11th May

‘Southern Belle’ Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Aesculus woerlitzensis with dark red flowers. Aesculus woerlitzensis Aesculus woerlitzensis Aesculus bushii with much larger double pink flowers with a yellow blotch. Aesculus bushii Aesculus…

3rd July

…the fields. 7,500 acres of vegetable crops in Cornwall mainly on rented ground from Land’s End to Port Eliot. Southern England Farms Southern England Farms Courgettes are the main crop…

28th May

…today but this may improve. Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Pale mauve new growth on Saxegothaea conspicua. You would have expected it to be light green and, indeed, on…

26th May

…‘Mary Rose’ Flowers forming on Podocarpus matudae (male). Podocarpus matudae Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ full out. Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Magnolia acuminata ‘Blue Opal’ flowering for the first time….

21st February

…Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ with three or four flowers out Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ with one flower out Rhododendron desquamatum Rhododendron desquamatum All three are at…

19th March

…confusion rather than resolving it. Such are experts and what fun we all had. 2015 – CHW MAGNOLIA ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Jaimie’s Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ is just coming out at the…

29th February

Splendour’ on the drive untouched by the gales. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ An elderly Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata on the drive just coming out. Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata…

13th March

…maudii – very different to the Tregrehan plants. Magnolia maudii Schefflera macrophylla at about 10-12ft in height. Schefflera macrophylla The new sculpture at the southern edge of the garden made…

9th April

…plant in Kennel Close is also performing. Magnolia ‘Purple Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Purple Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Purple Splendour’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Daisy Diva’ – almost a semi double flower but cold damaged a…

24th February

…The Copper House. view from the Burncoose Show Tunnel Five of the six Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ on the bank are now out in flower. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Narcissus cyclamineus seedlings…