…‘Frosted Star’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Frosted Star’ Camellia ‘Betty Robinson’ reminds me of Camellia ‘Dainty’ or ‘Little Bit’ but without the flecking. Another new variety which I do not think I…

…record sized Magnolia ‘Yellow Fever’ just coming with the leaves. Magnolia ‘Yellow Fever’ Magnolia [?] Magnolia [?] Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ nearly over. Magnolia ‘Yellow…

…Peumus boldus The original Lindera megaphylla has lost a large branch in the gale. Lindera megaphylla Plenty of fruit on Cornus kousa ‘Gold Star’. Cornus kousa ‘Gold Star’ Last few…

…a vlog of this for the Caerhays website with film also of Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ and a young Magnolia doltsopa. The makeover was ‘what you are missing today’. Karol kept…

…Grant. In the till area some startling Amaryllis belladonna or so they are labelled? Could they in fact be Nerine? Amaryllis belladonna Different coloured berries on Pyracantha starting to colour…

…on Lunaplant website it is M. ‘Star Wars’ x M. ‘Vulcan’. Magnolia ‘Vulcan’s Forge’ Magnolia ‘Vulcan’s Forge’ Similarly the new Magnolia ‘Flaming Heart’ – very dark outer tepals. Magnolia ‘Flaming…

…‘E G Waterhouse’, Camellia japonica ‘Matterhorn’ and Camellia japonica ‘Lady Loch’. Camellia x williamsii ‘E G Waterhouse’ The cup winning display from Bonallack of Magnolia ‘JC Williams’, ‘Star Wars’ and…

…on Magnolia ‘Red Lion’, the sister seedling to ‘Star Wars’. Magnolia ‘Red Lion’ Syringa pinnatifolia in flower below the dump. Luckily I have the saw to cut off the usual…

…‘Star Wars’. Very condensed year for the garden – too dry so far, too much east wind. 1906 – JCW Viburnum shows colour, bed roses very good, Crinodendron good. Polystichums…

…Magnolia ‘Red Lion’ full out on Bond Street. I prefer this to its sister seedling, the ever popular, ‘Star Wars’. Magnolia ‘Red Lion’ We intend to clear the old kitchen…

…Our old favourite Rhododendron ‘Blue Tit’ in a good new clump. One of several replacing JCW’s original clump which used to grow on the main ride where Magnolia ‘Star Wars’…

…The more one looks the more one sees magnolias that do actually have a second flowering. We used to think it was just Magnolia soulangeana and Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ that…

…two clumps are from the best bark birches at Werrington. Quick growing and they should not mind the cold. birches birches Starting to fill up! Starting to fill up! Starting…

…(laevifolia x maudiae) – Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x ‘Vairano’ (Marc) – Magnolia ‘Insubria’ (‘Atlas’ x ‘Star Wars’ 2) – Magnolia ‘Apollo’ x ‘Picard’s Ruby’ (WH) (Summer Lady) – Magnolia ‘Summer…

…‘Elongata’ which is particularly early. Note the markings on a fallen petal. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Elongata’ First colour on Magnolia ‘Red Lion’ – a sister seedling to ‘Star Wars’ and a…

…now full out on Bond Street; certainly it looks better today than Magnolia ‘Star Wars’, its sister seedling. the water meadows the water meadows Magnolia ‘Red Lion’ So is the…

…In fact the buds on Black Tulip, Apollo, Genie and Star Wars were also eaten. Taking into account that our trees are still small, the damage was devastating. We reduced…

…Garden in partial shade. Magnolia ‘Gold Star’ Magnolia ‘Gold Star’ Magnolia ‘Martha Joan Leslie’ was registered and named by Andrew after his (I think) granddaughter 14 years ago. I helped…

…Garden. Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’ in bud. Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’ The view down over the Auklandii Garden today. On the right is Magnolia ‘Kew’s Surprise’. The ones…

…Magnolia stellata ‘Chrysanthenumiflora’ Magnolia stellata ‘Royal Star’ was planted in 1991 and is now about 15ft tall with a similar or wider width. An impressive show. Magnolia stellata ‘Royal Star’…