8th October

…have to walk down the water meadows to achieve lift off. single swan single swan single swan The recent gales have destroyed what little autumn colour there was so far…

8th March

…established now in the centre of the Old Park. 2019 planted. Magnolia ‘Black Swan’ Magnolia ‘Black Swan’ Magnolia ‘Black Swan’ Magnolia ‘Theodora’ is Maurice Foster’s UK bred M. ‘Dark Shadow’…

28th March

…named x brooklynensis varieties into flower. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Titan’ Magnolia kobus ‘White Elegance’ full out a week after we first saw flowers showing. Magnolia kobus ‘White Elegance’ Magnolia ‘Sentinel’…

31st March

…‘A.E. Bold’ Magnolia ‘Black Swan’ now properly out in flower. Magnolia ‘Black Swan’ Magnolia ‘Black Swan’ Magnolia ‘Black Swan’ Salix hookeriana looking good and now in a vase for visitors…

3rd June

…fruit tassels on Carpinus japonica. Carpinus japonica Fagus sylvatica ‘Black Swan’ is struggling into leaf and desperately needs real rain. Fagus sylvatica ‘Black Swan’ Crataegus calpodendron in flower. From the…

30th April

…out. Magnolia ‘Fairy Lime’ Magnolia foggii or Magnolia laevigata ‘White Caviar’. The label isn’t clear but the flowers are not M. foggii or white!? Magnolia foggii or Magnolia laevigata ‘White

21st March

…once. Camellia ‘Night Rider’ Camellia ‘Giant White’ largely unfrosted. Strange shape as the bud unfurls. Camellia ‘Giant White’ Camellia ‘Giant White’ Camellia ‘Giant White’ First leaves on Acer palmatum ‘Katsura’…

1st May

Swan’ good too in the sun. Fagus sylvatica ‘Black Swan’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Black Swan’ Salix moupinense (from Tom Hudson / Vietnam) is very different from Salix fargesii despite what the…

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…

2nd December

…flower. Camellia japonica ‘White Swan’ Camellia japonica ‘White Swan’ First few flowers out on Camellia x williamsii ‘Beatrice Michael’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Beatrice Michael’ 2022 – CHW The new and…

25th March

…highly scented Magnolia ‘Rebecca’s Perfume’. Magnolia ‘Rebecca’s Perfume’ Magnolia ‘Rebecca’s Perfume’ The swan on its new nest in much the same spot as last year. Well concealed. swan on its…

29th March

…full out and smelling gorgeous. Magnolia ‘Fairy White’ Magnolia ‘Fairy White’ But Magnolia ‘Fairy Blush’ and Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’ are still in tight bud. Magnolia ‘Fairy Blush’ and Magnolia ‘Fairy…

15th June

…nursery where I met APHA (Plant Health) today. Anemone ‘White Swan’ much earlier into flower than expected. Anemone ‘White Swan’ Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ also very early to be out. Callicarpa…

1st April

…x Michelia doltsopa ‘Silver Cloud’ Michelia maudiae. Michelia maudiae Michelia ‘Fairy White’. Michelia ‘Fairy White’ Michelia ‘Fairy White’ Michelia cavalieri. Michelia cavaleriei Michelia doltsopa. Michelia doltsopa 2022 – CHW Rhododendron…

18th February

…is good news. Camellia ‘White Swan’ with the odd flower. Camellia ‘White Swan’ The camellia sales beds – full with good healthy plants. camellia sales beds camellia sales beds Genista…

7th March

…x M. liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Caerhays Surprise’ is now call Magnolia ‘Black Swan’. Also above Crinodendron Hedge….

5th September

…Camellia ‘White Swan’. Camellia ‘White Swan’ Camellia ‘Sundae’. Camellia ‘Sundae’ Camellia ‘Snow Flurry’. Camellia ‘Snow Flurry’ An excellent crop of seedling Michelia doltsopa. Michelia doltsopa Solanum jasminoides ‘Album’ covered in…

16th April

White Wonder’ with its white bracts at about half-size as yet. Cornus ‘Eddie’s White Wonder’ The first deciduous azaleas emerging into flower beyond the Four in Hand. Early by anyone’s…

13th March

Swan’ in the Isla Rose. Magnolia ‘Black Swan’ Magnolia ‘Darkest Purple’ x M. campbellii ‘Betty Jessel’ is good but, yet again, I can find no registered name. Magnolia ‘Darkest Purple’…

13th June

…individual flower. ‘White Swan’ or ‘White Lights’ is what Hillier’s implies. white deciduous azalea white deciduous azalea Idesia polycarpa is full out and swarming with bees as you can see….