…‘Blue Opal’ Cornus ‘Venus’ was very fine on the Chelsea stand but not bad at home either. Cornus ‘Venus’ 2023 – CHW The press line up for Joanna Lumley, our…

…Sequoiadendron giganteum Ilex dipyrena Ilex dipyrena Ilex dipyrena Rhododendron ‘Jubilee Queen’ (loderi ‘Venus’ x Rose du Barri – 1935) Rhododendron ‘Jubilee Queen’ (loderi ‘Venus’ x Rose du Barri – 1935)…

…shrubs Calycanthus floridus [ALONGSIDE] Calycanthus raulstonii ‘Hartlage Wine’ Calycanthus floridus Calycanthus raulstonii ‘Hartlage Wine’ Cornus ‘Venus’ with its numerous gigantic white bracts. [ALONGSIDE] Cornus kousa ‘Milky Way’ with its starshaped…

…coming into leaf. Cercis ‘Eternal Flame’ Cornus ‘Venus’ looks a show stopper yet again. Cornus ‘Venus’ And the larger sized Viburnum ‘Kilimanjaro Sunrise’ should be perfect for Chelsea. Viburnum ‘Kilimanjaro…

…out well before ‘Venus’ and ‘Victoria’. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Vesta’ 2023 – CHW Rhododendron ‘Countess of Haddington’ just coming out after all the rain. Thankfully undamaged. Rhododendron ‘Countess of Haddington’ Rhododendron…

…‘Apricot Brandy’ with one flower out and the peculiar coloured buds. Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Venus’ is the first one of the campanulatus varieties to be…

…Burncoose (10% discount on all purchases). Magnolia ‘Venus’ at Burncoose in a pot. Magnolia ‘Venus’ Magnolia denudata ‘Purpurascens’. Magnolia denudata ‘Purpurascens’ Magnolia denudata ‘Purpurascens’ Acacia melanoxylon with immature and mature…

…Magnolia ‘Venus’ in a tunnel. Magnolia ‘Venus’ Parriotopsis jacquemontiana in flower – such as it is. Parriotopsis jacquemontiana A new variety for us – Leucodendron ‘Burgundy Sunset’ with its very…

…thousands here. Camellia cuttings callous up in peat free compost Magnolia ‘Venus’ showing the mottling on the inside of the tepals which is so impressive. Magnolia ‘Venus’ Eucalyptus gunnii ‘Azura’…

…flowering. Magnolia ‘Pink Pyramid’ Magnolia cylindrica ‘Bjuv’. Magnolia cylindrica ‘Bjuv’ Magnolia cylindrica ‘Bjuv’ Magnolia cylindrica ‘Bjuv’ Magnolia mollicomata ‘Werrington’. Magnolia mollicomata ‘Werrington’ Magnolia mollicomata ‘Werrington’ Magnolia ‘Venus’. Magnolia ‘Venus’ Prunus…

…x M. campbellii ‘Darjeeling’. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. campbellii ‘Darjeeling Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. campbellii ‘Darjeeling The new Magnolia ‘Romance’ now full out. Magnolia ‘Romance’ Magnolia ‘Venus’ is…

…Ruby’ x M. ‘Black Tulip’. This is also the same parentage as the equally impressive M. ‘Venus’. Both were breed by Michael Gottschalk in Germany. This plant is below White…

…tree. The deep scent is familiar but I cannot quite place it. Michelia platypetala Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Hollandia’ is the best in the collection today above Hovel Cart Road. ‘Venus’ looks…

…48 hours.Embothrium lanceolatum against a blue sky. Embothrium lanceolatum Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Monarch’ coming to its best. Rhododendron loderi ‘Venus’ next door to it nowhere near out. Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Monarch’ Rhododendron…

…to inform those who did not have the ‘luxury’ of visiting Chelsea themselves. STYRAX japonicus MAGNOLIA summer solstice MAGNOLIA sieboldii FURCRAEA EUPHORBIA ERIOBOTHRYA CALYCANTHUS venus 2016 – CHW We arrived…

…Thankfully a gold medal for the Burncoose stand. gold medal The stand looks wonderful and the Cornus ‘Venus’ the showstopper.Vanda ‘Platinum Jubilee’ – an orchid named for the royal event….

…unlabelled Enkianthus (unlabelled on the planting plan too but I suspect Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Venus’ or ‘Victoria’ from its growth habit). It has clearly got its seasons badly wrong and is…

…but retaining the nice whitish edging to the tepals. I now see that this cross is called ‘Venus’. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x ‘Pickards Ruby’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x ‘Pickards Ruby’…