16th March 1897 – 2020

…Alba’ x Magnolia x veitchii). Magnolia ‘Spring Rite’ Magnolia ‘Spring Rite’ Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’ is however exceptional as we saw last year. Even better here as a red. Look at…

22nd November

…(‘Pink Champagne’). Prunus ‘Ichiyo’ (‘Pink Champagne’) Prunus ‘Ichiyo’ (‘Pink Champagne’) Prunus ‘Ichiyo’ (‘Pink Champagne’) Prunus ‘Chocolate Ice’ and Magnolia x veitchii which still has a full set of green leaves….

13th March

…‘Dark Bird’ Magnolia ‘Sentinel’ is a Gresham hybrid. Seen a lot worse! Magnolia ‘Sentinel’ Magnolia ‘Sentinel’ Magnolia ‘Avocet’ (M. x veitchii ‘Isla’ x M. x soulangeana). The two very different…

21st April

…bed The nearby clearance now means one can see properly the second of our huge Magnolia x veitchii ‘Isca’. Magnolia x veitchii ‘Isca’ Magnolia x veitchii ‘Isca’ Cyclamen repandum in…

15th April

…has for sale. Magnolia x veitchii ‘Isca’ and Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ from the lawn. Magnolia x veitchii ‘Isca’ Then a yellow magnolia garden tour with Geraint & Anne Richards. Magnolia…

30th March

…x veitchii Magnolia x veitchii 2019 – CHW We have now removed the roots and stones from the newly cleared area around the Tin Garden. Yesterday it all got rotavated…

19th March

…x veitchii Magnolia x veitchii Rhododendron arboreum ‘Tony Shilling’ in the Rookery. Rhododendron arboreum ‘Tony Shilling’ Magnolia ‘Chyverton Pegasus’ very splendid in the sun. Magnolia ‘Chyverton Pegasus’ Magnolia ‘Chyverton Pegasus’…

2nd December

…‘Jo-nioi’ has now shed onto the ground. Prunus ‘Jo-nioi’ Magnolia x veitchii still has plenty of green leaves lower down. Magnolia x veitchii 2019 – CHW The storms have caused…

29th February 1897 – 2020

…and a dingy dank colour. Second time it has flowered here. Older plant on Bond Street. Magnolia ‘Red Lion’ Magnolia ‘Red Lion’ Magnolia x veitchii (graft from Caerhays originals) looks…

14th February 1897 – 2020

…by the parentage listed (soulangeana x veitchii) I cannot really see how this plant is in fact correctly labelled. However it came originally from Sir Peter’s nursery (Eisenhut). Could it…

1st February 1897 – 2020

…is a hybrid between Magnolia soulangeana ‘Rustica Rubra’ and Magnolia x veitchii. Clearly blown open early but it is still a rather dull and turgid colour with x veitchii colouring…

19th January 1897- 2020

…to me. Hawthorn Alongside the cash point Magnolia veitchii and Magnolia campbellii still have quite a lot of leaf left even in this exposed spot. M campbellii will be out…

10th January 1897- 2020

…with its occasional pink flash on the bud and petals. Azalea ‘Malvatica’ Azalea ‘Malvatica’ Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ now full out directly under the Magnolia x veitchii. Still nothing out on…

22nd March

…Rhododendron siderophyllum Rhododendron siderophyllum The young Magnolia x veitchii ‘Isca’ by George’s Hut. Magnolia x veitchii ‘Isca’ Not many flowers on the original Magnolia ‘J. C. Williams’ on the drive…

31st December

…plants under the two tallest Magnolia x veitchii. Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ 2015 – CHW New Years Eve – Heavy showers and rainbows but a chill in the air after lunch….

15th December

…japonica ‘Veitchii’ just as good beside it. Skimmia japonica ‘Veitchii’ While Skimmia japonica ‘Kew White’ is nearly in flower alongside. Skimmia japonica ‘Kew White’ Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ with early catkins….

7th December

…red fruits (peppers). Zanthoxylum armatum Zanthoxylum armatum Still full green leaves on one of the original Magnolia x veitchii. Astonishing in December. Magnolia x veitchii The original Magnolia campbellii has…

29th September

…variety for the website. Pseudopanax lessonii ‘Emerald Elf’ Skimmia japonica ‘Veitchii’ with ripening berries. Skimmia japonica ‘Veitchii’ Another new entry for the 2025 catalogue – Skimmia japonica ‘Magic Marlot’. Skimmia…

17th October

…with their autumn colour. Azalea ‘Koster’s Brilliant Red’ Skimmia japonica ‘Veitchii’ and Azalea ‘Koster’s Brilliant Red’ not bad either. Skimmia japonica ‘Veitchii’ and Azalea ‘Koster’s Brilliant Red’ Malus ‘Red Sentinel’…

23rd September

…several young trees or the record tree at Tregullow gardens. I should ask James Williams. Saxegothaea conspicua Saxegothaea conspicua Malus yunnanensis var. veitchii with one crab-apple only left to see….