…Magnolia denudata ‘Double Diamond’ not yet open but with many flowers. A large tree now at Burncoose and called denudata ‘Dubbel’ originally I believe. Magnolia denudata ‘Double Diamond’ A newly…

…show. Near evergreen in a mild winter with no frost. Lindera angustifolia The flowers on Lindera erythrocarpa only open fully with us when the leaves appear so the overall effect…

…Hydrangea ‘Quadricolor’ One branch in ‘Quadricolor’ has reverted to having just pure yellow leaves. Hydrangea ‘Quadricolor’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Pink Diamond’ by Hovel Turning is just out. No pink visible yet….

…ten plants of Hydrangea paniculata ‘Pink Diamond’. They have done well and are a big impact today although no sign of a colour change to pink as yet. Taller growing…

…the tree died to ground level but reshot as a multi-stemmed plant. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Surprise’ First flowers on a young Camellia japonica ‘Diamond Head’. Camellia japonica ‘Diamond Head’ 2023 –…

…severe frost damage below White Styles. frost damage Magnolia ‘Susannah Van Veen’ – the New Zealand cross akin to ‘Caerhays Belle’. Magnolia ‘Susannah Van Veen’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’. Magnolia ‘Caerhays…

…Just have a look and these and make your own mind up! Even the names are an exaggeration: MAGNOLIA ‘Candy Cane’ MAGNOLIA ‘Pink Diamond’ MAGNOLIA ‘Pickards Opal’ MAGNOLIA ‘Delicatissima’ MAGNOLIA…

…and 8 degrees of frost. 1920 – JCW Very little open because of the recent frost. Erica darleyense by far the best thin. Lapagerias and Cam sasanqua a few and…

…excellent spring colours. The out of season flowers are much more turgid and darkish purple. Magnolia ‘March-Till-Frost’ Magnolia ‘March-Till-Frost’ The nearly pure white form of Camellia reticulata is an excellent…

Next Day > < Previous Day View 20th May 1897 – 2020 CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2026 – CHW The Blue Diamond Garden Centres exhibit…

…been taken over by Blue Diamond Garden Centres. Total and expensive revamp to the outdoor plant sales area and inside. A major improvement with a much better range of plants…

…I gave it a trim. A hard frost caught it full out with some leaves or perhaps it was the 2018 ‘Beast’. Anyway it has a couple of flowers despite…

…small tree will blow over in the wind. 2018 planted. Polyspora longicarpa 2023 – CHW The one night of frost a week or so ago has cut back the new…

…williamsii ‘November Pink’ still with a reasonable show despite a week’s frost. Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’ Trimming back the young Pinus insignis in Kennel Close. Pinus insignis Pinus insignis…

…‘March-till-Frost’ Magnolia ‘March-till-Frost’ Camellia reticulata (white) flowering for the first time by the greenhouse. Entirely genuine and entirely new to us. We never knew there was such a thing as…

…coming out but a bit frosted. 1928 – JCW Two nights of frost have cleared the big Kobus of bloom and every Rhodo on the place and there was a…

…Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’ Erica arborea showing a little frost damage and Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ with flowers just opening. Erica arborea showing a little frost damage and Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’…

…Park. Too much of a frost pocket for magnolias but these cherries will flower (hopefully) too late in the spring to be caught by frosts. 2020 – CHW So we…

…aff. luteofolium One nights frost but Aesculus wangii still has most of its leaves. Aesculus wangii Ilex paraguariensis to go in the Rookery. Tom Hudson first introduced us to this…

…Magnolia dawsoniana Three days ago all the leaves on the Ginkgo biloba fell as the sunshine caught the frost. They literally crackled to the ground. Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo biloba Frosted…