30th March

…It is the same cross as ‘Caerhays Surprise’ but done in New Zealand which explains the suckering. Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ still…

28th March

…and now flowering properly. Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’ Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’ Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ The two enormous trees of Magnolia kobus var. borealis in the…

18th December

…propped. Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ 2020 – CHW A carpet of seedlings under a solitary Podocarpus salignus. You never see enough podocarps or red berries on the tree…

22nd March

…yet again, breathtaking. Tilia endochrysa Magnolia ‘Spring Rite’ Magnolia ‘Spring Rite’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Princess Margaret’ at its best. Magnolia campbellii ‘Princess Margaret’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Princess Margaret’ First flowers out on…

23rd April

…be finished this week. Kitchen Garden Magnolia ‘Tikitere’ was showing colour two weeks ago but only now out. Even later into flower than even M. ‘Serene’, M. ‘Margaret Helen’ and…

17th April

…be integrated and has now been exiled. A long and boring story of RHS muddled thinking and changes of mind during restructuring and cost saving. MAGNOLIA ‘Margaret Helen’ MAGNOLIA ‘Margaret

1st October

…‘Princess Margaret’ Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ Schefflera pauciflora with now ripe seeds which Asia ought to gather with some put aside for when Paul calls here in late October. Schefflera pauciflora…

24th April

…actually works. One or two of those who have read my diary have put me in touch with Iain Davis’ paper on the “Coronavirus Lockdown and What You Are Not…

6th November

…a smallish Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ from the heat of the bonfire. Branches protecting Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ 2021 – CHW Amid heavy showers some topical tip website videos with Karol. This…

11th September

…on Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ are clearly hairy/ velvety. Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Pendula’ now full out. Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Pendula’ Ilex cornuta with more fruits than I have ever seen…