…is now completely dead. Chusquea gigantia Parastyrax sp. nova (13185) was planted out today below the x veitchii. Wonderful autumn tints and an exceptional growth rate over the last two…

…Walk and the others over. C rambler fair. R auriculatum is just starting. 1913 – JCW Just back from London and Scotland. R brunonis remains very good, R veitchii fair….

…is damp and overcast but the garden is not! Magnolia x veitchii ‘Peter Veitch’ still has a few flowers out low down on this enormous tree. Magnolia x veitchii ‘Peter…

…out. x Rhaphiobotrya ‘Coppertone’ Petals fall from the last white Magnolia x veitchii in the Rockery. Magnolia x veitchii Rhododendron davidsonianum (Caerhays dark form) in the Auklandii Garden. Very different…

…veitchii called ‘Isca’ (or possibly ‘Columbus’). M. x veitchii ‘Columbus’ was named by John Bond in 1992 and that dates its planting more or less spot on as he gave…

…planting. Phillyrea latifolia Phillyrea latifolia Rhododendron monstroseanum full out. Rhododendron monstroseanum Rhododendron monstroseanum Magnolia veitchii ‘Isca’ above the back yard. Magnolia veitchii ‘Isca’ First swallows and house martins seen today…

…for the Aucklandii Garden. rhodos for the Aucklandii Garden The view from the Rookery towards the Magnolia × veitchii ‘Peter Veitch’. Magnolia × veitchii ‘Peter Veitch’ The now empty nursery…

…on the Magnolia x veitchii in the sun high up. Magnolia x veitchii Just a very few flowers this year (unlike last) on Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Camellia…

…Oriole’ First flowers on Magnolia dawsoniana creeping out a month early. Magnolia dawsoniana Jaimie’s Magnolia x veitchii seedling below the drive on Bond Street is turning into something very nice….

…the Daphnes and bark mulch on the rest. exorticatica exorticatica 2017 – CHW Amazingly the taller growing form of garlic which lives under the biggest Magnolia x veitchii is already…

…Forrest ilex lists of my father’s which do not cover his later expeditions. Forrest called Ilex bioritsensis Ilex pernyi var. veitchii which added to the muddle.Bean mentions seven Ilex cytura…

…Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea’ on the castle wall. Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea’ 2020 – CHW The investigation into malus continues and continues to reveal my ignorance of this genus.Malus yunnanensis var. veitchii…

…we still have original Forrest plants here of Ilex dipyrena, Ilex bioritsensis (Ilex pernyi var. veitchii or perhaps I. pernyi to Forrest) and Ilex kingiana (although Forrest does not use…

…few newish hydrangeas at the Green Gate where the ponticum was cleared a few years ago. A good new Magnolia x veitchii and a ‘Sweet Merlot’ have taken hold. Row…

…the droughts. Fades to pink when over but the seed heads are already swelling and Asia could well try them soon (Veitchii area). Hydrangea robusta ‘Titania’ (TH 3154) Hydrangea robusta…

…up from the two Magnolia x veitchii for Asia to collect now. Magnolia wilsonii The nearby young Magnolia sieboldii seeds are not yet ripe although the two plants flowered at…

…rhodo’n show flowers. 10332 is the best. Buddleia veitchii is nearly over, the dark one is good. The hydrangeas have begun – Romneya and a hybrid Gladiolus are good. Some…

…Mag delavayi, I find a much finer flower at dawn – clearly opens at night. 1915 – JCW Buddleia veitchii wanes. Myrtles good. R decorum nice. R auriculatum opening. 1906…

…early in comparison to previous years? Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Magnolia leaves everywhere under the Magnolia x veitchii and Magnolia campbellii after the east wind. Magnolia leaves 2017 – CHW Stones…

…rosea ‘Picotee’ A very good flesh red form of Lapageria rosea. Lapageria rosea A very early unnamed Camellia japonica opposite the two Magnolia x veitchii. Camellia japonica Celtis sinensis still…