1st April

‘Crystal Chalice’ has a very faint pink tinge in bud and the tips of the flowers curve away from upright. No sign of frost damage. Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’ Magnolia ‘Crystal

20th March

…more sheltered. Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’ is just coming. Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’ Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’ Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’ Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ is a bit battered in…

9th April

…rather well in Kennel Close. Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’ Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’ Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’ Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’ Prunus matsumae ‘Beni-Yutaka’ with its first flowers. The first of the Matsumae cherries…

16th March

…is Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Lennei’ x Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’. Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’ Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’ Magnolia ‘Tina Durio’ is by far the best ‘white’ we have seen today (Magnolia x…

27th February

…‘Fireglow’ Magnolia ‘Fireglow’ Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Crystal’ is in much the same category. Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Crystal’ 2019 – CHW Starting to sort out the planting out for various areas from the…

12th June

…today. This one is called ‘Crystal’. Very long flower stalks and large flowers but it would be hard to find it that different? Styrax japonicus ‘Crystal’ Styrax japonicus ‘Crystal’ 2016…

2nd April

…Carlson’ Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’ Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’ Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Serene’ (no name as yet) Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Serene’ Magnolia ‘Hot Lips’ (much…

15th April

…can there be a bigger magnolia flower? Magnolia ‘Atlas’ Magnolia ‘Atlas’ Magnolia ‘Purple Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Purple Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Purple Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Yakeo’ Magnolia ‘Yakeo’ Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’ Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’

5th March

…Magnolia ‘Fireglow’ Magnolia ‘Fireglow’ Magnolia ‘Candy Cane’ is unfrosted this year. Magnolia ‘Candy Cane’ Magnolia ‘Candy Cane’ Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Crystal’ grows rather oddly! Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Crystal’ Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Crystal’ Magnolia…

9th March

…reticulata ‘Red Crystal’ with a flower although it is only a one year cutting. Note the beetle hiding in the anthers and, presumably, eating the pollen. Camellia reticulata ‘Red Crystal’…