Dicentra ‘Valentine’ was tall growing and impressively dark in colour. Well worth growing. Dicentra ‘Valentine’ Dicentra ‘Valentine’…

…‘Sweet Valentine’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine’ Magnolia sargentiana ‘Blood Moon’ – the first flower on this young plant is not as dark (yet) as expected. Magnolia sargentiana ‘Blood Moon’ Magnolia sargentiana…

…Torch’ has blown open below Donkey Shoe. Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ A nursery visit and larger camellias look good by the sales point. camellias camellias The…

…‘Valentine’s Torch’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ The Embothrium above Roger’s Quarry which was nearly dead has had a haircut but I doubt it will reshoot. Embothrium Michelia doltsopa ‘Fairy White’…

…over the Tennis Court Magnolia ‘Albatross’ at its best in the lower paddock. Magnolia ‘Albatross’ Magnolia ‘Albatross’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine’ – lower paddock. Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine’ Magnolia…

…exceptionally good variety too. Camellia reticulata ‘Valentine Day’ Camellia reticulata ‘Valentine Day’ A gorgeous flower on another Magnolia campbellii alba seedling in the evening light. Magnolia campbellii alba seedling View…

…‘Gyoiko’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine’ is nice by the Green Gate. Flowers are getting larger with maturity. Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine’ Prunus ichiyo (syn ‘Pink Champagne’) is very good…

…moupinense Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ rather splendid in the evening light. Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ The largest clump of Camellia ‘Winton’ full out by Orchid House…

…Magnolia ‘Black 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…

…yet, no pure white ones. It sports both colours on the same bush. Camellia ‘Adelina Patti’ Camellia ‘Adelina Patti’ The yellowish Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ is now properly out. Magnolia…

…the Portholland valley plantation of camellias in the Portholland valley We did eventually manage to interest Dutch buyers in the camellia product some five years ago but it proved impossible…

…zenii Similarly a few flowers 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…

…the front door The original Magnolia campbellii looks a bits better colour in the sun. Magnolia campbellii The largest Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ is just starting. Unlike the other one…

…thinks things are large and robust enough to remove the wire netting surrounds but it can be premature as here. Photinia nussia First flowers on Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’. Magnolia…