6th April

…the class for 3 sprays:- Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’. Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’. Magnolia ‘Lemon Star Magnolia ‘Peachy’. Magnolia ‘Peachy’ Magnolia ‘Limelight’ (the spare one). Magnolia ‘Limelight’ And our…

25th April

…the cup on our behalf from David Millais Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’, ‘Genie’, ‘Margaret Helen’, ‘Tikitere’ and ‘Tropicana’ Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’, ‘Hot Flush’, ‘Yuchelia’, ‘Banana Split’, ‘Tropicana’ and ‘Lemon Star’ 2021…

23rd April

…end of Penvergate. yellow magnolias The record sized Magnolia ‘Yellow Fever’ just coming with the leaves. Magnolia ‘Yellow Fever’ Magnolia [?] Magnolia [?] Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Magnolia…

29th April

…shop and Smiths Gore have given us all the desks, chairs, filing cabinets etc we could ever need to fill it. They moved office yesterday from Lemon Villas to their…

10th April

…Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ Magnolia ‘Sentinel’ is a Gresham hybrid. Not a great colour but shaping up into a decent tree. Magnolia ‘Sentinel’ Flowers on Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’…

21st September

…top’ today compared to normal years. Leaf drop of old leaves is normally in May. late summer leaf drop Just a few solitary seed pod with only a couple of…

1st January

…to try to register this year with the International Camellia Society. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Pickthorn’ Lead drop on Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ which is both normal and attractive today. Unusual…

7th January

…left this old yew tree in the Isla Rose Plantation to try to grow climbing roses up it. Two failures so far in dry summers. The bark has all dropped…

26th April

…30 previous years, they would leaf up then drop their full leaves in Dec/Jan before leafing up again in our Spring. Quite a stressful time for the plants but what…

17th April

…Pink’ Michelia ‘Touch of Pink’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Surprise’ about to drop its petals with the leaf showing. The colour has faded but the flowers have lasted at least five weeks…