31st March

…Pink trumpets. Narcissus ‘Dailmanachii’ The last flower on a graft from the original Magnolia sprengeri var. diva. The shape is unique and unmistakeable. Magnolia sprengeri var. diva The two huge…

20th June

…send the pictures to Tom Hudson for a further opinion. Very nice indeed though. Magnolia floribunda var. tonkinensis Magnolia floribunda var. tonkinensis Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ just coming out. Rhododendron…

26th October

…on Pourthiaea beauverdiana var. notabilis. Pourthiaea beauverdiana var. notabilis Pourthiaea beauverdiana var. notabilis Half rotten and slug eaten secondary flowers on Magnolia ‘Yakeo’. Magnolia ‘Yakeo’ Magnolia ‘Yakeo’ Huge and very…

23rd March

…speech by clicking here. 2023 – CHW Magnolia soulangeana ‘Brozzoni’. Magnolia soulangeana ‘Brozzoni’ Magnolia sprengeri var sprengeri from Westphaler. Stunning colours. Magnolia sprengeri var sprengeri Magnolia sprengeri var sprengeri Magnolia…

22nd June

…place. Jaimie wants to layer it as cuttings have so far failed. Magnolia floribunda var. tonkinensis Magnolia floribunda var. tonkinensis Magnolia floribunda var. tonkinensis Magnolia floribunda var. tonkinensis Tilia carolina…

16th October

var. megaphyllum Vaccinum dunalianum var. megaphyllum First flower out on Camellia sasanqua ‘Showa no Sakae’. Camellia ‘Showa no Sakae’ A large clump of Rhododendron davidsonianum with a real covering of…

8th June

var. chinensis ‘Xanthocarpa’ has yellow (not red) fruits which we can now look forward to as it flowers for the first time. Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Xanthocarpa’ Cornus kousa var.

10th January

var. praecox has also largely shed its bark to reveal the new trunk. What a transformation! Eucalyptus mannifera var. praecox Eucalyptus mannifera var. praecox Eucalyptus mannifera var. praecox Eucalyptus mannifera…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 2)

…‘Pendula’) Despite looking like a Crataegus this is in fact the very rare and dwarfish Fraxinus xanthoxyloides var. dumosa. Fraxinus xanthoxyloides var. dumosa Nothofagus procera (alpina as it is now…

24th February

…plant to the retirement gift given to Lady Mary Holborow. unnamed hybrid The old Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta seedling by the kennels. Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta seedling Another young Magnolia…