3rd May

…with old fruits from last year on the ground. New species to me. Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis Cryptocarya alba had suffered in last year’s cold. Cryptocarya alba Cryptocarya alba Berberis…

20th March

…Pink’ and Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ seedling half way down between the two previous photographs. Magnolia denudata ‘Forrest’s Pink’ and Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ seedling Magnolia ‘Bishop Michael’. Magnolia ‘Bishop Michael’ Today…

14th March

…a cup for the best magnolia flower at the show. Unknown rhododendron Rhododendron arboreum red Magnolia sprengeri Diva Magnolia Sir Harold Hillier Betty Jessel and campbellii Alba seedling Magnolia Sargentiana…

5th May

alba Meliosma alba Meliosma alba Jim and Alison Gardiner were with the tour. This is Jim’s ‘Gardiner Grove’ of yellow magnolias. Jim’s ‘Gardiner Grove’ Jim’s ‘Gardiner Grove’ This metal box…

7th December

…Georges Hut. Some leaves are pure white on the newer growth, some yellowish white and some the more conventional green with white edging. Hoheria populnea ‘Alba Variegata’ Hoheria populnea ‘Alba

4th February

…banksiae ‘Alba Plena’ Rosa banksiae ‘Alba Plena’ 2016 – CHW The true Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ planted in 1955 and now flowering for only the third time (this time properly) is out….

11th February

…open pure white. The plant is 20 to 25 years old. Other varieties which grew nearby have died of old age. Daphne bholua ‘Alba’ Daphne bholua ‘Alba’ Daphne bholua ‘Alba’…

8th August

…Williams at Lanarth produced some erica hybrids which are still sold today and introduced the Spanish Erica canaliculata to Cornwall. Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’ Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’ Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’ 1917…

29th January

‘Alba Simplex’ covered in brambles which urgently need removing. Some frost damage. camellia japonica ‘Alba Simplex’ 2022 – CHW Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendrifolium’ on the drive at Burncoose always holds its…

3rd March

…Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ yellow form of Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ yellow form of Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ Fallen petals below the Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ (New Zealand form) below Donkey Shoe. Still plenty of…