1st March

‘Debutante’ and Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ out side by side. Camellia x williamsii ‘Debutante’ and Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ The camellias on the drive down from…

17th January

…sprouting lighter and 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…

16th February 1897 – 2020

…out. Camellia ‘Debutante’ Camellia ‘Debutante’ This is a windbreak hedge near the sea of the tough Ilex platyphylla. This tree rotted off at the base but still lives on through…

4th February

…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 seedling through the arch…

21st November

…nobleanum now full out on the Drive. Rhododendron nobleanum First two flowers on Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’. Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’ Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum ‘Pearl’ now full out. 2023 – CHW…

22nd November

‘Debutante’ just out. Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’ Camellia irrawadiensis – a new species to plant out. Camellia irrawadiensis The true Camellia oleifera. Camellia oleifera Eriobotrya japonica flowering out of season. Eriobotrya…

28th November

…Tail end flowers on Hydrangea ‘Taube’. Hydrangea ‘Taube’ Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’. Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’ 2024 – CHW Storm Bert brought down half of one of the original two Magnolia salicifolia…

29th November

…single flower on Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’. Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’ Decent flowers on Hydrangea ‘Madame E. Mouillere’ cut back in the summer. Hydrangea ‘Madame E. Mouillere’ 3 flowers out on Camellia…

1st December

…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 one surviving…

22nd December

…A small growing ‘mushroom’ shaped tree which Burncoose ought to stock. Carpinus betulus ‘Pendula’ Carpinus betulus ‘Pendula’ 2020 – CHW Camellia ‘Debutante’ with its first rather pale flowers near the…

25th December

…Intruder’ at its best on the drive. Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ First flower on Camellia ‘Desire’ – fat buds with a pink edging! Camellia ‘Desire’ Camellia ‘Desire’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Debutante’…

3rd January

…williamsii ‘Monica Dance’ at her best on the drive. Camellia x williamsii ‘Monica Dance’ Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’. Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Jury’s Yellow’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Jury’s Yellow’…

6th January

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

9th January

…‘Winter Intruder’ untouched by frost or gales on the drive. Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’. Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’ An out of season and frosted flower or two on Azalea…

14th January

…see which camellias are out here.Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’ Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Galaxy’ Camellia japonica ‘Carter’s Sunburnt’ – one battered flower only. Camellia japonica ‘Carter’s Sunburnt’ Camellia japonica…

23rd January

…more camellias are coming out on the drive. Dry and overcast with a cold nip in the air.Camellia ‘Debutante’ Camellia ‘Debutante’ Camellia ‘Desire’ Camellia ‘Desire’ Camellia ‘Carter’s Sunburst’ Camellia ‘Carter’s…