24th February

…Camellia japonica ‘Drama Girl’ with a decent flower. Camellia japonica ‘Drama Girl’ Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ and Magnolia ‘Frank’s Masterpiece’. Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ and Magnolia ‘Frank’s Masterpiece’ Magnolia ‘Todd’s Forty Niner’…

25th July

…blow over despite the large stake. Acacia baileyana Magnolia ‘Todd’s Forty Niner’ covered in flowers again! What a performer this small tree is! Magnolia ‘Todd’s Forty Niner’ Sequoiadendron giganteum ‘Glaucum’…

20th January

…Camellia nokoensis Camellia nokoensis Magnolia ‘Todd’s Forty Niner’ suddenly has a bit of colour despite the (dry) cold. Magnolia ‘Todd’s Forty Niner’ Azalea ‘Greenway’ with bud and flower above the…

23rd January

…winter) Magnolia ‘Todds Forty-Niner’ is virtually untouched. It has not moved on much in a fortnight and there is some slug and hail damage. However the plant is at least…

30th January

…the greenhouse on Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ – Pink Form. Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ First colour showing on Magnolia ‘Todd’s Forty Niner’. Magnolia ‘Todd’s Forty Niner’ First garden tour of the year….

28th January

…week. Magnolia ‘Todds Fortyniner’ Magnolia ‘Todds Fortyniner’ A rather better plant of Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ than the one we saw recently on the drive. Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’…