…weather for a week past. Clematis montana rubra good. Iris van T’s fine. 1906 – JCW Only about 3 daffs left to open. Recurvas is open, Iris lusiana, Korolkowi and…

…montana rubra is nice. Broughtonii hybrids at their best and so R fargesii. 1911 – JCW A lot of hot sun and dry cold wind, daffs are going back and…

…tree of 12-15ft. The flower shape obviously has M. soulangeana parentage and the first thought is M. soulangeana ‘Rustica Rubra’ but the inside of the tepals is not white. The…

…well. Magnolia ‘Raven’ Magnolia ‘Raven’ 2021 – CHW Magnolia ‘Sunburst’ at its best. (Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’) x (Magnolia ‘Gold Stars’ x Magnolia stellata Rubra). By yellow magnolia standards not…

…good. 1910 – JCW No recurvas yet. Dalhousii breaks bud. Auklandii’s open. Maples good. Azaleas starting. Berberis stenophylla at its best and also Clematis montana rubra. 1903 – JCW Dalhousii…

…their best, the outside ones are over. Orbiculare going back, Sappho hybrids open, and Devonshire Recurvas good. Standishii, C montana rubra good, also Auklandii above frost line and some white…

…other things ruined by the sun and dry wind. C reticulata over, Montana rubra coming, Auklandii ⅓ open, Recurvas open, other things (daffs) over. 1901 – JCW Picked the first…

…planted in 2006 is a hybrid between Magnolia soulangeana ‘Rustica Rubra’ and Magnolia x veitchii. Clearly blown open early but it is still a rather dull and turgid colour with…

…Quercus imbricata with nice tints too. Quercus imbricata Arbutus unedo ‘Rubra’ nearly over with most flowers already dropped. The New Zealand acers only arrived here dormant and leafless in the…