…‘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…

…Ehreitia macrophylla Ehreitia macrophylla Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver King’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver King’ Acer tegmentosum ‘Valley Phantom’ Acer tegmentosum ‘Valley Phantom’ Acer tegmentosum ‘Valley Phantom’ Acer tegmentosum ‘Valley Phantom’ Mahonia x…

…a success. plantation of camellias in the Portholland valley plantation of camellias in the Portholland valley plantation of camellias in the Portholland valley We did eventually manage to interest Dutch…

…‘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…

…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…

…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…

…‘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…

…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…

…‘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…

…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…