…for the first time here on 29th March 1928 so not a bad innings at all! Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Brozzoni’ Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Brozzoni’ Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Brozzoni’ On Sunday…

…x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Pink Surprise’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Pink Surprise’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Pink Surprise’ First Rhododendron loderi to flower this year…

…Probably Rhododendron ciliicalyx or a named form was stunning. Rhododendron ciliicalyx Rhododendron ciliicalyx Rhododendron ciliicalyx Rhododendron ciliicalyx Rhododendron pocophorum Rhododendron pocophorum Rhododendron pocophorum Magnolia ‘Felicity’ (Magnolia sprengeri diva x ‘Wadas…

…this. A Felix Jury, New Zealand, bred hybrid from 1967. Camellia x williamsii ‘Water Lily’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Water Lily’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Water Lily’ I took this picture of…

…‘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…

…good show. New Zealand bred by Oswald Blumhardt it is M. ‘Iolanthe’ x M. soulangeana ‘Rustica Rubra’. Magnolia ‘Purple Platter’ Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Dr Callies’ towards the Top Lodge. Magnolia…

…Garden. Burncoose then found two more smaller ones and these have gone up to the now cleared top pond as seen here. (Salix x sepulcralis var. chrysocoma). Salix x sepulcralis…

…entrance to the Auklandii Garden. Camellia x williamsii ‘Elsie Jury’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Elsie Jury’ Rhododendron edgeworthii x leucaspis is in a good clump. Rhododendron edgeworthii x leucaspis Rhododendron edgeworthii…

…hence the previous confusion with ‘Citation’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Delia Williams’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Delia Williams’ Camellia japonica ‘Optima’ by the side door. A good late season flowerer with the…

…but the plan needs updating. Horrid prickles but amazingly intricate leaves. Xanthoxylum species Xanthoxylum species Xanthoxylum species Quercus laurifolia was also planted in 2011 and has done well although I…

…Supreme’ Camellia x williamsii ‘E G Waterhouse’ in a vase. Camellia x williamsii ‘E G Waterhouse’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Debbie’ and Camellia japonica ‘Paul’s Apollo’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Debbie’ Camellia…

…(laevifolia x champaca) x (laevifolia x maudiae). Lots of mixtures but I am not really sure at present what has been achieved by the end result? M. (laevifolia x champaca)…

…x soulangeana ‘Rustica Rubra’ x M. ‘Lanarth’. Magnolia ‘Eleanor May’ Magnolia ‘Eleanor May’ Magnolia ‘Judy Carlson’. Magnolia ‘Judy Carlson’ Magnolia ‘Judy Carlson’ Magnolia ‘Fireglow’, M. cylindrica x M. ‘Sawada’s Pink’…

…1 Cryptomeria jap. AraucarioidesBurncoose stock Prunus Shimidsu/Shogestsu x 2 Davidia Sonoma x 2. Requested one and billing for one. Sent two as small. Abies concolor x 3 one needs replacing,…

…x veitchii Late in the day Styrax japonicus ‘Pendulus’ is finally turning yellow. Styrax japonicus ‘Pendulus’ Styrax japonicus ‘Pendulus’ The first flower showing colour (but not out) on Camellia x…

…soulangeana ‘Sweet Simplicity’ x Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’) and is brightening up outside the Magnolia Tea Rooms today. Magnolia ‘Cameo’ Magnolia ‘Cameo’ 2019 – CHW Exciting new camellias and Michelias found…

…Arbutus xalapensis with extraordinary bark. Entirely new species to me. Arbutus xalapensis Arbutus xalapensis Arbutus xalapensis Rhododendron barbatum – a true form as the barbs prove although the flower colour…

…coming out. An attractive dwarf rhododendron. Rhododendron canadense Rhododendron canadense Rhododendron ‘Praecox’ showing its age. Rhododendron ‘Praecox’ Rhododendron ‘Praecox’ A rather east wind battered Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ on the drive….

…the requisite 2m away so ‘social distancing’ was maintained during filming. Magnolia x veitchii ‘Peter Veitch’ Magnolia x veitchii ‘Peter Veitch’ Magnolia x veitchii ‘Peter Veitch’ The pure white single…

…‘Cornish Silver’ Also Mahonia gracillipes x fortunei. Mahonia gracillipes x fortunei I think both of these would be well worth reserving as new plants for 2018.Also of interest for the…