9th April

…Magnolia ‘Sunrise’ is full of flower on Burns Bank. A good flower with a bold reddish stripe on a profusion of white flowers.Rhododendron pseudochrysanthum in full flower below Donkey Shoe….

11th October

…alatamaha Franklinia alatamaha Lithocarpus lepidocarpus with bronzy secondary new growth. Lithocarpus lepidocarpus Lithocarpus lepidocarpus Sycoparrotia semidecidua with bold yellow tints. Sycoparrotia semidecidua Acacia rhetinodes full flower in a tunnel. Acacia…

7th April

…flowering sparsely. Rhododendron russatum A bold show from Malus sieversii. Malus sieversii Malus sieversii Philadelphus coronarius ‘Aurea’ glowing in the sun. Philadelphus coronarius ‘Aurea’ Philadelphus coronarius ‘Aurea’ Mahonia nervosa as…

9th December

…work. slip rails The Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ seedling in Tin Garden which we pollarded in February has made a bold leap to recovery and is still holding green leaves on…

6th May

…a bold upright habit like a totem pole. This means you do not have to see the fairly disgusting flowers close up. Magnolia ‘Banana Split’ Magnolia ‘Banana Split’ My father…

23rd May

…the floppy side too. By the afternoon it would certainly, in the judges’ parlance, have been deemed to ‘have gone’. One of the judges clearly dislikes the bold sway of…

14th March

…Magnolia campbellii Alba A Magnolia dawsoniana which is now thriving with more light. Magnolia dawsoniana Magnolia dawsoniana A bold surviving Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ This is a fine…

15th April

…rather than being swamped by them. Magnolia ‘Yellow Fever’ Magnolia ‘Yellow Fever’ Magnolia ‘Yellow Fever’ Rhododendron desquamatum is its usual bold colour in the evening sun. Rhododendron desquamatum Rhododendron desquamatum…

13th April

…‘Kilimanjaro’ Telopea speciosissima now full out. Telopea speciosissima Telopea ‘Braidwood Brilliant’ is not that different. Telopea ‘Braidwood Brilliant’ Santolina rosemarinifolia ‘Lemon Fizz’ with its bold yellow foliage is new to…

17th January

…Good colour and quite bold and dramatic in the sun. Just one flower out so far. Camellia saluenensis Camellia x williamsii ‘John Pickthorn’ shows the flower shape clearly. Camellia x…