18th March
…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…
…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…
…was especially fine in the camellia sales area. Camellia ‘Margaret Davis’ Camellia ‘Margaret Davis’ The large and nearly dead Pinus insignis has gone over above the crossroads. My annual tree…
…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 –…
…(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…
…July! Aesculus x woerlitzensis Aesculus 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…
…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…
…near Tin Garden. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Dusty Pink’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Dusty Pink’ Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’. Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ The Magnolia campbellii above Crinodendron Hedge perfect in the gloom and rain. Magnolia…
…a huge tree which was so good here 40 years ago. Prunus ‘Shirofugen’ A tail end flower on Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’. Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ New leaf on Quercus phellos by…
…Magnolia ‘Solar Flair’ Magnolia ‘Apollo’ – in the three sprays class from Caerhays. Magnolia ‘Apollo’ Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ – in the three sprays class from Caerhays. Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ Magnolia…
…classes for 12 vases. The main display classes for 12 vases The Caerhays magnolia exhibits which were ‘Best in Show’. Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’. Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’. Magnolia…
…Rite’ Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’. Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’ Another Magnolia sprengeri ‘Marwood Spring’. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Marwood Spring’ Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ at her best. Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ Primroses in various colours. Primroses…
…Magnolia campbellii ‘Princess Margaret’ at its best. Magnolia campbellii ‘Princess Margaret’ Magnolia ‘Atlas’ nearly at its best on the way to George’s Hut. Magnolia ‘Atlas’ Magnolia ‘Atlas’ Rhododendron pseudochrysanthum just…
…has had to be cut back as well. Eriobotrya deflexa A branch from the Maackia had earlier hit a nearby Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ which lost its top but is recovering….
…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…
…one with blue flowers, Hebe ‘Margaret’, looks good here today. 2015 – CHW Rain overnight and looking bad first thing but I managed a few newish hydrangeas at the Green…
…bashed about. Camellia sasanqua Quercus chapensis (seed from China and a gift from Margaret Miles) is doing well. Quercus chapensis The older Embothrium above Roger’s Quarry is virtually dead as…
…its last legs. Perhaps 10 years left? Magnolia salicifolia Tucked away in shelter is Quercus chapensis which was a gift from Margaret Miles. Older leaves different in shape to the…