26th April

‘Judy Zuk’ Magnolia ‘Judy Zuk’ First two flowers out on Rhododendron crassum. Again a month early. Rhododendron crassum Rhododendron chapmanii full out. Rhododendron chapmanii Rhododendron augustinii ‘Penheale Blue’ Rhododendron augustinii…

7th May

…grown from a Caerhays scion. Magnolia ‘Judy Zuk’ Magnolia ‘Judy Zuk’ Magnolia ‘Judy Zuk’ Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ The best thing today at Wisley were the matsumae Japanese…

13th May

‘Judy Zuk’ opposite the mist houses. Magnolia ‘Judy Zuk’ Magnolia ‘Judy Zuk’ Rosa banksia ‘Alba Plena’ at the front of Burncoose House. Rosa banksia ‘Alba Plena’ Rosa banksia ‘Alba Plena’…

16th May

…Magnolia ‘Judy Zuk’ Magnolia ‘Judy Zuk’ One forgets how plain the flowers are of the dwarf Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Wallaby’. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Wallaby’ The first lot of Caerhays cut stuff in…

11th May

…show up later as the flowers develop? Enkianthus deflexus Magnolia ‘Judy Zuk’ is improving with age. These flowers are far more like the flowers I first saw at Antony Woodland…

29th April

…Camellia saluenensis Prunus ‘Jo-Nioi’ nearly over after only a week. Prunus ‘Jo-Nioi’ A young Magnolia ‘Judy Zuk’ with flowers. Magnolia ‘Judy Zuk’ A similar young plant of Magnolia ‘Green Bee’….

5th March

…‘Eleanor May’ Magnolia ‘Eleanor May’ Magnolia ‘Judy Carlson’. Magnolia ‘Judy Carlson’ Magnolia ‘Judy Carlson’ Magnolia ‘Fireglow’, M. cylindrica x M. ‘Sawada’s Pink’ – has not passed the test of time!…

16th March

…book. ‘Olav Kalleberg’ Magnolia ‘Judy Carlson’ is nice but not exactly ‘different’. Cannot find the parentage. Magnolia ‘Judy Carlson’ Magnolia ‘Judy Carlson’ Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’ – the same applies. This…

28th February

…mollicomatas out and no Magnolia sargentiana robustas. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ Magnolia ‘Judy Carlson’ just opening. Magnolia ‘Judy Carlson’ Magnolia ‘Judy Carlson’ Magnolia ‘Leda’ – likewise. Magnolia ‘Leda’…

24th April

…‘Yellow Lantern’ and a fortnight later. No label and not on the plans but it has been here 15 or more years. Not quite ‘Judy Zuk’ but closer to ‘Anilou’…