11th April

…of yellow but not too much. One which we should definitely propagate by grafting for the Burncoose catalogue. Magnolia ‘Blushing Belle’ Magnolia ‘Blushing Belle’ Magnolia ‘Blushing Belle’ Magnolia ‘Blushing Belle’…

14th February

…front gate. A good dark colour this year high up but you can already see the paler insides to the tepals as you see in ‘Caerhays Belle’. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’…

20th February

…on Bond Street both sisters have performed well this year despite the wind but ‘Belle’ herself is nowhere near out. sister seedling to Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ sister seedling to Magnolia…

22nd February

…reticulata ‘Mary Williams’ 2022 – CHW Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ is showing colour and coming out two to three weeks earlier than usual. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Also Magnolia…

1st December

…Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ 2016 – CHW The old clumps of Erica arborea are nearly full out on the middle bank as usual. The ones at the Four…

9th February

…wind. Magnolia campbellii seedling Amid the gloom a ‘Caerhays Belle’ seedling shows up along the drive from the Isla Rose Plantation. ‘Caerhays Belle’ seedling What a ghastly day but no…

21st June

…name? Styrax japonicus ‘Farges Belle’ Styrax japonicus ‘Farges Belle’ Styrax japonicus ‘Farges Belle’ Styrax japonicus ‘Farges Belle’ This is easily the best Rhododendron maddenii which we have here with the…

11th May

…‘Southern Belle’ Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Aesculus woerlitzensis with dark red flowers. Aesculus woerlitzensis Aesculus woerlitzensis Aesculus bushii with much larger double pink flowers with a yellow blotch. Aesculus bushii Aesculus…

20th April

…‘Honeybelle’. Quite a nice shape as it opens but small, fading to crap! Magnolia ‘Honeybelle’ Magnolia ‘Honeybelle’ A group of three Rhododendron aberconwayi performing nicely. Slow growing. Rhododendron aberconwayi Rhododendron…

14th April

…now out a month late. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Kalleberg’ – rather dull and I planted two not far apart above Crinodendron Hedge. Magnolia ‘Kalleberg’ Magnolia ‘Kalleberg’…