13th March

…leaves already present by then 8. ‘Genie’ is better than ‘Black Tulip’. ‘Caerhays Belle’ is better than ‘Susannah van Veen’. 2018 – CHW A fine and sunny day at last…

26th February

…as Magnolia ‘Genie’. Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ 2015 – CHW ACACIA dealbata Acacia dealbata above the playhouse nearly out and around 15 to 18 feet tall. Unlike its former compatriot which was…

7th September

…Jury’ x ‘Genie’ 27. ‘Sunrise, x ‘Atlas’ 28. ‘Sunrise’ x Michelia doltsopa ‘Silver Cloud’ 2020 – CHW Cornus ‘Gloria Birkett’ still has small green fruits which are far from ripe….

23rd February

…squirrel. In fact the buds on Black Tulip, Apollo, Genie and Star Wars were also eaten. Taking into account that our trees are still small, the damage was devastating. We…

5th April

…besides Magnolia ‘Genie’ and Magnolia ‘Brixton Belle’ mentioned earlier as excellent. MAGNOLIA ‘Plum Pudding’ 02 MAGNOLIA ‘Plum Pudding’ a) Magnolia ‘Plum Pudding’ is a nice shaped cup like Brixton Belle…

8th March

…New Zealand hybrid between M. ‘Aurora’ and M. ‘Genie’. Looks good for a first flower. Magnolia ‘Pink Pyramid’ Magnolia ‘Cup Cake’ has plenty of flowers at the far end of…

12th March

…exactly the same in both the northern and southern hemispheres when so many others do not (eg ‘Vulcan’, ‘Lanarth’, ‘Ians Red’, ‘Genie’, ‘Red as’) 2002 – FJW Mag J C…

22nd April

…the Magnolia soulangeana shape in the parentage as with Magnolia ‘Genie’. Magnolia ‘Theodora’ Magnolia ‘Theodora’ A wild collected form of Rhododendron rubiginosum from Alan Clarke’s collection. Very pale to the…

19th April

…still in bud is darker (in bud) than ‘Genie’ or ‘Black Tulip’. MAGNOLIA ‘Sunray’ Magnolia ‘Sunray’ is not as poor as I thought 10 days ago and has held its…

16th April

…of Rhododendron decorum out unusually early. The much older plants nearby often flower in July/August. Rhododendron decorum Rhododendron decorum and Magnolia ‘Genie’ out together. Rhododendron decorum 2021 – CHW A…