22nd March

…yet again, breathtaking. Tilia endochrysa Magnolia ‘Spring Rite’ Magnolia ‘Spring Rite’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Princess Margaret’ at its best. Magnolia campbellii ‘Princess Margaret’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Princess Margaret’ First flowers out on…

18th December

…propped. Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ 2020 – CHW A carpet of seedlings under a solitary Podocarpus salignus. You never see enough podocarps or red berries on the tree…

1st October

‘Princess Margaret’ Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ Schefflera pauciflora with now ripe seeds which Asia ought to gather with some put aside for when Paul calls here in late October. Schefflera pauciflora…

8th May

…‘Little Princess’ Acer palmatum ‘Little Princess’ A good bit of National Trust labelling. The label is actually a Magnolia stellata. A good bit of National Trust labelling A wonderful Acer…

1st April

…for any tree magnolia producing something. Nothing like the real thing in size or colour. Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ 2017 – CHW A trip to look at more…

14th March

…of Magnolia campbellii ‘Princess Margaret’. Magnolia campbellii ‘Princess Margaret’ A really good Magnolia ‘Sweetheart’. Magnolia ‘Sweetheart’ Our magnolia exhibit Our magnolia exhibit Our magnolia exhibit Our magnolia exhibit We had…

13th March

…than on C. fraterna. Some flowers are more double than others. Camellia ‘Tiny Princess’ Camellia ‘Tiny Princess’ So what conclusions and excitements can we glean from the magnolia season so…

8th April

…‘Omoinoyama’ Prunus incisa ‘Omoinoyama’ Lindera triloba just in flower. Lindera triloba Rhododendron ‘Princess Anne’ (lanceanum x keiskei) Rhododendron ‘Princess Anne’ Rhododendron ‘Princess Anne’ Lysichiton camschaticum Lysichiton camschaticum Sorbaria sorbifolia ‘Sem’…

5th February

…gorgeous scent. Daphne ‘Perfume Princess’ Daphne ‘Perfume Princess’ Sarcococca hookeriana ‘Winter Gem’ in full flower. A good new thing in the catalogue. Sarcococca hookeriana ‘Winter Gem’ Sarcococca hookeriana ‘Winter Gem’…

14th August

…moor’s garden noted for its roses which were sadly nearly overA second flush of flower on Rosa ‘Princess Alexandra of Kent’. Rosa ‘Princess Alexandra of Kent’ Rosa ‘Princess Alexandra of…