13th March 1897 – 2020

…campbellii alba seedling on the drive are suddenly full out and drooping down to enchant passing visitors. Magnolia campbellii alba seedling Magnolia campbellii alba seedling Magnolia campbellii alba seedling This…

12th April

…‘Isca’ by Georges Hut. Magnolia x veitchii ‘Isca’ Magnolia x veitchii ‘Isca’ A fine last flower on Magnolia ‘Albatross’. Magnolia ‘Albatross’ Rhododendron pseudochrysanthemum now full out. Rhododendron pseudochrysanthemum Rhododendron pseudochrysanthemum…

2nd August

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW (images to follow) 2024 – CHW I noticed two Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Alba

19th May

…Maddeni x Roylei. Mag speciosa and alba superba are very good. 1927 – JCW Mag parviflora is very very good the big one, Nicholsoniana with about 9 flowers is very…

11th March 1897 – 2020

Alba’ just coming out again. Loads of buds and only the odd flower frosted earlier. Camellia ‘Grandiflora Alba’ Camellia ‘Grandiflora Alba’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ still with a good new show…

31st March

…Which magnolia has the biggest flower? The contenders today are: Magnolia ‘Atlas’ from New Zealand Magnolia campbellii alba ‘Trelissick’ Magnolia campbellii alba seedling from main ride. Magnolia campbelli alba seedling…

10th November

…drooping branches. Camellia sasanqua ‘Alba’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Alba’ The first pink sasanqua to come out looks really good alongside the white. The first pink sasanqua Further along the wall is…

3rd May

…flush of flower again now. Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’ Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’ Two of the four new species of Hedychium planted on the top wall last autumn seem to be evergreen…

4th April

…seller for decades. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ The Magnolia campbellii Alba seedling on the drive is also at its best today. Magnolia campbellii Alba seedling Magnolia campbellii Alba

12th January

…which I had forgotten about. We do have four separate species of Schima (khasiana, argentea and superba). Schima wallichii Schima wallichii Quercus morii (CMBS 249-2003-1091) has grown very slowly and…

10th October

…Rival’ And we wonder why branches break off on young magnolias! Six pheasants drying off on this small tree. pheasants drying off 2022 – CHW Schima superba just out into…

3rd August

…the other knotweeds especially Persicaria bistorta ‘Superba’. Grows to about two and a half feet, flowers to three and a half feet. Persicaria amplexicaulis ‘Fat Domino’ Persicaria amplexicaulis ‘Fat Domino’…

28th August

…Schima superba (see two days back) look much the same from a distance. Sadly no flower buds on our (supposed) Schima argentea this year. A few on (supposed) Schima wallichii…

12th March 1897 – 2020

…Mollicomata both have flowers open but some a little brown – over 50 of the purpurescens quite perfect. Camellias (single) past their best. Daffodils small and want rain. Michelia superba

26th August

…print, I see it is now called Schima superba although the picture in ‘New Trees’ does not really match our plant. The next step is to assemble all our schima…

11th February 1897 – 2020

…varieties which grew nearby have died of old age. Daphne bholua ‘Alba’ Daphne bholua ‘Alba’ Daphne bholua ‘Alba’ Daphne bholua ‘Alba’ A flower and a bud or two on Hydrangea…

16th March 1897 – 2020

…sprengeri ‘Diva’ x Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Lennei Alba’. I did not care for its first flowerings but this is better. The flowers would open flat if the wind had let…

18th March 1897 – 2020

…by Maurice Foster who sends me three pictures from his garden in Kent. Magnolia sargentiana robusta (Caerhays Dark Form), Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ and Magnolia campbellii ‘Trelissick Alba’. Magnolia campbellii ‘Trelissick…

21st February 1897 – 2020

…too. Camellia ‘Look Away’ A few high up flowers on Magnolia campbellii Alba Group. This one of New Zealand origin. Magnolia campbellii Alba Group 2018 – CHW A day in…

23rd January

…Camellia ‘Lady de Saumarez’ Camellia ‘Lady de Saumarez’ Camellia ‘Mathotiana Alba’ – rather early Camellia ‘Mathotiana Alba’ Camellia ‘Adolphe Audusson’ Camellia ‘Adolphe Audusson’ 2021 – CHW Sarcococca ruscifolia with berries…