14th March

…put up an exhibition of the x williamsii camellias bred at Caerhays. x williamsii camellias x williamsii camellias Our Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ (as this yellow in bud campbellii has…

4th February

‘Valentine’s Torch’ showing very little yellow this year in its blown open flowers. Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ Very first pendulous flowers out on Camellia x williamsii ‘Lady’s Maid’. Camellia x…

6th February

…on Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’. Yellow as it opens fading to white. Again too high up to photograph properly. Originally from a graft gifted to us by Mount Congreve. Magnolia…

11th February

‘Valentine’s Torch’ is now properly out. Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ Below is a full list of the plants delivered via Burncoose earlier this week. Boring perhaps but this diary is…

13th February

…campbellii The largest Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ is just starting. Unlike the other one which we saw last week this has not been blown open prematurely. Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’…

6th September

…rufinerve ‘Erythrocladum’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ with its first big crop of seeds. As a very early flowerer it normally sees its flowers frosted. Well worth growing these seedlings as…

24th February

‘Valentine’s Torch’ with its first flowers. Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ Lizzie’s mum’s wreath has survived the storms at the front door here. wreath First rather pale flowers showing on Rhododendron…

25th February

…the greenhouse is just starting. Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ Five naturalised clumps of very different semi wild daffodils outside the front gate. The last one is…

3rd March

‘Valentine’s Torch’ half out on a murky day. Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ Acacia pravissima nearly out. Acacia pravissima The first true Magnolia ‘Sprengeri Diva’ to have flowers out. Magnolia ‘Sprengeri…