…my reference books. Nevertheless the two varieties are pretty similar in appearance. Camellia x williamsii ‘Anticipation Variegated’ or Camellia x williamsii ‘Ballet Queen Variegated’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Anticipation Variegated’ or…

…Magnolia ‘Anticipation’ Magnolia ‘Anticipation’ Magnolia ‘Anticipation’ Magnolia ‘Cup Cake’ has a silly name and insignificant flowers that have been battered and are nothing ‘cup’ or ‘cake’ like. Crap! Magnolia ‘Cup…

…Variegated’ by Burncoose Lodge. Camellia ‘Anticipation Variegated’ Camellia ‘Anticipation Variegated’ A good bit of laurel hedge cutting. laurel hedge One of the two huge beech trees which fell into the…

…with the cross with Magnolia cylindrica being unknown. Not a lot of difference between ‘Angelica’ or ‘Pegasus’ really. Magnolia ‘Anticipation’ Magnolia ‘Anticipation’ Magnolia ‘Livingstone’ is good. Oddly Jaimie bought a…

…Magnolia ‘Anticipation’ likewise. Magnolia ‘Anticipation’ Magnolia ‘Anticipation’ Rhododendron russatum now full out and a striking blue. Rhododendron russatum Rhododendron russatum Prunus mume ‘Beni-chidori’ – finally I manage to capture the…

…behind standing to cut out the wind and under draft. Good thinking! Cut back one Camellia ‘Debbie’ First flower (frosted) at the very top of Camellia ‘Anticipation Variegated’. Camellia ‘Anticipation…

…campbellii ‘Alba’ CAMELLIA ‘Anticipation Variagated’ Camellia ‘Anticipation Variegated’ towers over the main ride and is well worth being more widely grown. It is the large flowers not the leaves which…

…japonica ‘Vittoro Emanuele II’ Camellia japonica ‘Vittoro Emanuele II’ Camellia x japonica ‘Anticipation’ as a vase. Camellia x japonica ‘Anticipation’ A fine show of Rhododendron macabeanum – the yellow has…

…out:Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ Magnolia ‘Livingstone’ Magnolia ‘Livingstone’ Magnolia ‘Anticipation’ Magnolia ‘Anticipation’ Even the Gunnera manicata bed is badly frosted. Gunnera manicata This mystery rhododendron…

…but nothing exceptional. Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ Magnolia ‘Anticipation’ – quite a longstanding and well known hybrid soon to be superseded by better. From memory a Magnolia denudata…

…Blush’ and Azalea ‘Amoena’. Rhododendron ‘Tinner’s Blush’ Camellia ‘Anticipation’ and Rhododendron davidsonianum by the lodge. Camellia ‘Anticipation’ 2021 – CHW A visit to Tregrehan yesterday. Alice Boyd, Richard & Mary…

…of flower still on Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ on Rookery Park. Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ First few flowers high up on Camellia x williamsii ‘Anticipation’. Much earlier than usual despite the cold….

…as the rain eased. Magnolia ‘Anticipation’ (M. cylindrica x ?). Magnolia ‘Anticipation’ A battered Magnolia ‘Simple Pleasures’ – simple indeed and little pleasure! Magnolia ‘Simple Pleasures’ Magnolia ‘Fairy White’ is…

…flowers out on Rhododendron davidsonianum – early? Rhododendron davidsonianum Camellia reticulata ‘Miss Tulare’ looking very fine. Camellia reticulata ‘Miss Tulare’ Camellia reticulata ‘Miss Tulare’ Camellia japonica ‘Kerguelen’ with its variegated…

…flowers rather than pure red ones as they should be. Much like Camellia ‘Anticipation Variegated’. We must try to propagate this as it is equally good. Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’ was…

…japonica ‘Adolphe Audusson Variegated’ Camellia japonica ‘Adolphe Audusson Variegated’ Camellia japonica ‘Adolphe Audusson Variegated’ Camellia japonica ‘Adolphe Audusson Variegated’ First flower high up on Camellia japonica ‘Adelina Patti’. Camellia japonica…

…last autumn in anticipation of its demise. You can see the red seed stems. A lecturer at the University of York contacted us wanting large samples of bark and foliage…

…past. Why are they so late they ask? Look at their anticipation of last week’s weather is clearly the answer but, for now, the high pressure has gone and we…

…autumn tints in anticipation of its demise. It seems a shame to cut it down really. Toxiodendron Dierama pulcherrimum has huge ripe seed heads ready for Asia to collect. These…

…joyful anticipation and only one day of disappointment – the day they open their first flowers!” 2022 – CHW A compilation of Autumn seeds collected from the garden this week….