21st March

…very wet afternoon. Magnolia ‘J.C. Williams’ and Magnolia ‘Kew Surprise’ Magnolia dawsoniana ‘Chindit’. Magnolia dawsoniana ‘Chindit’ Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’ just coming. Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’ Magnolia ‘Antje Zandee’ well out. Magnolia…

17th March

…original species with much smaller flowers but still only partly out today. Magnolia dawsoniana seedling Magnolia dawsoniana seedling Rhododendron ‘Yaku Princess’ in the Rockery is just going over. Short lifespans…

8th March

dawsoniana ‘Chindit’ – not especially dawsoniana-like at least at this early stage in bud. Magnolia dawsoniana ‘Chindit’ Magnolia dawsoniana ‘Chindit’ 2021 – CHW Lockdown is a time for cleaning out…

16th March

…Rhododendron serpyllifolium Rhododendron serpyllifolium First flowers out on a Magnolia dawsoniana seedling outside the arch. Magnolia dawsoniana seedling Rhododendron sulfureum full out. Rhododendron sulfureum Rhododendron sulfureum 2021 – CHW Still…

25th March

…below Slip Rail. Magnolia dawsoniana ‘Chyverton Red’ Magnolia dawsoniana ‘Chyverton Red’ One of the original Magnolia campbellii alba now full out. Magnolia campbellii alba Camellia ‘Dream Boat’ Camellia ‘Dream Boat’…

26th March

…good form. Rhododendron ‘Praecox’ Rhododendron ‘Praecox’ Rhododendron ‘Praecox’ The Magnolia dawsoniana seedling outside the front arch is at its best. Magnolia dawsoniana Magnolia dawsoniana Magnolia dawsoniana Magnolia x loebneri ‘Wildcat’….

28th March

dawsoniana seedlings Magnolia dawsoniana seedlings The bluebells beneath this tree are now full out too and quite a blue carpet. bluebells The Asiatic magnolia season reached its zenith this week…

9th April

…the other Asiatics are well over. More flowers this year than for several years. Magnolia dawsoniana Magnolia dawsoniana A busy bumble bee. Bumble bee Old deer damage to the trunk…

30th March

…perhaps Rhododendron floccigerum Rhododendron ‘Assaye’ (Caerhays bred) is just coming out above Crinodendron Hedge. An elderly clump with some good new layers in place. Rhododendron ‘Assaye’ Rhododendron ‘Assaye’ Magnolia dawsoniana

2nd March

…the Savill Gardens. Now very good but is it really a form of dawsoniana? Magnolia dawsoniana ‘Chindit’ Another of Jaimie’s new hybrids with just one flower (ever) so far but…