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…

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’…

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

5th May

…sets viable seeds. I must request some in the autumn. Absolutely wonderful and the best thing in the garden today. Meliosma alba Meliosma alba Meliosma alba Meliosma alba Jim and…

17th February

…indochinense The New Zealand form of Magnolia ‘Lanarth’. Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ Beside it a near white Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ seedling. Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Dusty Pink’ near Tin Garden. Magnolia…

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…

31st July

…be an improvement on what we have online but I doubt it in this weather. Liatris scariosa ‘Alba’ Liatris scariosa ‘Alba’ Helenium ‘Potters Wheel’ grows to 2ft in a pot…

9th March

…Tennis Court from the lower paddock. view over the Tennis Court Magnolia ‘Albatross’ at its best in the lower paddock. Magnolia ‘Albatross’ Magnolia ‘Albatross’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine’ – lower paddock….

7th April

‘Alba’ Akebia quinata ‘Alba’ This was a gift from Roy Lancaster last year. We are pretty sure it is Pittosporum illiciodes var. angustifolium which has long linear leaves and tiny…

21st March

…Magnolia ‘Antje Zandee’ 2022 – CHW A few camellias showing up well at the top of the drive. Camellia japonica ‘Mathotiana Alba’ Camellia japonica ‘Mathotiana Alba’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary…