23rd February

…just showing colour all of a sudden. Stachyurus lancifolius (BSWJ 5690) Prunus campanulatus ‘Felix Jury’ nearly out in Tin Garden. Prunus campanulatus ‘Felix Jury’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Dusty Pink’ had nothing…

1st April

…Lady’ – less like a conventional reticulata variety perhaps but nice enough. Camellia reticulata ‘Lovely Lady’ Camellia reticulata ‘Lovely Lady’ Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ and Camellia x williamsii ‘Caerhays’ both nearly…

25th March

…Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ in Kennel Close. Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ 2020 – CHW In an attempt to be cheerful we set off to place out and plant the final batch for…

24th March

…hailstorms. Magnolia ‘Shirraz’ Magnolia ‘Shirraz’ Magnolia ‘Sayonara’ Magnolia ‘Sayonara’ A large Magnolia ‘Atlas’ above Red Linney. Magnolia ‘Atlas’ Magnolia ‘Atlas’ And a small Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ just below it. Magnolia…

12th March

…of Magnolias. – Magnolia ‘Pink Sensation’ Magnolia ‘Pink Sensation’ – Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ The Brother Vincent Cup. The Brother Vincent Cup The Lamellen Cup. The Lamellen Cup…

14th February

…Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’. Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ Magnolia mollicomata ‘Werrington’ just showing in Kennel Close. Magnolia mollicomata ‘Werrington’ Dark red flowers about to open on Prunus ‘Felix Jury’. Prunus ‘Felix Jury’…

7th March

…well and excellent. Magnolia dawsoniana ‘Valley Splendour’ Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’ is nearly as good a dark colour as ‘Felix Jury’. Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’ Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’ Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’ Magnolia…

8th March

…number. Eisenhut reference book Magnolia ‘Plum Pudding’ Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’ is nearly as good a red as the P. campanulata ‘Felix Jury’ of a day or two ago. Prunus ‘Collingwood…

26th March

…40 acres view from the top of 40 acres Magnolia ‘Emperor’ in 40 acres. This is an exceptional new variety of great merit. (M. ‘Felix Jury’ x M. Genie).v Magnolia…

11th April

…our Magnolia x soulangeana varieties. The first decent flower on Magnolia ‘Emperor’. This looks to be going to give M. ‘Felix Jury’ genuine competition. Magnolia ‘Emperor’ Magnolia ‘Emperor’ Magnolia ‘Big…

4th November

…Linney on the drive last night in the gale. Huge Pinus A Magnolia ‘Sayonara’ is shredded to a single stem but Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ escapes – just – by inches!…

6th December

…It looks very much like Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ to me. The ‘giant red cabbage’ as I have previously called it. I suspect this may be a bit of artistic Dutch…

21st December

…( Rombergpark) – Magnolia ‘Picard’s Schmetterling’ x ‘Felix Jury’ – Magnolia ‘Deep Purple Dream’ – Magnolia ‘Coral Reef’ – Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x ‘Caerhays Belle’ – Magnolia (laevifolia x champaca) x…

4th March 1897 – 2020

…‘Collingwood Ingram’ is a much lighter colour in flower than ‘Felix Jury’. Excellent! Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’ Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’ Wonderful peeling bark in the sunlight on Betula prattii. Planted in…