…extraordinary range of colours from blue to yellow. Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ New growth on Agathis australis. Agathis…

…no obvious reason in the post mortem yet. It was always weaker growing than the Burncoose one in full sun. Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia ‘Woodsman’…

…first saw it in this blog. Magnolia ‘Genie’ Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ is improving having fallen over and needing re-staking. Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia ‘Daybreak’…

…‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ A rather poor form of Rhododendron orbiculare. Rhododendron orbiculare Rhododendron hanceanum has a touch of…

…x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Pink Surprise’ which is now called ‘LADY WOODSMAN’ or so I read in the Eisenhut book. ‘LADY WOODSMAN’ ‘LADY WOODSMAN’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x…

…has died at Caerhays and, more recently, at Burncoose. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ We saw Helwingia chinensis as a fully deciduous 4-5 foot tall rounded shrub…

…‘Pink Royalty’ or possibly Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Lady Woodsman’ (M. brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x M. ‘Pink Surprise’) flowering for the first time. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x M. ‘Pink Royalty’ Magnolia…

…x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Pink Surprise’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Pink Surprise’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Pink Surprise’ First Rhododendron loderi to flower this year…

…the buds has vanished. Many more flowers than I had first thought. Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Syringa vulgaris ‘Primrose’ on the drive…

…Burncoose garden then was Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ which might yet make it to Chelsea as there is still plenty of bud. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’…

…Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Nothing on the planting records about this lovely group of rhododendrons which are pink in bud opening white….

…perform her aerial layering on. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Patriot’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Patriot’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Patriot’ Magnolia ‘Ossies Yellow’ is…

…blue Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Patriot’. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Patriot’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Patriot’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Patriot’ Strong…

…have not seen it before. MAGNOLIA ‘Hot Flash’ MAGNOLIA ‘Hot Flash’ MAGNOLIA ‘Hot Flash’ MAGNOLIA ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ MAGNOLIA ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ – only a couple…

…addition to the yellows collection. Time, yet again, to check the reference books. It is greenish yellow with a good shape, opening flattish. MAGNOLIA ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Pink Surprise’ MAGNOLIA ‘Woodsman’…

…many new nest boxes only erected 10 days ago. robin has nested Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Pink Surprise’ is rather insipid above Crinodendron Hedge. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x…

…‘Patriot’ is blue in bud (but not as blue as ‘Blue Opal’) opening as you see. Different! Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia ‘Sensation’ is good and…

…full out above the Crinodendron Hedge. Not bad but x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ has no sign of any colour as yet while x brooklynensis ‘Eva Maria’ is nearly over. MAGNOLIA ‘Stellar…

…6 weeks since I photographed this in its pomp. Camellia japonica ‘Optima’ A young Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ planted in memory of Christine Henderson flowers for the first time. Magnolia…

…in the frames. Syringa tomentella First flowers on our replacement Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’. The old plant died. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ Catkins on Morus cathayana. Morus cathayana Morus cathayana…