4th March 1897 – 2020

…campbellii alba seedling Magnolia campbellii alba seedling Magnolia campbellii alba seedling Magnolia campbellii alba seedling Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’…

24th February 1897 – 2020

…collected original trees here which are not showing colour as yet. This is normal! Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ seedling Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ seedling Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ seedling A second Magnolia sargentiana…

25th December

…previous generations. Magnolia grandifloras Daphne bholua ‘Alba’ nearly out by the greenhouses – not unusual. Daphne bholua ‘Alba’ Daphne bholua ‘Alba’ Camellia hiemalis ‘Yuletide’ – but of course! It is…

23rd February 1897 – 2020

…seedling but nearer the true Chinese original. Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ The New Zealand form of Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ is at its absolute…

28th March

…on the drive still looks good amid the gloom. Magnolia campbellii Alba seedling Magnolia campbellii Alba seedling Magnolia campbellii Alba seedling Hidden away behind it is a rather nice but…

1st April

…cold. The second best magnolia in the garden today by Georges Hut. Magnolia ‘Albatross’ Magnolia ‘Albatross’ Magnolia ‘Albatross’ Magnolia ‘Atlas’ is showing colour too further along the path. No damage!…

3rd April

‘Alba’. Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ Daffodils in Giddle Orchard. These were planted out from the kitchen garden when daffodil breeding stopped at Caerhays 60 to…

13th May

…Rosa banksia ‘Alba Plena’ Rosa banksia ‘Alba Plena’ Wisteria floribunda ‘Alba’ just coming out. Normally cut for Chelsea but not this year! Wisteria floribunda ‘Alba’ Wisteria floribunda ‘Alba’ A nice…

15th January 1897- 2020

…Daphne bholua alba is overpowering today above the greenhouse. The plant is now full out and breathtaking! Daphne bholua alba Daphne bholua alba Daphne bholua alba Daphne bholua alba In…

13th March 1897 – 2020

…campbellii alba seedling on the drive are suddenly full out and drooping down to enchant passing visitors. Magnolia campbellii alba seedling Magnolia campbellii alba seedling Magnolia campbellii alba seedling This…

11th April

…01. Magnolia × soulangeana ‘Alba Superba’ Magnolia × soulangeana ‘Alba Superba’ Magnolia × soulangeana ‘Lombardy Rose’ – in Penvergate – Area 01. (May have been planted as Magnolia ‘Darrell Dean’…

25th February

…Camellia japonica Another Magnolia campbellii var. Alba seedling with gigantic flowers below Tin Garden. Magnolia campbellii var. Alba seedling Magnolia campbellii var. Alba seedling Magnolia campbellii ‘Wakehurst’ and Magnolia ‘Aurora’….

31st March

…Which magnolia has the biggest flower? The contenders today are: Magnolia ‘Atlas’ from New Zealand Magnolia campbellii alba ‘Trelissick’ Magnolia campbellii alba seedling from main ride. Magnolia campbelli alba seedling…

4th April

…seller for decades. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ The Magnolia campbellii Alba seedling on the drive is also at its best today. Magnolia campbellii Alba seedling Magnolia campbellii Alba

3rd May

…flush of flower again now. Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’ Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’ Two of the four new species of Hedychium planted on the top wall last autumn seem to be evergreen…

10th November

…drooping branches. Camellia sasanqua ‘Alba’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Alba’ The first pink sasanqua to come out looks really good alongside the white. The first pink sasanqua Further along the wall is…

11th March 1897 – 2020

Alba’ just coming out again. Loads of buds and only the odd flower frosted earlier. Camellia ‘Grandiflora Alba’ Camellia ‘Grandiflora Alba’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ still with a good new show…

11th February 1897 – 2020

…varieties which grew nearby have died of old age. Daphne bholua ‘Alba’ Daphne bholua ‘Alba’ Daphne bholua ‘Alba’ Daphne bholua ‘Alba’ A flower and a bud or two on Hydrangea…

16th March 1897 – 2020

…sprengeri ‘Diva’ x Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Lennei Alba’. I did not care for its first flowerings but this is better. The flowers would open flat if the wind had let…

18th March 1897 – 2020

…by Maurice Foster who sends me three pictures from his garden in Kent. Magnolia sargentiana robusta (Caerhays Dark Form), Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ and Magnolia campbellii ‘Trelissick Alba’. Magnolia campbellii ‘Trelissick…