…or winter but has perhaps been confused by the absence of a winter. Boquila trifoliata Boquila trifoliata Magnolia ‘Cameo’ is one of Vance Hooper’s crosses from New Zealand (Magnolia x…

…born lambs. One hermaphrodite lamb – what will the ministry of BAME classify that as! An excellent crop of lambs. New crossbred batch of ewes New crossbred batch of ewes…

…and an excellent thing in a good place to be seen on the drive. hand pollenated cross hand pollenated cross Magnolia loebneri ‘Mag’s Pirouette’ at its absolute best in the…

…1998 rhododendron cross made by Jaimie. His cross No. 12 which we need to look up. Attractive striping as it first opens and, perhaps, well worth naming. Perhaps Rh. calophytum…

…worthy of naming. hybrid between Rhododendron ‘Titness Park’ (a calophytum cross or form I was given by Windsor) and Rhododendron ‘Rebecca’ hybrid between Rhododendron ‘Titness Park’ (a calophytum cross or…

…it. across the car park across the car park 2021 – CHW Ilex centrochinensis (or possibly Ilex corallina) in flower which I have not noticed before. Ilex centrochinensis Rhododendron edgeworthii…

…R.GRIFFITHIANUM x purple splendour cross R.GRIFFITHIANUM x JC Williams cross R.GRIFFITHIANUM x arboreum sub delavayii cross R.GRIFFITHIANUM x cetewayo cross 2016 – CHW A tour with Mike and Annabelle Lloyd…

…The next one has leaves which suggest a cross with a small leaved species (sasanqua?). Nothing that special but a large flower which is light pink. cross with a small…

…cross was Magnolia ‘F J Williams’ x Magnolia campbellii (ie our original plants in both cases – pink campbelli). The cross was made in 2005 and the seedling was planted…

…Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Impressive new growth on Abies spectabilis. Abies spectabilis Populus wilsocarpa ‘Bolonii’ – I assume a cross between P. lasiocarpa (which it resembles) and P. wilsonii. Populus wilsocarpa…

…of a third cross of Jaimie’s this year. Magnolia ‘Mr Julian’ crossed with Magnolia ‘Lanarth’. Wonderful colour on the first and only flower this year. I think we should name…

…Paeonia delavayi but, judging by its colour, it is actually crossed with Paeonia ludlowii. Not really a nice colour and far removed from the lovely Borde Hill cross we saw…

…‘Mrs Lionel de Rothschild’ Jaimie thinks this self-sown seedling above the main quarry is a cross between Rhododendron orbiculare and Rhododendron fargesii. cross between Rhododendron orbiculare and Rhododendron fargesii Rhododendron…

…sprengeri ‘Diva’ (the same cross as our Magnolia ‘Tropicana’ but with rather different colours).M. ‘Daybreak’ is a cross between Magnolia brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ and Magnolia ‘Tina Durio’ (basically a yellow/black/pink mix…

…11th named storm since the start of the autumn. In a typical year there are 6 or 7 named storms. 2023 – CHW Decent flowers now on Jaimie’s new cross:…

…Camellia x williamsii ‘Ballet Queen Variegated’ The white form of Rhododendron moupinense on the drive. Not a patch on the red form we saw yesterday which Jaimie plans to cross…

…to three days. I wonder if this would cross with other magnolias (eg virginiana or globosa which are both out nearby) or will it only cross with another former Manglietia…

…but retaining the nice whitish edging to the tepals. I now see that this cross is called ‘Venus’. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x ‘Pickards Ruby’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x ‘Pickards Ruby’…

…Water about yet more leakages of raw untreated sewage into the harbour from 1958 pipework running across the bottom of the slipway. Since Portloe is not an environment bathing water…

…cross between Magnolia sargentiana var robusta, Magnolia campbellii subsp mollicomata ‘Lanarth’ and Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’. The colour of the flower really is a mixture of the colours of its three…