…doing as he said. Several ‘twin’ flowers and one triple which seems a genetic mistake. Does ‘Desire’ do this in other gardens? Camellia ‘Desire’ Camellia ‘Desire’ Camellia ‘Desire’ The view…

…which we have not yet viewed this year: Camellia ‘Desire’ – a better flower than we saw earlier Camellia ‘Desire’ Camellia ‘High Hat’ – battered in wind and rain but…

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

…Not that I knew at the time of course). rhododendron species A superb vase of Camellia japonica ‘Desire’ – absolutely perfect on the show bench. Camellia japonica ‘Desire’ Camellia japonica…

…Burncoose but we are actually no longer frightened and merely have the desire to carry on (if we can) regardless of how many children are sent home (unnecessarily) from school…

…‘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…

…‘Magnoliaeflora’ Camellia japonica ‘Desire’ now properly open but you only really see the pink petals from the side. Camellia japonica ‘Desire’ Camellia japonica ‘Desire’ Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’ sprouting lighter and…

…is a late April New Zealander normally. Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’ Then we have a few really nice camellias towards the Top Lodge: Camellia ‘Desire’ ‘Desire’ Camellia ‘Mary-Phoebe Taylor’ ‘Mary-Phoebe Taylor’ Camellia…

…2018 – CHW A fine calm day at last. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red is again coming out. Earlier flowers blown away. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red Camellia ‘Desire’ has popped open above Bond…

…flower in January. Our bulbs are well into their foliage but no flowers yet. Leujocum aestivum ‘Summer Snowflake’ Camellia ‘Desire’ is now properly out. Camellia ‘Desire’ Camellia ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’…

…‘Desire’ Camellia ‘Desire’ Camellia ‘Carter’s Sunburst’ Camellia ‘Carter’s Sunburst’ Camellia ‘Magnoliaflora’ Camellia ‘Magnoliaflora’ Camellia ‘High Hat’ – later out than usual Camellia ‘High Hat’ Camellia ‘Margherita Coleoni’ Camellia ‘Margherita Coleoni’…

…but still only about a third are yet in flower. (I showed you a few a fortnight or so ago so will not repeat these here). Camellia japonica ‘Desire’ just…

…on and some needs cold and shade to hold it back. Showing is expensive but, when you enter, the desire to ‘win’ is as strong as it was 100 years…

…will find something else to do there. The overwhelming desire is to get up and do something productive, to take everyone off furlough, and ‘get on with it’. BUT what…

…with 175 varieties – mainly old historic ones. His desire is to prove that you can grow a decent rose garden in Cornwall. I forget the name of this one…

…blue-black seeds with a silvery sheen. Again the plant is demonstrating its desire to survive the drought by procreation. Mahonia aquifolium Mahonia aquifolium Then a sad progress of dead rhododendrons….

…Acres Wood. I have perhaps overdone the ordering and propagation during the March to July lockdown out of boredom and a desire to cheer up with something pleasant and more…