…Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ and Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ at its absolute best. Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Magnolia ‘F J Williams’ and Magnolia…

…the best magnolia in the garden this week. Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Then the second wrongly labelled magnolia. It is labelled ‘Joe McDaniel’ but is nothing like it….

…fear we may have lost the crossing records for this plant. Very good today. hybrid bred by Philip Tregunna hybrid bred by Philip Tregunna hybrid bred by Philip Tregunna hybrid…

…campbellii alba seedling Magnolia campbellii alba seedling Magnolia campbellii alba seedling Magnolia campbellii alba seedling Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’…

…williamsii ‘Brigadoon’ Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ in the distance. The best magnolia today in the garden by far. Stupendous! Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Lizzie retrieves the windblown branch of Magnolia campbellii to…

…loebneri ‘Merrill’ and Camellia japonica Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ and Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta. Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ one day on and fading slightly in colour. Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’…

…‘Cassandra’ 2025 – CHW Philip Tregunna’s as yet unnamed hybrid on the drive. Is it sufficiently different to merit registration? Borderline. Philip Tregunna’s as yet unnamed hybrid Philip Tregunna’s as…

…The young Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ below the Pound is just out. I looked on Monday and nothing doing then. Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ First flowers on Camellia reticulata ‘Dream Castle’. Camellia…

…var ‘Busaco’ The younger plant of Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ below The Engine House in about its eighth year of flowering. A good colour despite some windblow. Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Magnolia…

…also made to other gardening friends during Philip Tregunna’s tenure as head gardener 1956 to 1996. From: Sally Hayward Sent: 28 June 2020 11:56 To: Charles Williams PA Subject: Transcription…

…of estate staff to greet her. Philip did the actual planting of course! The medals which Philip Tregunna won from the RHS included: • 50 year long service award* •…

…by Maurice Foster who sends me three pictures from his garden in Kent. Magnolia sargentiana robusta (Caerhays Dark Form), Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ and Magnolia campbellii ‘Trelissick Alba’. Magnolia campbellii ‘Trelissick…

…when finished. They were this year: Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ (Jaimie’s hybrid registered last year) Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ (the younger plant where the old ‘Diva’ grew) Magnolia ‘Philip…

…as yet? Magnolia ‘Pink Sensation’ The quince is now covered in flowers with the old fruit. quince Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ in its pomp (unfrosted!). Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’…

…‘Charles Raffill’. Magnolia ‘Charles Raffill’ Last shots of a perfect Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’. Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Rhododendron arboreum ssp. zaylanicum (?) tucked away in the former nursery…

…or cultivars in three vases M. ‘Caerhays Belle’, M. ‘Philip Tregunna’ & M. ‘Lanarth’ (Seedling) – 1st and The Lamellen Cup for best exhibit M. ‘Caerhays Belle’, M. ‘Philip Tregunna’…

…Tregunna’ at its absolute best. Flowers which have opened on their own without wind are much darker than those higher up which were blown open. Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Magnolia ‘Philip…

…before the other mollicomatas of a similar age. Magnolia mollicomata ‘Mary Williams’ Philip Tregunna’s cross, the recently registered Magnolia ‘Caerhays Philip’, at the top of the garden has a few…

…Perfume’ x ‘Betty Jessel’ 8. ‘Philip Tregunna’ x ‘Felix Jury’ 9. ‘Philip Tregunna’ x ‘Darjeeling’ 10. ‘Angelica’ x i ‘Darjeeling 11. ‘Angelica’ x ‘Betty Jessel’ 12. ‘Wakehurst’ x ‘felix Jury’…

…and probably arrived here in 1902 from Reuthes nursery as part of a large batch. Sadly, no individual names were recorded.The first has been called (by Philip Tregunna) Camellia ‘Mathotiana’…