30th January

…wound up in 1964 when the Copper House was sold by my father and great-uncle, P M Williams. Camellia japonica ‘Akebono’ Camellia japonica ‘Akebono’ This huge beech tree at the…

23rd October

…to us from Stervinou nurseries in France. Camellia sasanqua ‘Waterfall Pink’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Waterfall Pink’ Camellia japonica ‘Shin-Akebono’ also out rather early. Camellia japonica ‘Shin-Akebono’ Pachystegia insignis – another new…

27th October

…planted out below White Styles in the Beatrice Fleur Plantation. Camellia sasanqua ‘Pink Goddess’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Minato-no-akebono’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Minato-no-akebono’ Camellia ‘Fimbriata Alba’ seems quite similar to C. ‘Nobilissima’ not…

28th December

…Camellia sasanqua ‘Yume’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Pink Goddess’ is a large flower. Camellia sasanqua ‘Pink Goddess’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Minato-No-Akebono’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Minato-No-Akebono’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Voimao’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Voimao’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Bonanza’…

29th March

…on opening and then fading to near white (C. Camellia ‘Akebono’ x C. fraterna). I think I may have called this C. fraterna in error when we were getting cuttings…

13th March 1897 – 2020

…American raised cross between Camellia japonica ‘Akebono’ and Camellia fraterna. We looked at C. fraterna which grows next door to it a few days ago. This is very well worth…