14th November

…multi span glasshouse and two threatening trees have gone. site The camellia tunnel now all tidied and looking well. camellia tunnel First flower on Camellia ‘Apollo’. Camellia ‘Apollo’ Flowers on…

14th August

…‘Koban Dori’ Magnolia acuminata ‘Gold Finch’. Magnolia acuminata ‘Gold Finch’ Magnolia ‘Aphrodite’. Magnolia ‘Aphrodite’ Magnolia ‘Apollo’, Magnolia ‘Apollo’ Magnolia laevifolia ‘Velvet and Cream’ with extraordinary and colourful seed pods. Magnolia…

10th August

…bark on Magnolia decidua. Magnolia decidua First flowers out on the late flowering Tilia kiusiana. Tilia kiusiana The secondary flowers on Magnolia ‘Apollo’ are now full out and not that…

25th August

…glanduliferum. I need to search further. Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ The new growth stem and bud colours on Salix fargesii continue to impress. Salix fargesii Secondary flowers on Magnolia ‘Apollo’ in…

23rd August

…a new plant – Dais cotinifolia. Dais cotinifolia Aralia cordata setting seed. Aralia cordata Camellia ‘Apollo’ has a flower nearly out in August! Camellia ‘Apollo’ Euonymus planipes with ripe and…

20th August

…(pre) autumn secondary flowering. Rhododendrnon ‘Blue Tit’ Magnolia ‘Wim Rutten’. Magnolia ‘Wim Rutten’ Magnolia ‘Apollo’ with a flower more or less identical to its spring showing. Magnolia ‘Apollo’ Calocedrus macrolepis…

3rd April

…a bit battered. The colour is excellent this year. It is a New Zealander (of course) from Ian Baldick and the cross is Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x Magnolia ‘Apollo’. It is…

5th August

…flowering on Magnolia ‘Apollo’ – nearly the same colour as in late spring. Magnolia ‘Apollo’ 2020 – CHW Eucryphia glutinosa covered by Wisteria sinensis with secondary flowering. Eucryphia glutinosa covered…

18th March

…out in February to March. Also one at Burncoose. No one has ever been able to name this. unnamed deciduous azalea Michelia floribunda Magnolia ‘Apollo’ out already. Normally April and…

4th August

…superb with its triangular or heart shaped leaf structure. Eucalyptus leucoxylon ‘Rosea’ Eucalyptus leucoxylon ‘Rosea’ Eucalyptus leucoxylon ‘Rosea’ A secondary flower or three on Magnolia ‘Apollo’ which, as we know,…

14th March

…Sensation Mr Julian and Betty Jessel Magnolia Mr Julian and Caerhays Splendour Magnolia Margaret Helen Magnolia Charles Raffill Magnolia Caerhays Surprise Magnolia Apollo Magnolia Apollo Magnolia Display of x_williamsii camellias…

7th March

…as yet. In Tin Garden. Magnolia sprengari ‘Marwood Spring’ Magnolia ‘J.C.Williams’ x M. ‘Apollo’ – no name attributed yet (Magnoliastore). In Tin Garden. Magnolia ‘J.C.Williams’ x M. ‘Apollo’ Ilex chapaensis…

27th March

…bluebells out in flower. I spotted a few violets just out beside them. First Spanish bluebells Magnolia ‘Apollo’ on the drive a bit battered by the heavy rain. Magnolia ‘Apollo’…

8th April

…‘Margaret Helen’ Magnolia ‘Tikitere’. Magnolia ‘Tikitere’ Magnolia ‘Apollo’. Magnolia ‘Apollo’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Surprise’. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Surprise’ Magnolia ‘Tropicana’. Magnolia ‘Tropicana’ Michael receives 2 cups. Michael receives 2 cups Michael receive…

9th April

…Magnolia ‘Solar Flair’ Magnolia ‘Apollo’ – in the three sprays class from Caerhays. Magnolia ‘Apollo’ Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ – in the three sprays class from Caerhays. Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ Magnolia…

10th April

…grown on in Rookery Nursery. Camellia forrestii Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’; one of two on the drive. Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ Magnolia ‘Apollo’ just coming out. One of several…

11th February

…x Betty Jessel First Love cylindrica Hohman J.C. Williams x Apollo John Bond Katja Landner Lilac Chalice virginiana Ludoviciana Melon Sky Peter Dummer Purple Breeze Purple Eye Purple Star Rose…

31st March

…x M. ‘Serene’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Titan’ nearly out – early for a x brooklynensis variety. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Titan’ Magnolia ‘Tititare’ (x ‘M. ‘Vulcan’ x M. ‘Apollo’). Magnolia ‘Tititare’…

23rd April

…Kitchen Garden Magnolia ‘Tikitere’ was showing colour two weeks ago but only now out. Even later into flower than even M. ‘Serene’, M. ‘Margaret Helen’ and M. ‘Apollo’. Magnolia ‘Tikitere’…

19th August

…the snow in February/March. seed on the later flowering magnolias Magnolia ‘Apollo’ showing a couple of late flowers. I would imagine they will first drop off rather than open. seed…