…the hail. The pale pink is a week ahead of the darker pink one. Quite a lot of white on the ground. Camellia saluenensis 2016 – CHW Another magnolia is…

…on Jan 24th 1943 Species Moupiense in good flower Rerii “ “ Irroratum “ “ Pink Arboreum “ “ Barbatum “ “ Lutescens “ “ Mucronulatum nearly over Decorum odd…

…yellow. Golden Oriole var ‘Busaco’ has pink edging. Both are Caerhays bred. Rhododendron ‘Golden Oriole Talavera’ Rhododendron ‘Golden Oriole Talavera’ Next to it the last flowers and first new growth…

…scented narcissii by the Dining Room window are nearly over. scented narcissii Clematis cirrhosa var balerica is full out on the wall. The speckles of red or pink are on…

…Camellia x williamsii ‘Brigadoon’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Brigadoon’ I suspect this is not nearly pink enough to be labelled as Pieris ‘Valley Valentine’ (which it is) but quite nice today….

…again this year. Last year’s crop germinated well. Aesculus wilsonii Salix gracilistyla ‘Mount Aso’ with its new buds showing already. This is a male form which will have silky pinkish-red…

…‘Frank Gladney’ was just coming out high up. This was registered in 1984 by Ken Durio of Louisiana Nursery as a cross between M. campbellii and an unknown pink Gresham…

…galore.The Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ seedling in the Auklandii Garden is at its best in the sun. Pinkish flamingos indeed! Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ seedling Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ seedling Petals falling under…

…upraised around about. new planting An early flower on Camellia sasanqua ‘Showa no sakae’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Showa no sakae’ The elderly pale pink Camellia sasanqua is nearly full out but…

…pink and white hybrid bluebells, which nurseries used to sell before the invasive scaremongering, are long established in cultivation.Both forms grow here and have featured in this diary.Copyright rules prevent…

…hederifolium) have suddenly appeared in profusion. Pink and white forms. A timely cut. Cyclamen hederifolium Cyclamen hederifolium Hedychium greenii has not flowered this year. Hedychium greenii Entelia arborescens, the New…

…Magnolia ‘Sprite Rite’ Prunus ‘Beni-yutaka’ nearly out. Prunus ‘Beni-yutaka’ A young Magnolia ‘Wim Rutten’ with 4 flowers. Magnolia ‘Wim Rutten’ Magnolia salicifolia ‘Rosea’ has a pink stripe but is not…

…pink 120 year old Camellia sasanqua is suddenly just out today in the sun. A good 2-3 weeks earlier than I have ever see it out. A first in September!…

…Cindy’ The evergreen Clethra mexicana has had its leaves partially frosted. Clethra mexicana Clethra mexicana Magnolia maudiae ‘Touch of Pink’ has interesting bark. Magnolia maudiae ‘Touch of Pink’ Two forms…

…also out on the attractive pink budded and pink flowering form of Rhododendron moupinense which we should propagate. Rhododendron moupinense Rhododendron moupinense Rhododendron moupinense Rhododendron dauricum with a few flowers…

…Williams’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Citation’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Citation’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Citation’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Citation’ Plenty of swelling buds on Michelia ‘Touch of Pink’. Michelia ‘Touch of Pink’…

…Belle’ The very last flower on Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’. Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’ 2023 – CHW The Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ is only now full out by the side…

…pink in the buds. Camellia reticulata Camellia reticulata Some of the Rhododendron grande seedlings are pink in bud as we have seen before. Rhododendron grande seedlings Yellow fruits persist on…

…gloom. Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ seedling The same plant with a Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ seedling behind it. Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ seedling First undamaged flowers out on Magnolia denudata ‘Forrest’s Pink’. Magnolia denudata ‘Forrest’s…

…nipponica var. kurilensis ‘Brilliant’ on Hovel Cart Road in flower. A variety which I never knew we had. Too shady here really for it but not a bad show. Pink…