…the garden. Paulownia fortunei nicely out in Tin Garden. Paulownia fortunei Magnolia stellata ‘Jane Platt’. Magnolia stellata ‘Jane Platt’ This is labelled Pittosporum anomalum ‘Raven’ but it looks more like…

…loebneri ‘Wildcat’ and Magnolia ‘Red as Red’. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Wildcat’ and Magnolia ‘Red as Red’ Magnolia stellata ‘Water Lily’ and Magnolia x loebneri ‘Wildcat’. Magnolia stellata ‘Water Lily’ and…

…Magnolia cylindrica x M. ‘Darjeeling’. Magnolia cylindrica x M. ‘Darjeeling’ Magnolia cylindrica x M. ‘Darjeeling’ Magnolia sinostellata – still going after having nearly died in the drought. Magnolia sinostellata Magnolia…

…things. Amelanchier lamarckii Amelanchier lamarckii Magnolia ‘Pinkie’ (one of the stellata/liliiflora ‘girls’) on Hovel Cart Road just above the Enkianthus. Magnolia ‘Pinkie’ Magnolia ‘Pinkie’ Amelanchier interior does not have bronzy…

…and slow. Tregolls Road stellata shows flower but not Nursery one here. 1968 – FJW First flower on the Donkey Shoe Robusta – has been cold and raw but not…

…on the 1897 planted Magnolia stellata (called Magnolia halleana then). Magnolia stellata 2020 – CHW Boris produced an excellent address to the nation last night. Well argued, careful, thoughtful and…

…soak of rain – thundery. 1980 – FJW Drummond Anderson (Rosemary Williams’ son) did and walked the garden aged 18 months. 1961 – FJW Stellata seed so far no good….

…coming out.1950 – CW Magnolia campbellii out and flowers on stellata, Diva, White campbellii and a young Robusta almost show colour. Camellia hybrids past best, reticulata species very good. Rho…

…the best of all the magnolias open. 1931 – JCW Daffs about their best. Magnolia’s speciosa, stellata and kobus open. Kobus is the best excepting Wilson’s big Denudata. (Handwritten note…

…Williams (AM1942), was probably a wild collected seedling rather than a deliberate hybrid. 2004 – FJW First flower on Stellata. 1963 – FJW Picked first Saluensis flower. 1940 – CW…