…base. Not worth naming I suspect. Magnolia zenii x M. salicifolia ‘Jermyns’ Magnolia zenii x M. salicifolia ‘Jermyns’ Magnolia zenii x M. salicifolia ‘Jermyns’ Camellia ‘Tiffany’ I think rather than…

…Belle’. Today up the drive to see what is new out here.This is labelled Magnolia zenii ‘Pink Parchment’. The flowers are bigger than on our original M. zenii but with…

…high up on Magnolia zenii. So we now have 7 magnolias in flower! Magnolia zenii First flower out on Camellia x williamsii ‘Delia Williams’. A little later than usual I…

…Rhododendron moupinense x Rhododendron chrysodoron. Rhododendron ‘Maisie’ First colour showing on Magnolia zenii although the light is fading now above the greenhouse. About as early as last year and very…

…crew but this stuff is tedious and time consuming.Magnolia zenii is full out at last. Relatively undamaged by frost. Magnolia zenii Oemleria cerasiformis now full out and nearly in leaf….

…Giant’ Magnolia ‘Mossman’s Giant’ Magnolia zenii Magnolia zenii 2019 – CHW Above the greenhouse today.Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ has the odd flower out. Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ Magnolia ‘Todds Fortyniner’ is still…

…frost in the Auklandii Garden but is still far from being full out which is just as well. Magnolia ‘F J Williams’ Magnolia zenii had a flower out about a…

…it was last year. Michelia ‘Fairy White’ Not many days ago I photographed Magnolia zenii as still dormant. Suddenly it has sprung out. Magnolia zenii The east wind on Thursday/Friday…

…ago. Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ Magnolia zenii above the greenhouse has one decent flower out. A good month earlier than we looked at this with Jim Gardiner last year in the…

…‘Volunteer’ Camellia ‘Volunteer’ Camellia ‘Volunteer’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Muskoka’ with first flowers. Camellia x williamsii ‘Muskoka’ No colour yet on Magnolia zenii unlike last year. Magnolia zenii Fallen camellia flowers…

…flower here. ‘King Alfred’ daffodils But Prunus ‘Kursar’ is only just showing colour. Prunus ‘Kursar’ 2019 – CHW Magnolia zenii now full out. Magnolia zenii 2018 – CHW First flowers…

…on Magnolia zenii right at the top. No other buds yet look quite ready to open. Magnolia zenii Sadly my father died peacefully in his sleep aged 91 in the…

…Magnolia ‘Todd’s Fortyniner’ Magnolia ‘Todd’s Fortyniner’ Magnolia zenii is usually not far behind but no sign of any movement yet here. Some buds may have been frosted and a few…

…passed flowers on the twigs. Camellia reticulata Superb and extensive secondary new growth on Magnolia zenii. Magnolia zenii Magnolia ‘Todd’s Fortyniner’ now properly out in flower and covered. Magnolia ‘Todd’s…

…have missed these flower earlier this week. Camellia taliensis Next February’s flower buds on Magnolia zenii swelling up already. Magnolia zenii 2021 – CHW I think this fungus is birch…

…Torch’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ First flower on Magnolia zenii which is later than usual. Magnolia zenii Despite having a few battered flowers out two to three weeks ago this…

…Forty Niner’ finally coming out properly after several recent pictures in this Diary. Magnolia ‘Todd’s Forty Niner’ Suddenly a few flowers out on Magnolia zenii (not many). Magnolia zenii Another…

…the nearby Magnolia zenii as the acer shed weeks ago. Acer rufinerve ‘Erythrocladum’ 2020 – CHW I had not noticed the attractive bark on a 25 to 30 year old…

…just starting. Magnolia zenii ‘Pink Parchment’ showing the pink in the buds. Magnolia ‘David Clulow’ perfect against a blue sky. Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ full out and an absolute picture. Magnolia…

…season? However when I check ‘Todds Fortyniner’ and Magnolia zenii which were the first batch out in early January last year no sign of swollen buds. The magnolias seem to…