…in the ripening buds has more or less faded away to cream unlike Magnolia martinii which holds its ‘yellowness’ better but is out a month earlier in colder weather conditions….

…other than an Ilex – myrtle? Much larger white flowers than the tiny cream ones seen recently on Ilex yunnanensis here. Ilex yunnanensis var. parvifolia Ilex yunnanensis var. parvifolia Photinia…

…different clump The flowers of Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ are greenish-cream in the shade and already turning reddish in the sun. A gift from Richard Carew-Pole when he…

…Higher Quarry Nursery Higher Quarry Nursery A few new things to see in the newly planted euonymus and viburnum species glade: Euonymus oxyphyllus (BSWJ 10815) has tiny grey cream flowers…

…bracts. Cornus ‘Venus’ Cornus kousa ‘Milky Way’ Toona sinensis ‘Flamingo’ – the pink early spring foliage has faded to cream (but not yet green). [ALONGSIDE] Acer palmatum ‘Ukigomo’ with its…

…‘Franken’ has equally odd mottled white and cream leaves. Fagus sylvatica ‘Franken’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Franken’ This is a very much more cut leaf form of Fagus sylvatica ‘Asplenifolia’ than the…

…‘Jack Fogg’ Michelia x foggii ‘Jack Fogg’ Michelia x foggii ‘Jack Fogg’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’ is looking good. The best thing is the light creamy white insides to…

…Magnolia ‘Peachy’ in its full glory today below Slip Rail. Magnolia ‘Peachy’ Rhododendron sinogrande ‘Lord Rudolf’. Pink in bud but eventually fading to creamy-pink. Rhododendron sinogrande ‘Lord Rudolf’ Rhododendron sinogrande…

…to open in April! narcissi Jaimie has found a first flower on another first time flowering for us of Magnolia ‘Sunset Twirl’. A bit like ‘Peachy’ or ‘Peaches and Cream’…

…‘Beni-Yutaka’ Prunus matsumae ‘Beni-Yutaka’ Rhododendron sinogrande ‘Lord Rudolph’ is pink in bud opening to the more normal cream colour. Rhododendron sinogrande ‘Lord Rudolph’ Rhododendron sinogrande ‘Lord Rudolph’ Camellia ‘Dream Castle’…

…‘Genie’ Magnolia ‘Sunrise’ is yellow in bud but fades to cream with a pronounced red stripe. Magnolia ‘Sunrise’ Magnolia ‘Sunrise’ Magnolia ‘Sunrise’ Magnolia ‘Avocet’ just out in the Isla Rose…

…Magnolia ‘Felicity’ on ‘Eric Savill’ Michelia ‘Fairy White’ continues to grow quickly and is producing a good show as before. ‘Fairy Cream’, which is beside it, is only half the…