…thing in the garden today. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Philip’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Philip’ Another stunner against a blue sky is Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’. Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ Magnolia ‘Atlas’ is…

…MAGNOLIA ‘Margaret Helen’ MAGNOLIA ‘Margaret Helen’ The best Magnolia in the garden today is Margaret Helen on the drive. It does not seem to fade as much as ‘Caerhays Surprise’…

…Kitchen Garden Magnolia ‘Tikitere’ was showing colour two weeks ago but only now out. Even later into flower than even M. ‘Serene’, M. ‘Margaret Helen’ and M. ‘Apollo’. Magnolia ‘Tikitere’…

…more light to neighbouring plants. Its neighbour too The half fallen Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ has been uprighted and propped. Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ 2020 – CHW A carpet…

…grown on in Rookery Nursery. Camellia forrestii Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’; one of two on the drive. Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ Magnolia ‘Apollo’ just coming out. One of several…

…breaking. A cherry tree of great merit which is a cross between Prunus incisa and Prunus speciosa. Prunus ‘Umineko’ Prunus ‘Umineko’ Prunus ‘Umineko’ Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ is poor. Small flowers…

…Surprise’ but done in New Zealand which explains the suckering. Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ still excellent on the drive. Camellia x williamsii…

…and now flowering properly. Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’ Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’ Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ The two enormous trees of Magnolia kobus var. borealis in the…

…Margaret’ which should have been named ‘Windsor Surprise’ but for the princesses’ intervention. Caerhays bred along with ‘Kew Surprise’. Magnolia campbellii ‘Princess Margaret’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Princess Margaret’ The true, original,…

…over. Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ First leaves showing on a sycamore by the drive fernery that I have seen this year. sycamore 2021 – CHW Everything is rushing…

…mainstream media actually works. One or two of those who have read my diary have put me in touch with Iain Davis’ paper on the “Coronavirus Lockdown and What You…

…flowers. Magnolia ‘Betty Jessel’ Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ of 2008 vintage is coming into its own with 25 or so flowers and a blue sky. A different shape to ‘Caerhays Belle’…

…(as a plant) to us by Margaret Miles in 2018. Quercus chapensis Quercus chapensis A new species of unnamed Eriobotrya from N. Vietnam – also a gift from Margaret Miles….

…some lower branches a Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ has nearly fallen over and part of its roots have rotted off. Still buds showing for next spring though. Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ Roy…

…and prolong its life. Rhododendron ‘Michael’s Pride’ Branches used to protect a smallish Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ from the heat of the bonfire. Branches protecting Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ 2021 – CHW…

…the leaves on Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ are clearly hairy/ velvety. Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Pendula’ now full out. Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Pendula’ Ilex cornuta with more fruits than I have…

…x woerlitzensis Hoheria ‘Glory of Amlwch’ just coming into flower. Hoheria ‘Glory of Amlwch’ A huge seed head forming on Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’. Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ Carpinus caroliniana with its…

…show today. Philadelphus pekinensis Large seeds already on Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’. Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ Styrax americanus just about out. Styrax americanus Styrax americanus Rhododendron weyrichii at the entrance to the…

…our Chelsea coverage last night on BBC2. Amazing coverage! 2015 – CHW A few magnolias left on the drive to enjoy – perhaps. Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ still in flower –…

…Magnolia ‘Betty Jessel’ Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ 2017 – CHW Clearance work Tree fern trunk Clearance work around Orchid House Nursery to allow access for heavy machinery to…