…it expired. Camellia ‘Lulu Belle’ is an excellent show. Camellia ‘Lulu Belle’ Camellia ‘Lulu Belle’ Camellia ‘Pink Icicle’ is quite variable in shape but very floriferous. Camellia ‘Pink Icicle’ Camellia…

…rushing out into flower all around. Camellia japonica ‘Lulu Belle’ suddenly full out. Camellia japonica ‘Lulu Belle’ Camellia japonica ‘Lulu Belle’ Camellia japonica ‘Kick Off’ just getting going. Camellia japonica…

…‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ 2016 – CHW Around the garden with John (Williams) after meetings at Tregaire and Newton about major building works on four derelict barns.Camellia reticulata ‘Captain…

…Orange’ Storm Bella has partially blown over our Trachycarpus wagnerianus trunk. Trachycarpus wagnerianus Flowers, high up, on Camellia ‘Lulu Belle’. Camellia ‘Lulu Belle’ First couple of flowers on the pink/red…

…Camellia japonica ‘Kramers Supreme’ Camellia japonica ‘Kramers Supreme’ Camellia ‘Lulu Belle’ Camellia ‘Lulu Belle’ Camellia ‘Scentuous’ x Camellia lutchuenensis Camellia ‘Scentuous’ x Camellia lutchuenensis A nice plant of the unusual…

…deer 2023 – CHW A warmer week and more camellias begin to show.Camellia ‘Lulu Belle’. Camellia ‘Lulu Belle’ Camellia japonica ‘Kick Off’. Jaimie grew this plant from a cutting 26…

…frost damage below White Styles. frost damage Magnolia ‘Susannah Van Veen’ – the New Zealand cross akin to ‘Caerhays Belle’. Magnolia ‘Susannah Van Veen’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’…

…the eye in the cash point by the till. Camellia ‘Memphis Belle’ Camellia ‘Memphis Belle’ Camellia ‘Memphis Belle’ Camellia reticulata ‘Dr Clifford Parks’ is equally large and imposing. Normally a…

…Note the darker colouring as the flowers first open, then lighter as they open fully. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’…

…Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Another group of my father’s hybrids which I need to track and identify. Another group of my…

…with M. ‘Caerhays Belle’ in the background. Magnolia ‘Suzannah van Veen’ Magnolia ‘Suzannah van Veen’ Magnolia ‘Jersey Belle’ at its very best as well. Magnolia ‘Jersey Belle’ The emerging view…

…original Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ has, thankfully, escaped the frost reasonably well particularly lower down. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ First flowers on Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’ outside the…

…Looks wonderful today in the sun. Magnolia ‘Blushing Belle’ Magnolia ‘Blushing Belle’ Magnolia ‘Blushing Belle’ This is labelled Halesia parviflora which is a synonym for (the correct) Halesia carolina. Its…

…is clearly the other way around because the wind has spoilt Belle. This is Susanna. ‘Susanna van Veen’ ‘Susanna van Veen’ ‘Susanna van Veen’ This is the ‘Caerhays Belle’ nearby…

…not resist yet more of ‘Caerhays Belle’ in the sun. ‘Caerhays Belle’ ‘Caerhays Belle’ ‘Caerhays Belle’ ‘Caerhays Belle’ ‘Caerhays Belle’ ‘Caerhays Belle’ ‘Caerhays Belle’ 2016 – CHW The bluebells are…

…and a young Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ The view through the arch with Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ nearly at its absolute best. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Rhododendron arboreum subsp. cinnamomeum. Rhododendron arboreum subsp….

…‘Blushing Belle’ Magnolia ‘Blushing Belle’ Magnolia ‘Blushing Belle’ Magnolia ‘Purpurascens’. Magnolia denudata x Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ supposedly. Cannot see this really but this matches the picture in the Eisenhut book….

…Cestrum fasciculatum ‘Newellii’ Cestrum fasciculatum ‘Newellii’ Magnolia sieboldii ‘Jersey Belle’ Magnolia sieboldii ‘Jersey Belle’ Another Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ still in new growth in full shade. Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ Fagus sylvatica…

…No flowers yet on Decaisnea insignis in Tin Garden. Decaisnea fargesii Decaisnea fargesii Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ nearing its best. Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Rex’ doing well…

…see here. New shoots did grow but are now threatened again. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Camellia gigantocarpa has some 9-12in new growth shoots at the…