…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 from the…

…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…

…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’…

…‘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…

…the time of course). rhododendron species A superb vase of Camellia japonica ‘Desire’ – absolutely perfect on the show bench. Camellia japonica ‘Desire’ Camellia japonica ‘Desire’ Equally good was a…

…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…

…‘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…

…absurdly early as this 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…

…‘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…