…mexicanum in full flower Illicium mexicanum Illicium mexicanum Rhododendron prostitum seedlings. Pink at first fading to near white. Rhododendron prostitum Rhododendron prostitum Rhododendron rireii – the best form I have…

…improved with age (Magnolia cylindrica ‘Pegasus’ x Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Sawada’s Pink’). Magnolia ‘Angelica’ Magnolia ‘Angelica’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Daisy Diva’ is one of Mike Robinson’s crosses named in 1999. Magnolia…

…white form (alongside the pink form) of Rhododendron irroratum. Rhododendron irroratum Rhododendron irroratum This sister seedling to the true Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ resides on the drive. It is a small…

…camellia etc. However, outside the front door on the bank, they are lovely! Lots of interbreeding from the cultivated forms in the former borders over the years so white, pinkish-mauve…

…survived from what was originally a clump. red hybrid red hybrid Another pink hybrid amid a clump of FJW seedlings. pink hybrid pink hybrid Amid the rain the magnolias stand…

…and Magnolia ‘Todds Fortyniner’ is nearly over and putting on its first small leaves. Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ This is the first flower on Magnolia sprengeri ‘Dusty Pink’ which was a…

…sasanqua Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’ just out. Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’ Saw the last of the house martins today in a large moving pack over a field. They soon moved…

…change to pink as yet. Taller growing than ‘White Lace’ too. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Pink Diamond’ We looked at Hydrangea ‘Hobella’ in its prime six to eight weeks ago when it…

…I go to have a look at Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’ and, extraordinarily, there is a rogue flower open in early October. Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’ 2023 –…

…of Pink’ leafless (as normal) but still with decent flowers with the ‘touch’! Magnolia ‘Touch of Pink’ 2022 – CHW Meanwhile back at Caerhays Jaimie records the following which I…

…fantastic autumn colour. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Prettycoat’ Hesperantha coccinea ‘Snow Maiden’ has a delicate touch of pink at least in bud and on first opening. Hesperantha coccinea ‘Snow Maiden’ Hesperantha coccinea…

…best. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ (Pink) full out on the drive. Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ (Pink) Fallen camellia petal on the track to White Styles. Fallen camellia petal Removing…

…N Roses’ has a pleasant flower with a pink picotee edge. Helleborus ‘Ice N Roses’ Saxifraga ‘Early Carnival’ starts red and fades to white with a pink stripe. Saxifraga ‘Early…

…on Magnolia sprengeri ‘Dusty Pink’. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Dusty Pink’ Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata ‘Werrington’ (a gifted plant from one of the original ‘Lanarth’ wild collected seedlings) now nicely out. Magnolia…

…oddly! Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Crystal’ Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Crystal’ Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Pink Champagne’ is not one I have seen out myself before. Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Pink Champagne’ Magnolia ‘Manchu Fan’ also unfrosted. Another…

…Scroll’ – Betula utilis ssp jacquemontii ‘Himalayan Spirit’ – Betula utilis ssp albosinensis ‘Pink Champagne’ – Betula utilis ssp albosinensis ‘Red Panda’ – Betula ‘Fascination’ – Betula ermanii ‘Mt Zao…

…Gem’ Camellia ‘Winter Gem’ 2023 – CHW Jim Gardiner with Magnolia sprengeri ‘Dusky Pink’ which he gave us a few years ago. Today in full flower with a beaming Jim!…

…very good. Camellia japonica ‘Dr. Burnside’ Camellia japonica ‘Dr. Burnside’ Camellia japonica ‘Dr. Burnside’ Camellia japonica ‘Dr. Burnside’ Then back to Caerhays and more new magnolias. Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’…

…‘Allspice’ is a much larger growing small tree with larger leaves and no pink in the flowers as they now open. Michelia foggi ‘Allspice’ Michelia foggi ‘Allspice’ Michelia foggi ‘Allspice’…

…‘Seattle Trident’ with its superb pink new growth. Quercus bushii ‘Seattle Trident’ Salix magnifica also with its first flower here. Salix magnifica At last, the east wind has gone. A…