25th March

…– odd shape but nothing that special. Magnolia ‘Angelica’ Another larger plant of the highly scented Magnolia ‘Rebecca’s Perfume’. Magnolia ‘Rebecca’s Perfume’ Magnolia ‘Rebecca’s Perfume’ The swan on its new…

4th March

…‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Rebecca’s Perfume’ just starting. Magnolia ‘Rebecca’s Perfume’ Magnolia ‘Rebecca’s Perfume’ Magnolia ‘Elizabeth Holman’ quite superb. Planted in 2014. Magnolia ‘Elizabeth Holman’ Magnolia ‘Elizabeth Holman’…

22nd May

…Loire’ Philadelphus ‘Petite Perfume White’. Philadelphus ‘Petite Perfume White’ Philadelphus ‘Petite Perfume White’ Cosmos atrosanguineus ‘Cherry Chocolate’ – no flowers – 3rd place! Cosmos atrosanguineus ‘Cherry Chocolate’ Agave ‘Praying Hands’-…

14th March

…same time which has pleased Jaimie and Michael. Magnolia ‘Mr Julian’ Magnolia ‘Rebecca’s Perfume’ – another plant just out while others are over. Magnolia ‘Rebecca’s Perfume’ From the nursery a…

26th March

…Magnolia ‘Scented Gem’ in Penvergate (ex Kevin Hughes). Not so different to M. ‘Shirley’s Perfume or M. Rebecca’s Perfume’ in colour or scent? Not in MSI Register? Magnolia ‘Scented Gem’…

2nd April

…Kalmias nearby. Podocarpus nubigenus ‘Pendula’ Magnolia ‘Rebecca’s Perfume’ (true even if I never met Rebecca!) with one flower nearly over and wind burnt (Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Amabilis’ x Magnolia ‘Mark…

12th February

…– CHW To Burncoose to start work on the 2022/3 budget and to pick out plants for the sales area here. Daphne ‘Perfume Princess’ looking perfect in the cash point….

11th September

…good subsequent growth this year despite another dry summer. A stitch in time! Magnolia sprengeri ‘Dusky Pink’ Huge flower buds showing up already on Magnolia “Rebecca’s Perfume”. Magnolia “Rebecca’s Perfume”…

5th January

…now full out in the rain. Nearby Euchryphia ‘Pink Clouds’ still has a single flower on it. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ The large Drimys winteri has a mass…

3rd January

…last spring. So much so that the branches gave off huge clouds of pollen dust. On passing I wondered if they were both now covered in flower heads or seeds….