27th March

…2006. Well done Rob Toy! M. ‘Lanarth’ NZ Form Selection of individual blooms MAGNOLIA ‘Darjeeling’ MAGNOLIA ‘Shirazz’ MAGNOLIA ‘Caerhays Surprise’ MAGNOLIA ‘Caerhays Surprise’ MAGNOLIA ‘Ruth’, ‘Philip Tregunna’ & ‘Lanarth’ 1987…

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23rd February

…sister seedling (ie from same seedpod) of Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ sister seedling (ie from same seedpod) of Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ sister seedling (ie from same seedpod) of Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’…

20th February

…‘Copeland Court’ Windblown flowers out on the five young Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ on the bank. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Branches off a Scots pine. Scots pine A dead sycamore blows over…

4th June

…nursery beds. Illicium philippinense (CWJ 1246), planted in 2017, is covered in some new growth. Illicium philippinense (CWJ 1246) Viburnum wrightii with slug damage around the flower. Viburnum wrightii A…

9th March

‘Philip Tregunna’ Magnolia campbelli from afar. Magnolia campbelli Camellia x williamsii ‘Caerhays’ in the shade. Camellia x williamsii ‘Caerhays’ The newly planted Magnolia ‘Snowblood’ now fully out in Kennel Close….

19th February

‘Caerhays Belle’. Compare for yourself! Colour and size of flower come into it. Magnolia ‘Susanna van Veen’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Ians Red’ nearly out. Magnolia ‘Ians…

28th February

…The first flowering of the young Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ on the bank outside the front door is now at its best. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’…

21st April

…a windbreak. Thuja koraiensis Thuja koraiensis Tin Garden planting starting to leaf up and flower. Tin Garden Rhododendron davidsonianum ‘Caerhays Pink Form’ getting going as young plants. Rhododendron davidsonianum ‘Caerhays

24th April

…than half that number of years. Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ Sally Hayward has very kindly been transcribing handwritten records of plants gifted to Caerhays and by Caerhays to…