…No flowers yet on Decaisnea insignis in Tin Garden. Decaisnea fargesii Decaisnea fargesii Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ nearing its best. Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Rex’ doing well…

…see here. New shoots did grow but are now threatened again. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Camellia gigantocarpa has some 9-12in new growth shoots at the…

…Magnolia ‘Bishop Michael’ The original Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ about four days off being its absolute best. original Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ original Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ 2019 – CHW I do not…

…Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ and Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’. The flowers have more than a trace of yellow as they open. Magnolia ‘Blushing Belle’ Magnolia ‘Blushing Belle’ 2020 – CHW I wonder…

…‘Lanarth’ Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata ‘Lanarth’ Another sister seedling to Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ down on Bond Street both sisters have performed well this year despite the wind but ‘Belle’ herself…

…but nowhere near as good as the true Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ The large Michelia doltsopa above the Auklandii Garden and Magnolia ‘Mr Julian’ look…

…Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Quercus stenophylloides with new growth already apparent on this Taiwanese species which may well be a bit borderline hardy as a result. Quercus stenophylloides 2018 –…

…‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ 2016 – CHW Around the garden with John (Williams) after meetings at Tregaire and Newton about major building works on four derelict barns.Camellia reticulata ‘Captain…

…Williams’ Last viewing of Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ before the storms. These photographs were taken at 4.30pm. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ 2018 – CHW A filthy day with persistent…

…‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ I photographed this same branch of Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ breaking into flower in November or early December. It is fully out now at least three…

…Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’. Compare for yourself! Colour and size of flower come into it. Magnolia ‘Susanna van Veen’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Ians Red’ nearly out. Magnolia…

…campbellii seedling Amid the gloom a ‘Caerhays Belle’ seedling shows up along the drive from the Isla Rose Plantation. ‘Caerhays Belle’ seedling What a ghastly day but no obvious trees…

…break for this tree! Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ 2016 – CHW The old clumps of Erica arborea are nearly full out on the middle bank as usual. The…

…flowering properly for the first time. Largish flowers but near enough to Styrax fargesii so as not to be worth a name? Styrax japonicus ‘Farges Belle’ Styrax japonicus ‘Farges Belle’…

…out a month late. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Kalleberg’ – rather dull and I planted two not far apart above Crinodendron Hedge. Magnolia ‘Kalleberg’ Magnolia ‘Kalleberg’ Magnolia…

…Veen’ AND Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ (M. sargentiana var. robusta x M. sprengeri ‘Diva’). Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Both the same cross apparently so make your own mind up…

…it expired. Camellia ‘Lulu Belle’ is an excellent show. Camellia ‘Lulu Belle’ Camellia ‘Lulu Belle’ Camellia ‘Pink Icicle’ is quite variable in shape but very floriferous. Camellia ‘Pink Icicle’ Camellia…

…more sinensis than wilsonii. Magnolia ‘Jersey Belle’ Magnolia ‘Jersey Belle’ Magnolia ‘Jersey Belle’ What a show on the batch of specimen sized plants of Calycanthus raulstonii ‘Hartlage Wine’. Some held…

…in size and colour. Camellia ‘Memphis Belle’ Camellia ‘Memphis Belle’ Camellia ‘Memphis Belle’ Camellia ‘Memphis Belle’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ just coming out and what a colour. Words fail me to…

…on the magnolia through the arch beyond ‘Caerhays Belle’. 2019 – CHW First flower out on Magnolia ‘F J Williams’ on a drizzly afternoon in the Auklandii Garden. Magnolia ‘F…