…to catch in the spring but I now stand corrected! Shoal of trout The Barn Owl box in the circular Noah’s Ark has been in place for 3 or 4…

…and April 2023. By RHS standards a swift response! The moment the Cornish magnolias flower, spring has arrived in England. Spring has arrived in Cornwall, today 16 February 2024. The…

…larger ‘shows’ but these new hybrids will be more suitable for smaller gardens. 6. The sprengeris which are normally so early and often battered were superb. ‘Lanhydrock’, ‘Marwood Hill’, ‘Lamellyn’…

…– most of the Magnolias are over. Visited Marwood Hill. 1980 – FJW Flower still out on Lanarth seedling above crino hedge. 1979 – FJW First flower spotted on Magnolia…

…26 is improving with age. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ Magnolia ‘Spring Rite’ just opening. Magnolia ‘Spring Rite’ Magnolia ‘Summer Rose’…

…display as its spring bronzy leaves. This early leaf bronzing is seldom seen in small young plants in pots. Corylopsis ‘Spring Purple’ Corylopsis ‘Spring Purple’ 1947 – CW Returned from…

…Magnolia ‘Purple Planets’ Malus ‘Obelisk’ – grows as its name implies. Malus ‘Obelisk’ Prunus ‘Spring Show’ growing away nicely. Prunus ‘Spring Show’ Prunus ‘Spring Show’ Malus ‘Harry Baker’ – pleasant…

…‘Spring Rite’ Magnolia ‘Spring Rite’ Magnolia ‘Spring Rite’ First flowering of Magnolia ‘Spring Peppermint’ from Germany. Magnolia ‘Spring Peppermint’ First flowering of Magnolia ‘Diana’ from Germany. Magnolia ‘Diana’ 2022 –…

…‘Lanarth’ just opening below Donkey Show. Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ A rather good Camellia reticulata seedling. Camellia reticulata seedling Camellia ‘Spring Frills’ (I think). Camellia ‘Spring Frill’ First buds showing colour on…

…come. A Tregrehan hybrid of great merit. Camellia ‘Cornish Spring’ Camellia ‘Cornish Spring’ Camellia ‘Cornish Spring’ Camellia ‘Spring Mist’ with flowers coming. Camellia ‘Spring Mist’ The first flowers on the…