2nd May

…‘Jalisco’) ‘Douggie Bettridge’ (fortunei x ‘Jalisco’) ‘Charlotte de Rothschild’ (fortunei subsp. discolor x ‘St Keverne’) ‘Charlotte de Rothschild’ (fortunei subsp. discolor x ‘St Keverne’) ‘Naomi Paris’ (‘Aurora’ x fortunei 1926)…

17th March

…‘JC Williams’ now called ‘Anne Leitner’ ‘Anne Leitner’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Westonbirt’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Westonbirt’ Magnolia ‘Aurora’ Magnolia ‘Aurora’ Rhododendron moulmainense (stenaulum) Rhododendron moulmainense Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ – 10” x 10”…

1st March

…‘Westonbirt’ Magnolia ‘Aurora’ just coming out at the top above Hovel Cart Road. Magnolia ‘Aurora’ I have often said in past year’s how much better Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ is than…

5th March

…Is ‘Ruth’ that much different from ‘Aurora’ I wonder? Both very nice New Zealanders. Magnolia ‘Ruth’ Magnolia ‘Ruth’ The first windblown and far too pale flowers on the young Magnolia…

8th March

…New Zealand hybrid between M. ‘Aurora’ and M. ‘Genie’. Looks good for a first flower. Magnolia ‘Pink Pyramid’ Magnolia ‘Cup Cake’ has plenty of flowers at the far end of…

21st March

…pink and more upright in habit perhaps. Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ Some views of Kennel Close planting with Magnolias ‘Aurora’, ‘Plum Pudding’ and ‘Sweetheart’ in the distance in some of them….

7th September

…12. ‘Wakehurst’ x ‘felix Jury’ 13. ‘Aurora’ x ‘Darjeeling’ 14. ‘Black Tulip’ x ‘JC Williams’ ( this has been named now) x ‘Felix Jury’ 15. ‘Darjeeling’ x ‘Felix Jury’ Large…