…fargesii Seed heads far from ripe yet on Magnolia obovata. Magnolia obovata Podocarpus henkelii loaded with unripe podocarps. Podocarpus henkelii Magnolia mollicomata with few seed heads and plenty of flower…

…out. Is it any different to Magnolia sieboldii ‘Colossus’? I think not. Magnolia sieboldii ‘Pride of Norway’ A flower showing the outer pink bracts on Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flash’. This…

…Magnolia x wieseneri Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’ – some flowers over and some in tight bud. Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’ Cotoneaster glomerulatus didn’t flower much or produce berries here last…

…now full out below Kennel Close. Magnolia x wiesneri Magnolia x wiesneri Abies koreana has a particularly fine set of blue cones this year. Abies koreana Abies koreana Magnolia obovata…

…Magnolia acuminata ‘Blue Opal’ Magnolia obovata perfectly out. Magnolia obovata Rosa roxburgii is flowering sparsely and probably needs chopping down again. Rosa roxburgii Tail end flowers on Rhododendron concinnum. Rhododendron…

…We saw flowers last week on M. ‘Southern Belle’ and here is Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ also just out and very similar in appearance. The latter is supposedly M. obovata x…

…ludlowii Perhaps Paeonia obovata var. alba? Paeonia obovata var. alba Azara dentata looking very fine against a wall. Azara dentata Azara dentata Olearia cheesemanii full out. Olearia cheesemanii Female flowers…

…Also in the frames is a first ever flower on Magnolia obovata x Magnolia fraseri. Quite an odd shaped flower with small petaloids around the stamens. Not as much creamy…

…latifolius Not much further on with these dull plant puzzles. Nick left the following plants with us: Coprosma ‘Autumn Orange’ Coprosma grandiflora Melicytus crassifolius Melicytus obovata Myrsine aquilonia Pittosporum michei…

…quickly droop or drop downwards. Here is the flower in various stages of its development. Come to think of it Magnolia obovata has Manglietia like outer petals too. Magnolia officinalis…

…our original M. sinensis. Magnolia sieboldii ssp. sinensis Magnolia ‘Silk Road’ with a single flower (M. tripetala x M. tripetala x M. obovata). Magnolia ‘Silk Road’ New growth on the…

…Opal’ Magnolia acuminata ‘Blue Opal’ Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ (M. obovata x M. globosa). Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ with nearly ripe fruits. Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ Sadly our…

…of the plant some 12ft up. This is certainly one to propagate for the future. It looks like a cross between Magnolia obovata and Magnolia sieboldii but with a much…

…x wiesneri by Slip Rails flowering for the first time. Rather more bud than on the plants on our Chelsea stand (Magnolia obovata x Magnolia sieboldii). Of the nine new…

…Magnolia obovata cross. We await Magnolia globosa being full out. Rhododendron ‘Lems Monarch’ is absolutely superb but will need plenty of room. Rhododendron ‘Lems Monarch’ Rhododendron ‘Lems Monarch’ Rhododendron ‘Lems…

…new growth from the rains (Magnolia tripetala x (Magnolia tripetala x Magnolia obovata)). Magnolia ‘Silk Road’ Magnolia ‘Silk Road’ 2019 – CHW Time to investigate our Manglietias in flower. I…

…clearly out for this big event although I am a day or two late myself (M. globosa x M. obovata). Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ First decent flowering on a young Philadelphus…

…cuttings we have grown on about a dozen new species to Caerhays. Seed heads forming on Camellia tuberculata. Camellia tuberculata Flowers on Magnolia ‘Nimbus’ (Magnolia obovata from Japan crossed with…