26th February

…Prunus cerasifera ‘Pissardii’ Prunus cerasifera ‘Pissardii’ A good young Rhododendron grande seedling full out now on Hovel Cart Road. Rhododendron grande seedling Rhododendron grande seedling I said the other day…

27th February

…mollicomata seedling – 50+ years old. Very similar to the Burncoose tree above the Tennis Court there. Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata seedling Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata seedling Magnolia campbellii subsp….

17th February

…magnolia front which is good. Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ seedling In Forty Acres a mature seedling which looks more like a Magnolia mollicomata seedling than a campbellii seedling. I have never seen…

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…

10th February

…‘Lanarth’ seedling in Old Park is just out. Look at the colour in a fallen petal! Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ seedling Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ seedling This Old Park Magnolia campbellii (one of two)…

7th February

…unnamed seedling magnolia unnamed seedling magnolia unnamed seedling magnolia Magnolia ‘Pristine’ has three buds with colour beside it. Magnolia ‘Pristine’ Magnolia ‘Cecil Nice’ has the first few flowers out at…

28th February

…the true species which still thrives in the Auklandii Garden. Narcissus cyclamineus seedlings and hybrids Narcissus cyclamineus seedlings and hybrids Narcissus cyclamineus seedlings and hybrids Narcissus cyclamineus seedlings and hybrids…

10th March

…potted the first of last year’s rhododendron seedlings. Most of these are Rhododendron desquamatum and Rhododendron heliolepsis. last year’s rhododendron seedlings Nearby are well potted seedlings from last year’s sowing…

1st April

…and a very campbellii alba shape. Magnolia campbellii Alba seedling Magnolia campbellii Alba seedling Magnolia ‘Kews Surprise’ with M campbellii alba seedlings behind it is similarly drab today but what…

5th February

…campbellii seedling which is always early but I do not remember it being the very first magnolia into flower; quite splendid today in the sunlight. Magnolia campbellii seedling Magnolia campbellii…