20th January

…x M. ‘Coco’ Magnolia grandiflora x M. ‘Coco’ Magnolia grandiflora ‘Harold Poole’ Magnolia grandiflora ‘Harold Poole’ Magnolia grandiflora ‘Overton’ Magnolia grandiflora ‘Overton’ Magnolia grandiflora ‘D.D. Blanchard’ Magnolia grandiflora ‘D.D. Blanchard’…

4th August

…to the mainland but just time to photograph a fine Magnolia grandiflora ‘Goliath’ which has narrower and more pointed leaves than most other forms of M grandiflora. This specimen grows…

9th July

…Magnolia grandiflora flowers from below the lawn. Magnolia grandiflora Magnolia grandiflora Magnolia grandiflora An elderly Cotoneaster franchettii full out by the tower. Cotoneaster franchettii Cotoneaster franchettii An older plant Rhododendron…

23rd June

…unpleasantly floppy flowers. MAGNOLIA grandiflora ‘Main Street’ MAGNOLIA grandiflora ‘Main Street’ MAGNOLIA grandiflora ‘Main Street’ ‘Russet’ – with attractive indumentum under the leaves well worth growing. MAGNOLIA grandiflora ‘Russet’ MAGNOLIA…

24th August

…had not seen in flower before. Abelia x grandiflora ‘Sunny Charms’ Abelia x grandiflora ‘Sunny Charms’ Duranta erecta from Florida to Brazil is clearly a greenhouse plant which forms a…

2nd September

…nursery but sadly no flowers in the summer. Bignonia capreolata Bignonia capreolata Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ with just a hint of pink. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’…

30th November

…time of year but normal in this run of mild winters. Magnolia grandiflora Magnolia grandiflora Magnolia grandiflora This seed pod looks as if it might just be viable? If so…

24th May

…bark to be sent off to a perfume manufacturer. A slow tedious job but another use for a magnolia! Magnolia grandiflora bark Magnolia grandiflora bark Magnolia grandiflora bark Magnolia grandiflora

16th July

…2024 – CHW Magnolia grandiflora ‘Mainstreet’. Magnolia grandiflora ‘Mainstreet’ Magnolia grandiflora ‘Russet’. Magnolia grandiflora ‘Russet’ Magnolia grandiflora ‘Overton’. Magnolia grandiflora ‘Overton’ Still a tail end Wisteria flower in mid-July? tail…

9th October

…aff. ligustrifolia First fruits we have ever seen on x Crataemespilus grandiflora. Arching branches. x Crataemespilus grandiflora x Crataemespilus grandiflora x Crataemespilus grandiflora A female plant of Cephalotaxus fortunei is…

24th October

…a species from Java) on the top wall. Not that exciting unfortunately but another oddity for the collection. Magnolia grandiflora x M. coco Magnolia grandiflora x M. coco Magnolia grandiflora

4th April

…Magnolia x loebneri ‘Pink Stardust’ had largely dropped already. Not as pink as ‘Raspberry Fun’. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Pink Stardust’ Coprosma grandiflora Coprosma grandiflora Surprised to find Daphne bholua ‘Garden…

20th July

…the hottest areas. Magnolia grandiflora ‘Exmouth’ Magnolia grandiflora ‘Exmouth’ The best Sollya heterophylla I have ever seen growing outside is still doing well. Sollya heterophylla Sollya heterophylla A big rhododendron…

5th August

…last looked closely which was probably years ago. Magnolia grandiflora Magnolia grandiflora The last two times I have gone to look for the rare Mexican Magnolia dealbata its intermittent flowers…

22nd August

…garden after an absence of 10 days away. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ on Hovel Cart Road is looking good. A pleasant surprise. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ Dead Rhododendrons by Higher Quarry Nursery….

15th October

…Quercus buckleyi Quercus buckleyi A seed on a Magnolia grandiflora on the Top Wall which may, in time, contain viable seeds. Only after a hot summer is this magnolia ever…

3rd November

…today. Coprosma grandiflora Coprosma grandiflora Coprosma grandiflora Coprosma grandiflora 2020 – CHW Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ now leafless and glowing in the sun. Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Tilia cordata ‘Winter…

27th December

…January? Magnolia grandiflora Magnolia grandiflora Salvia leucantha full out in flower by the greenhouse. This Mexican species should flower now. Sadly I have cocked up the photographs. Salvia leucantha First…

1st February

…go be planted now in Kennel Close. Magnolia grandiflora ‘Bracken’s Brown Beauty’ Magnolia grandiflora ‘Bracken’s Brown Beauty’ Mahonia japonica nearly over in full shade by the greenhouse frames. Mahonia japonica…

29th September

…transitoria ‘Roundabarrow Ruby’ in Kennel Close. Fruits and leaves much the same colour. Malus transitoria ‘Roundabarrow Ruby’ Malus transitoria ‘Roundabarrow Ruby’ Malus transitoria ‘Roundabarrow Ruby’ Crataegus grandiflora (Crataegomespilus grandiflora) is…