22nd February

‘Alba’ under a yew tree and behind a wall so it is totally sheltered from the salt spray. Vinca minor ‘Alba’ Vinca minor ‘Alba’ View 22nd February 1897 – 2020…

15th March

…Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ The best magnolia in the garden today is the Magnolia campbellii alba seedling in the Auklandii Garden. Magnolia campbellii alba seedling Magnolia campbellii alba seedling A windblown…

8th February

…battered, is Magnolia campbellii alba ‘Strybing White’. Magnolia campbellii alba ‘Strybing White’ Magnolia campbellii alba ‘Strybing White’ One forgets how much darker the Trewithen sport (of Camellia ‘Donation’) Camellia ‘Celebration’…

2nd April

…drizzly afternoon. Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ now full out. Hard to photograph against a grey sky. Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ A good Magnolia mollicomata, the best seen this year in fact. Magnolia…

9th April

…oreodoxa var. fargesii in flower. Rhododendron oreodoxa var. fargesii Rhododendron oreodoxa var. fargesii Flowers out on the elderly and, I suspect, dying Meliosma alba (formerly Meliosma beaniana). Meliosma alba The…

10th April

…damaged flower on a huge Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ seedling by the drive. Most buds destroyed in the wind and frost. Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ A hybrid which flowered for the first…

16th April

…pheasant eye daffodils Azalea ‘Hinodegiri’ and Rhododendron bauhiniiflorum on Hovel Cart Road. Azalea ‘Hinodegiri’ First flowers on Azalea ‘Ledifolia Alba’ on the drive. Azalea ‘Ledifolia Alba’ Azalea amoena and Rhododendron…

20th April

…I did plant a clutch of soulangeana varieties here but only two varieties seem to have made it. Magnolia soulangeana ‘Alba Superba’ Magnolia soulangeana ‘Alba Superba’ 2015 – CHW A…

16th January

…is one of the last williamsii to flower and long after its sister seedling (also double), ‘George Blandford’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Caerhays’ First flower on Camellia ‘Alba Simplex’. Camellia ‘Alba

26th July

alba returns to being M. beaniana. Quite how the Mexican species M. alba could be considered as the same as the Chinese M. beaniana beggars belief. M. oldhamii is again…

1st September

…out. Hoheria populnea ‘Variegata’ Hoheria populnea ‘Alba Variegata’ in the same state. Hoheria populnea ‘Alba Variegata’ Seed well formed on Styrax obassia. Styrax obassia Lindera angustifolia (FMWJ 13156) is very…

30th September

…Cuttings originally from Tregrehan. Podocarpus wangii Rosa banksiae ‘Alba Plena’ is now well established on the Tin Garden shed. My mother’s favourite rose. Rosa banksiae ‘Alba Plena’ Still a great…

4th October

…few flowers. First Nerine bowdenii nearly out. Nerine bowdenii A fine clump of Sedum spectabile just going over. Sedum spectabile 2021 – CHW Cornus alba ‘Siberian Pearls’ developing its clusters…

27th November

…‘Corallinum’ Hydrangea kawakamii ‘Formosa’ in rude health and growing away vigorously now. Hydrangea kawakamii ‘Formosa’ A young Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ still in full leaf. Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ Beside it Magnolia…

9th December

…on Rhododendron griersonianum. Rhododendron griersonianum Rhododendron griersonianum Still plenty of leaf on a young Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’. Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ First and solitary flower on Camellia grijsii. Camellia grijsii Acer…

9th January

…Azalea ‘Ledifolia Alba’. Azalea ‘Ledifolia Alba’ Frosted hydrangea leaves where the East wind caught them. Frosted hydrangea leaves Some ice still on the edges of the lake. some ice still…

14th January

…Camellia japonica ‘Alba Simplex’ a bit battered. Camellia japonica ‘Alba Simplex’ Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’ above OHN looking superb. Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’ Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’…

17th February 1897 – 2020

…‘Ethel Hillier’ which is always early. Alba Group but from Hilliers wild collected seed and named after Sir Harold’s mother. Magnolia campbellii ‘Ethel Hillier’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Ethel Hillier’ Views across…

29th January

…it will survive! Buddleia tibetica An old camellia japonica ‘Alba Simplex’ covered in brambles which urgently need removing. Some frost damage. camellia japonica ‘Alba Simplex’ 2022 – CHW Acer palmatum…

2nd March

…the Magnolia denudata ‘Forrest Pink’ which was smashed down by a tree a few years ago but has recovered. Magnolia denudata ‘Forrest Pink’ The Magnolia campbellii Alba Group (seedling) on…