…out a week or so before (this proved not to be correct). Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Aesculus woerlitzensis with dark red flowers. Aesculus woerlitzensis Aesculus woerlitzensis Aesculus bushii…

…Splendour’ shows up well at this time of the year beside the other Cordylines and the Phormiums. Cordyline ‘Southern Splendour’ Cordyline ‘Southern Splendour’ Clematis ‘Silver Moon’ is a new addition…

…seedling (ie from same seedpod) of Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ sister seedling (ie from same seedpod) of Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ sister seedling (ie from same seedpod) of Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Another…

…the top of the tree. Not as dark or as large a flower as in earlier years but still impressive. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia…

…is now full out too. What an impressive plant this is! Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ (US bred) is now full out too…

…Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Roy Lancaster and Jaimie Parsons ceremonially plant Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Roy Lancaster and Jaimie Parsons ceremonially plant Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Meanwhile our spaniel ‘Mr Billy’, does a…

…flies all around. Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Aesculus pavia ‘Atrosanguinea’ Aesculus pavia ‘Atrosanguinea’ Aesculus glabra Aesculus glabra This is mislabelled but I think it is Aesculus ‘Dallimorei’ as…

…to the right. Main Ride Jaimie’s homebred Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ at its splendid best. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Suzannah van Veen’ now fully out…

…with the reddish new growth. Eriobotrya deflexa Eriobotrya deflexa Magnolia ‘Royal Splendour’ is a new one to us but clearly in the ‘Peachy’/’Daybreak’ category. Magnolia ‘Royal Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Royal Splendour’…

…to admire it. seedling from the same crop as the one which produced ‘Caerhays Splendour’ seedling from the same crop as the one which produced ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Lamellyn’…

…‘Caerhays Splendour’ at its peak today. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Rebecca’s Perfume’ just starting. Magnolia ‘Rebecca’s Perfume’ Magnolia…

…‘Caerhays Splendour’ and Camellia japonica ‘Magnoliifolia’ – one of the 5 ‘Splendours’ on the bank above the front door. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ and Camellia japonica ‘Magnoliifolia’ A close up of…

…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…

…in March and has re-established well with excellent new growth. Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ Flowers forming on Podocarpus matudae (male). Podocarpus matudae Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ full out. Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’…

…larger flower than M. ‘Summer Solstice’. Still a bit shy to flower with only five flowers today but this may improve. Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Pale mauve new…

…in the fields. 7,500 acres of vegetable crops in Cornwall mainly on rented ground from Land’s End to Port Eliot. Southern England Farms Southern England Farms Courgettes are the main…

…Beauty’ Narcissus ‘Mr Julian’ which was bred by Roy Scamp. Narcissus ‘Mr Julian’ First close up this year of a bud and flower on Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’…

…‘Angelica’ Magnolia ‘Angelica’ Magnolia ‘Angelica’ Magnolia dawsoniana ‘Valley Splendour’ is another superb plant – so much better than dawsoniana itself. Magnolia dawsoniana ‘Valley Splendour’ Magnolia dawsoniana ‘Valley Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Vulcan’…

…does it have as large sized flowers, as its sister which is the best ‘Caerhays Splendour’ by the veitchiis. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ This peculiar and sadly unnamed deciduous azalea is…

…a gentle pink. Camellia japonica ‘Elegans Splendour’ Camellia japonica ‘Elegans Splendour’ Camellia japonica ‘Comte de Gomer’. Camellia japonica ‘Comte de Gomer’ Camellia japonica ‘Mathotiana Rubra’ (otherwise known as ‘Te Deum’…