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’…
…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’…
…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…
…not yet seen it perform properly. Magnolia ‘Black Swan’ Magnolia ‘Black Swan’ Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’ (Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘JC Williams’) is a fantastic plant on Hovel Cart Road…
…‘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…
…‘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…
…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…
…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…
…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…
…out on Rehderodendron indochinense. Rehderodendron indochinense Rehderodendron indochinense A startlingly good batch of wild violets on a hot sunny bank. Some are much darker than others. wild violets wild violets…
…leaves and introduced by Ernest Wilson in 1907. It used to grow here but has long since died out. Maddenia hypoleuca Maddenia hypoleuca Another young Magnolia ‘Black Swan’ with decent…
…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…
…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’…
…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…
…ministers from being interviewed on the Today programme until recently.One swan is back on the lake. A mother and two very mature cygnets left about 10 days ago. Normally the…
…Certainly as good as Prunus ‘Shirotae’ which has a similar habit. Prunus ‘Shogetsu’ Prunus ‘Shogetsu’ Prunus ‘Shogetsu’ The swan has decided to nest again in the same spot as last…
…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…
…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…
…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….
…newly potted cuttings and seedlings (loads) and to see what is in flower.Tom Hudson’s gift of a wild collected Magnolia martinii (his number 3930) which has a different leaf form…
…many of these have been registered and given names which we had not quite caught up with although the pollen parents were our original Caerhays crosses. For example: ‘Black Swan’…