1st March

…blemishes from the wind. Camellia ‘Desire’ Camellia ‘Desire’ Plenty of leaf on our hydrangeas on the 1st March! hydrangeas Camellia ‘Debutante’. The colour fades quickly on the flower. Camellia ‘Debutante’…

16th February

…moschatum Atherosperma moschatum Camellia ‘Debutante’ well out. Camellia ‘Debutante’ Camellia ‘Debutante’ This is a windbreak hedge near the sea of the tough Ilex platyphylla. This tree rotted off at the…

17th January

…darker flowers here and there. Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’ Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’ The very first flower this year on Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’. Perhaps my favourite x williamsii variety?…

29th November

…an excellent Mahonia lomariifolia. The tenants used to run a small nursery here. Mahonia lomariifolia First single flower on Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’. Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’ Decent flowers on Hydrangea ‘Madame…

1st December

…nine month contract. Hovel Hovel Hovel Hovel Hovel This is a first misshapen flower on what may well be Camellia ‘Debutante’. Camellia ‘Debutante’ The parents departed long ago but the…

22nd December

…betulus ‘Pendula’ 2020 – CHW Camellia ‘Debutante’ with its first rather pale flowers near the Top Lodge. Camellia ‘Debutante’ Magnolia ‘Bishop Peter’ has shed its outer bud coatings early although…

25th December

…‘Desire’ Camellia ‘Desire’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Debutante’ now properly out and a better colour than the other day. Camellia x williamsii ‘Debutante’ Camellia ‘Margherita Coleoni’ which is not in the…

4th February

…Sunburst’ First flower on Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’ looking good. Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’ 2022 – CHW The Magnolia campbellii…

3rd January

…Dance’ Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’. Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Jury’s Yellow’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Jury’s Yellow’ Camellia japonica ‘Dr Burnside’ just out – later than usual and well out…

6th January

…starting. Camellia japonica ‘High Hat’ Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’ – another one which is usually fairly early here. It is in fact well ahead of ‘High Hat’ this year. Camellia japonica…