…seedling First flowers (and very early) on Azalea ‘Black Hawk’. Azalea ‘Black Hawk’ The view from Rookery across to the Drimys winteri and the Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ seedling with a…

…Red’ and Magnolia dawsoniana. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ Magnolia ‘Genie’ is nearly black in bud. Far better than M. ‘Black Tulip’. Magnolia ‘Genie’ Magnolia ‘Genie’ 2021 – CHW I am now…

…– CHW The amazing Tilia endochrysea just into leaf. Tilia endochrysea Magnolia ‘A E Bold’ (Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘JC Williams’) with its first flower. We have other plants,…

…loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’ x Magnolia salicifolia) Magnolia ‘Lucy Carlson’ Magnolia ‘Lucy Carlson’ Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’ Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’ Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Serene’ (no name as…

…‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ with its first flower. Interesting and certainly has the liliiflora shape. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ A wren has built…

…its best and ‘Fairy Lime’ is just starting. Michelia ‘Fairy Blush’ Another Old Park rhododendron species I cannot yet identify. Blackish red buds with a hint of blue-black in the…

…Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’ Michelia ‘Fairy Lime’ with pink tips to its petals. Michelia ‘Fairy Lime’ Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Garnettii’ with a lovely contrast between…

…for us. Sorbus matsumurana Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ looking as its name would have you believe. Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ Sapium sebiferum very late into leaf…

…Crataegus brachyacantha, the Blueberry hawthorn, from the southern US states. We have yet to see any blue-black fruits. Crataegus brachyacantha Crataegus brachyacantha Crataegus ambigua – Russian hawthorn. Very similar to…

…haematodes. This is a replacement for long dead originals. Wisteria ‘Black Dragon’ Wisteria ‘Black Dragon’ Wisteria ‘Black Dragon’ on the gents’ loo just going over. The flowers tend to be…

…Eucryphia cordifolia Lots of decent secondary flowers on Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ Myrcia laruotteana var. paraguayensis has grown exceptionally quickly since it was planted in 2019. Plastered in…

…‘Black Beauty’ looks great in the sun. Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ 2023 – CHW The Eden Project have spent 6 weeks trying to come here to…

…were ripe. sloes sloes Even the blackberries were sparse, undeveloped and with tiny fruits. blackberries blackberries The elders mainly had very few seed heads and these too were sparse and…

…we have had this before Camellia ‘Black Magic’ Camellia ‘Black Magic’ Camellia champetre ‘Christmas Daffodil’ – hardly daffodil like! Camellia champetre ‘Christmas Daffodil’ Camellia ‘Memphis Belle’ – a rather blowsier…

…Off’ Camellia ‘Black Lace’ with its first offering. Camellia ‘Black Lace’ Camellia ‘Duchess de Caze’ is also now on parade. I don’t like the colour mix. Camellia ‘Duchess de Caze’…

…name and registration. More pictures soon when it is not raining and is full out. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x ‘JC Williams’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x ‘JC Williams’ Magnolia ‘Felicity’ –…

…yet. Magnolia ‘Vairano’ Magnolia ‘Antje Zandee’ (Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Deep Purple Dream’) just coming. Planted 2013. Magnolia ‘Antje Zandee’ Magnolia ‘Antje Zandee’ Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x ‘Black Tulip’ has…

…utilis ‘Chris Lane’: Black – big white calcocils Betula utilis dark form: Black – small white calcocils Betula utilis ‘Melony Sanders’: Very red peeling stem Camellia bailinshanica: Red new growth…

…Hillier’ showing a little more pink than usual. Magnolia campbellii ‘Sir Harold Hillier’ Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x ‘Black Tulip’ – excellent! Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x ‘Black Tulip’ Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x ‘Black Tulip’…

…‘Black Tulip’ with five flowers. This one the best with least wind damage. Very good indeed! Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ First flowers (three) on Magnolia ‘Kitti Wake’ of…