12th March

…Spring Flower Show 2023 – CHW Decoration at the front door for the Gardening Weekend. Decoration Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ just out in the last couple of days. Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’…

6th March

…Magnolia ‘Brombeer’ now properly open. Magnolia ‘Brombeer’ Magnolia’ Romance’ nearly open. Magnolia’ Romance’ Magnolia ‘ Vulcan’s Forge’ now fully out. Magnolia ‘ Vulcan’s Forge’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Darjeeling’…

5th March

…C Williams’. We planted three together in this exposed site but only two have made it slowly. Magnolia ‘J C Williams’ A windblown Magnolia Darjeeling is just going over. This…

18th March

…Zealand form), ‘Bishop peter’ & ‘Felix Jury’ – 1st M. ‘Valentines Torch’, ‘Wakehurst’ & ‘Darjeeling’Single spray of Kobus, stellate or x loebneri species or hybrid M ‘Wildcat’ – 1stCamellia competition…

27th March

…Well done Rob Toy! M. ‘Lanarth’ NZ Form Selection of individual blooms MAGNOLIA ‘Darjeeling’ MAGNOLIA ‘Shirazz’ MAGNOLIA ‘Caerhays Surprise’ MAGNOLIA ‘Caerhays Surprise’ MAGNOLIA ‘Ruth’, ‘Philip Tregunna’ & ‘Lanarth’ 1987 –…

31st March

…shape and a good colour. Small growing by the look of it with soulangeana in its breeding. Magnolia ‘Ruth’ alongside Magnolia ‘Darjeeling’ and Magnolia ‘J C Williams’ – what a…

22nd February

…bottom of Garden Book page: There is a pencil note in J.C.W Williams Magnolias saying ‘There came on Jan 22 – 1928 from Darjeeling 3 seeds of white Magnolia campbellii…

26th February

…simply a form of campbellii grown from a seedling. The same applies to Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ which I read is from the same set of seed as ‘Betty Jessel’. Basically…