7th March

…of the year.Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ is starting to open by the arch. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Placing out large rhododendrons from Rookery Nursery bed into an area cleared of laurel in…

30th January

Belle’ suddenly full out. Camellia japonica ‘Lulu Belle’ Camellia japonica ‘Lulu Belle’ Camellia japonica ‘Kick Off’ just getting going. Camellia japonica ‘Kick Off’ The variable shaped flowers of Camellia japonica…

8th August

…I fear the buds are far too advanced already for the plant to again be getting its seasons wrong. I wonder why? Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ 2021 –…

1st August

…virginiana ‘Northern Belle’ Magnolia virginiana ‘Northern Belle’ Magnolia laevifolia x maudiae, a 2020 gift from Raf Lenaerts has taken off as well. I need to send Raf these photos. Magnolia…

29th February

…‘Caerhays Belle’ looking wonderful. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia campbelli ‘Darjeeling’ now full out. This is the smallest of our three plants out today. Magnolia campbelli ‘Darjeeling’ Magnolia…

16th June

Belle’ Rhododendron ‘Crosswater Belle’ One year old and new female cones on Araucaria bidwillii. Araucaria bidwillii Styrax wilsonii is a shrubby species. Flowering much better than last year unlike other…

12th February

…paddock. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ is in tight bud on the lawn and in the paddock. Magnolia Charles Raffill is showing but not much. Magnolia sprengeri Diva ‘Burncoose’ Nothing even showing…

6th July

…the plant is still fighting to put on new growth. Dig it out or not? Wait a while I think. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ A very late form…

9th April

…Diana’. Amelanchier laevis ‘Princess Diana’ Amelanchier laevis ‘Princess Diana’ Amelanchier obovalis ‘Jenny Belle’. Amelanchier obovalis ‘Jenny Belle’ Amelanchier obovalis ‘Jenny Belle’ Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Pumila’. Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Pumila’ Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Pumila’…

2nd November

Belle is too tender to grow in their winters but this is the first evidence here of a problem. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ More tidying up work on an old magnolia…