…acuminata ‘Blue Opal’ I believe. Not the most startling magnolia from a distance but a genuinely new magnolia colour close up. One for Asia to perform her aerial layering on….

…Now another puzzle. This is what the label says but not the plan which suggests, as I suspect, that this is in fact ‘Blue Opal’. We have others so I…

…very best. Just have a look and these and make your own mind up! Even the names are an exaggeration: MAGNOLIA ‘Candy Cane’ MAGNOLIA ‘Pink Diamond’ MAGNOLIA ‘Pickards Opal’ MAGNOLIA…

…colour. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ is the centrepiece with Magnolia ‘Raspberry Fun’, Magnolia ‘Antje Zandee’, Magnolia ‘Blue Opal’ and Magnolia ‘Mighty Mouse’ included as well. A new kalmia planting too as…