…first time in Kennel Close. Magnolia acuminata ‘Blue Opal’ Magnolia acuminata ‘Blue Opal’ Magnolia acuminata ‘Blue Opal’ Magnolia obovata perfectly out. Magnolia obovata Rosa roxburgii is flowering sparsely and probably…

…a ‘blue’ flower as M. ‘Woodsman’ and M. ‘Patriot’ which was out a month earlier. Odd and different! Magnolia acuminata ‘Blue Opal’ Magnolia acuminata ‘Blue Opal’ Philadelphus satsuma (BSWJ 11004)…

…‘Opal’ – nice flower but poor foliage as yet. Pulmonaria ‘Opal’ Pulmonaria ‘Blue Ensign’ – a startling blue for February. Pulmonaria ‘Blue Ensign’ The telehandler unloads a lorry – a…

…‘Mary Rose’ Flowers forming on Podocarpus matudae (male). Podocarpus matudae Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ full out. Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Magnolia acuminata ‘Blue Opal’ flowering for the first time….

…and Zara. Easter Egg Hunt Easter Egg Hunt Easter Egg Hunt Easter Egg Hunt Easter Egg Hunt Pink bluebells outside the Rockery. Pink bluebells Grandchildren feeding the cattle with increasing…

…buds appearing on Magnolia ‘Blue Opal’. Smaller but even bluer than Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’. Magnolia ‘Blue Opal’ Leptospermum scoparium ‘County Park Blush’ has survived the ‘Beast’ in a chilly…

…popular in the future. Planted in 2021. Should have put this where more people will see it. Magnolia ‘Emperor’ Magnolia ‘Emperor’ Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Opal’. Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Opal’ Magnolia ‘Watermelon’ –…

…but worse. It is a pity it is so far away with so much to catch up with much nearer in the main garden.Magnolia ‘Pickards Opal’ has a few flowers…

…‘Linearifolium’ Rhododendron (Azalea) stenophyllum ‘Linearifolium’ Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ is blue in bud (but not as blue as ‘Blue Opal’) opening as you see. Different! Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia…

…Now another puzzle. This is what the label says but not the plan which suggests, as I suspect, that this is in fact ‘Blue Opal’. We have others so I…