1st September

…for the house. Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ Sadly the Tilia henryana has collapsed. One bit of the tree split out a couple of years ago…

21st February

…trees here which I labelled with the new labels today – Paulownia fortunei, Sorbus torminalis, Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ and Magnolia ‘Yellow Fever’. Magnolia campbellii ‘Sidbury’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Sidbury’ Magnolia campbellii…

5th February

Yellow’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Jurys Yellow’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Jurys Yellow’ Is this Camellia lutchuensis or, as I suspect, a lutchuensis cross? Need to check but it is very pretty…

11th April

…full of new growth and flowers. Agathosma pulchella Zanthoxylum piperitum with tiny yellowish flowers and dark coloured new growth. Zanthoxylum piperitum Stachyurus salicifolius ‘Fairy Tales’ now fully out in flower….

18th February

…but, this year, the first proper full flowering beside Bramble Field track. A good yellow and much larger flowers than ever before. Michelia martinii Jaimie’s new magnolia hybrid is stunning…

3rd March

…Auklandii Garden. Again the buds are a good yellow and yellow remains on the underside of the tepals. Yes it opens white but the buds are yellow! yellow form of…

28th October

…Fothergilla major Eucommia ulmoides – a dull yellow and green but nice close up. Diospyros lotus – another yellow of some merit. Diospyros lotus Callicarpa kwangtungensis – mauve/violet fruits as…

3rd April

…‘Moondragon’ Narcissus ‘Geranium’ Narcissus ‘Geranium’ Narcissus ‘Geranium’ Narcissus ‘Yellow Cheerfulness’ Narcissus ‘Yellow Cheerfulness’ Narcissus ‘Yellow Cheerfulness’ 2019 – CHW Still no rain!A flower on the large Rhododendron sinogrande which we…

8th November

…Plena’ – excellent – one of the very best. Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea Plena’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea Plena’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Tanya’ – attractive new growth and yellowish foliage. Camellia sasanqua ‘Tanya’…

14th April

…crassifolia And on Rhodelia parvipetala (WWJ 11943). Rhodelia parvipetala Suddenly the splendid yellow Magnolia ‘Lois’ is out too. Long before its yellow rival, Magnolia ‘Daphne’. Magnolia ‘Lois’ Magnolia ‘Lois’ Azalea…