29th March

…flowers on a small plant. Corydalis solida ‘Beth Evans’ Corydalis solida ‘Beth Evans’ Corydalis solida ‘Beth Evans’ Prunus nipponica ‘Brilliant’ full out in the cash point. It can be a…

2nd April

…no cold damage at all. Corydalis solida ‘Beth Evans’ Corydalis solida ‘Beth Evans’ Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ flowering three months late in this peculiar year. Not bad though. Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’…

2nd November

…Camellia sasanqua ‘Hugh Evans’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Hugh Evans’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Hugh Evans’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Hugh Evans’ A self-sown seedling of Rhododendron fargesii has decided to flower out of season in…

13th May

…but hardy and a good garden plant. Rhododendron ‘Nancy Evans’ Rhododendron ‘Nancy Evans’ Rhododendron ‘Nancy Evans’ Rhododendron ‘Nancor’ – plastered in flower. Almost a rockery plant (aureum x hanceanum). Caerhays…

5th November

…in a large clay pot by the front door. Actually only one of the two here is out. Camellia sasanqua ‘Hugh Evans’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Hugh Evans’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Hugh Evans’…

6th November

…sasanqua ‘Hugh Evans’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Hugh Evans’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Hugh Evans’ Polyspora longicarpus (WWJ 11604) planted in 2011 looked sickly yellow for a year or two but is now motoring…

22nd November

…can see here. Camellia sasanqua ‘Hugh Evans’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Hugh Evans’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Hugh Evans’ Dacrydium cupressinum always surprises! Dacrydium cupressinum Dacrydium cupressinum First daffodils above ground that I have…

24th October

…‘Hugh Evans’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Hugh Evans’ Reasonable autumn colour on Lindera umbellata. Lindera umbellata The evergreen Stachyurus yunnanensis with spring flowers readily apparent. Stachyurus yunnanensis 2022 – CHW Liquidambar styraciflua…

7th November

…Quarry. Camellia sasanqua ‘Hugh Evans’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Hugh Evans’ A honeybee in a flower of Camellia taliensis. Camellia taliensis Acer palmatum ‘Sango-kaku’ (‘Senkaki’) strutting its autumn colours in the sun….

27th October

…next quest. Camellia sasanqua ‘Hugh Evans’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Hugh Evans’ 1999 – FJW Flowers on Camellia noblissima by Georges Hut. 1974 – FJW George Blandford died – he started work…