11th April

‘Yellow Bird’ just coming out. Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ Magnolia ‘Sybille’ (M. x soulangeana ‘White Giant’ x M. ‘Leda’). Magnolia ‘Sybille’ Magnolia ‘Sybille’ Magnolia × soulangeana ‘Brozzonii’ – in Penvergate –…

15th April

…dry the flowers stand proud from the emerging leaves this year rather than being swamped by them. Magnolia ‘Yellow Fever’ Magnolia ‘Yellow Fever’ Magnolia ‘Yellow Fever’ Rhododendron desquamatum is its…

3rd December

…here are nice yellow tints. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Gum Ball’ This is Liquidambar styracifolia ‘Oconee’, which has a very similar habit to ‘Gum Ball’ but, here, has coloured up rather better…

2nd April

‘Yellow Lantern’ Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ Rhododendron niveum on Sinogrande Walk. See how the flowers fade in colour with age. Rhododendron niveum Rhododendron niveum This is one of a batch of…

14th April

…And on Rhodelia parvipetala (WWJ 11943). Rhodelia parvipetala Suddenly the splendid yellow Magnolia ‘Lois’ is out too. Long before its yellow rival, Magnolia ‘Daphne’. Magnolia ‘Lois’ Magnolia ‘Lois’ Azalea ‘Hinodegiri’…

25th May

…am missing in the garden today. Magnolia ‘Anilou’ turns out to be as good a yellow as its writeups have suggested. Magnolia ‘Anilou’ Crataegus combyi Crataegus combyi Crataegus combyi Crataegus…

26th May

…planting. Rhododendron ‘Fabia’ Rhododendron ‘Fabia’ Rhododendron ‘Yellow Petticoats’ is almost over. Cannot remember the breeding or origin of this one? Rhododendron ‘Yellow Petticoats’ Rhododendron ‘Yellow Petticoats’ We had a cut…

2nd June

…light pink with a yellow flare and a whitish stripe. whitish stripe whitish stripe whitish stripe Then a rather more conventional late flowering pale yellow. pale yellow pale yellow Similar…

1st September

…with decent secondary flowers. We pick one for the house. Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ Sadly the Tilia henryana has collapsed. One bit of the tree…

14th October

…splendid second autumn flowering as usual on Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’. Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ Podocarps swelling on Podocarpus henkellii. Podocarpus henkellii The…

21st February 1897 – 2020

…are four record trees here which I labelled with the new labels today – Paulownia fortunei, Sorbus torminalis, Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ and Magnolia ‘Yellow Fever’. Magnolia campbellii ‘Sidbury’ Magnolia campbellii…

27th March 1897 – 2020

…Gala’ Magnolia ‘Golden Gala’ As was the champion tree of Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’. Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ 2019 – CHW Some newish magnolias in Kennel Close.In a magnificent…

15th February 1897 – 2020

…flowered Magnolia campbellii yellow flowered Magnolia campbellii yellow flowered Magnolia campbellii yellow flowered Magnolia campbellii The record Magnolia campbellii is now full out and ‘Spring has Sprung’ at Caerhays in…

5th February 1897 – 2020

…in a cold spot but so far undamaged. Camellia x williamsii ‘Jurys Yellow’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Jurys Yellow’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Jurys Yellow’ Is this Camellia lutchuensis or, as I…

28th October

…major Eucommia ulmoides – a dull yellow and green but nice close up. Diospyros lotus – another yellow of some merit. Diospyros lotus Callicarpa kwangtungensis – mauve/violet fruits as well…

17th February 1897 – 2020

…the Auklandii Garden a year after planting and hence the slight confusion.) supposedly ‘yellow’ Magnolia campbellii supposedly ‘yellow’ Magnolia campbellii supposedly ‘yellow’ Magnolia campbellii supposedly ‘yellow’ Magnolia campbellii There is…

3rd March 1897 – 2020

…but the buds are yellow! yellow form of Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ yellow form of Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ yellow form of Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ Fallen petals below the Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ (New…

8th November

…with fruits yet again this year. Cladrastis sinensis, the Chinese yellowwood, still with leaf. Its American cousin has been leafless for weeks. Cladrastis sinensis Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’ may not…

28th May

…today’s standards but it was an early named yellow variety and is still worth growing as it flowers so late. Magnolia ‘Large Yellow’ Magnolia ‘Large Yellow’ When we cleared Old…

30th May

…much as it turns out. The yellow iris from several Chelsea’s ago – I have forgotten its name unfortunately. yellow iris Philadelphus melanocalyx from Tom Hudson with its first flowers….