…cross with Narcissus cyclamineus next to the bluebells. wild forms of daffodil The varied wild forms of daffodil and some that may well have crossed naturally with more cultivated species…

…plant might be wrongly named? This cross is M.‘Wada’s Picture’ x M. sprengeri ‘Diva’. I grant you that it could be but the picture is a far lighter colour in…

…Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ (the same cross as our Magnolia ‘Tropicana’ but with rather different colours).M. ‘Daybreak’ is a cross between Magnolia brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ and Magnolia ‘Tina Durio’ (basically a yellow/black/pink…

…wonder if this would cross with other magnolias (eg virginiana or globosa which are both out nearby) or will it only cross with another former Manglietia species? Magnolia sapaensis Magnolia…

…Ivey may have even made the cross himself pre 1880. I do not see JCW having any interest in crossing escallonia especially in the (pre Chinese) daffodil era. Still perhaps…

…proof. revamped conservatory A very dark form with more than a hint of pink on the Tregullow Rhododendron ‘Crossbill’. Rhododendron ‘Crossbill’ Rhododendron ‘Crossbill’ Contrast this with a flower on another…

…flowering of another of Jaimie and Michael’s magnolia crosses. Last year it was frosted in bud. The cross was between Magnolia ‘Atlas’ (seed parent) and Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata ‘Lanarth’…

…out) just going over. Rhododendron ‘Winters Interlude’ The view across to Giddle Orchard. view across to Giddle Orchard Another magnolia just starting above the wall up from the front door….

…seedling Magnolia campbellii seedling Camellia ‘New Venture’ is a williamsii x japonica cross with a much larger flower than the other williamsii hybrids which we have previously looked at. The…

…dropped down preventing any water from flowing except over the top of it. New metalwork and a new wooden cross beam now while a rope does the job for the…