…Cake’ Magnolia ‘Big Dude’. Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ Magnolia liliiflora ‘Holland Red’. Magnolia liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ Magnolia liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ Magnolia ‘Frank Gladney’. Magnolia ‘Frank Gladney’ Magnolia ‘Frank…

…Walk. Acer x conspicuum ‘Red Flamingo’ with its new leaves emerging. Acer x conspicuum ‘Red Flamingo’ Acer x conspicuum ‘Red Flamingo’ Magnolia ‘Purpurascens’ – second flowering. This is very good…

…some to go to the RHS rhododendron registrar. Rhododendron ‘Red Centurion’ Rhododendron ‘Red Centurion’ Rhododendron ‘Red Centurion’ 2016 – CHW Placed out around 15 more named magnolias for planting and…

…to find it is Magnolia ‘Red Lion’. Our largest plant on Bond Street was out and over three weeks ago. Magnolia ‘Red Lion’ First flowers on another Magnolia lilliiflora ‘Holland…

…‘Princess Diana’ Amelanchier laevis ‘Princess Diana’ Amelanchier grandiflora ‘Robin Hill’ with a hint of pink in bud. I had not noticed this before in the nursery. Amelanchier grandiflora ‘Robin Hill’…

…up on Magnolia ‘Ian’s Red’. Magnolia ‘Ian’s Red’ Camellia lutchuensis just coming out but no scent in the winds today. Camellia lutchuensis Camellia pitardii with its first flowers out for…

…Met Office ‘Red Warnings’ which they so love post COVID. Storm Eunice in January a non event red warning then. Cornwall is only an amber warning as yet but there…

…sprengeri ‘Elongata’ First colour on Magnolia ‘Red Lion’ – a sister seedling to ‘Star Wars’ and a better colour I suspect. Magnolia ‘Red Lion’ Magnolia ‘Red Lion’ The magnolia above…

…worth propagating. Podocarpus ‘Chameleon’ Podocarpus ‘Chocolate Box’ is a rockery plant really. Two casualties out of five planted. Podocarpus ‘Chocolate Box’ Podocarpus ‘Red Embers’ doing little red or emberish at…

…The tree rings show very different growth rates in different years. Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ This is, I think, a rotting example of common grey…