4th March

…Magnolia ‘Vairano’ (Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’ x Magnolia campbellii) as good as I have seen it yet. Magnolia ‘Vairano’ Magnolia ‘Antje Zandee’ (Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Deep Purple Dream’) just coming….

19th April

…Rhododendron aberconwayi Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Evamaria’ just out below Slip Rail. It will change colour radically when it is full out. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Evamaria’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Evamaria’ New…

7th November

…yellow stamens and aptly named. Camellia x vernalis ‘Yuletide’ Camellia x vernalis ‘Yuletide’ Mahonia x media ‘Buckland’ also full out. Mahonia x media ‘Buckland’ Mahonia x media ‘Buckland’ Mahonia x…

21st July

…flower heads on the original Stewartia pteropetiolata (when introduced called Hartia sinensis). Stewartia pteropetiolata First flowers on Ilex aff. gagnepainiana (FMWJ13168) Planted last autumn. Ilex aff. gagnepainiana Ilex aff. gagnepainiana…

30th July

…Berberidopsis corallina trained on a back wall of the house. Berberidopsis corallina Phlox and early flowering dahlias. Phlox and early flowering dahlias Phlox and early flowering dahlias White Wisteria still…