…Green Gate. Donation only performs later here and well after many of the original Caerhays x williamsii camellias are in their prime. Camellia x williamsii ‘Donation’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Donation’…

…x williamsii ‘Donation’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Donation’ Could not resist Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ yet again! Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ New growth coming already on the…

…of Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’. lichen First flowers on Camellia x williamsii ‘Celebration’ (‘Donation’ sport) which are normally a day or two before C. ‘Donation’ but not this year. Camellia…

…‘Donation’ outside the Coach House is covered in flowers while, lower down, lots of new growth and no flowers? A strange and unexplained situation. Camellia ‘Donation’ Camellia ‘Donation’ 2023 –…

…‘Celebration’ Camellia ‘Celebration’ Contrast the colour to the ‘normal’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Donation’ here alongside Rhododendron irroratum. Camellia x williamsii ‘Donation’ Camellia ‘Kick Off’ (?) just out. Need to check….

…‘Celebration’ Contrast these flowers with the paler Camellia ‘Donation’. Camellia ‘Donation’ A young Podocarpus snapped off in the wind at Donkey Shoe. Not the first decent plant to suffer this…

…Camellia ‘Donation’ hedge at the nursery entrance. magnolia avenue above the Camellia ‘Donation’ hedge magnolia avenue above the Camellia ‘Donation’ hedge The clump of Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ full out above…

…on any other ‘Donations’ and I have been looking! Camellia x williamsii ‘Donation’ Even stranger are a couple of tiny rogue flowers on Camellia japonica ‘Kitty’ which can be full…

…the outer one. magnolia buds magnolia buds Severe frost damage on a Camellia sasanqua by the Stable Flat. Camellia sasanqua Nearby a Camellia x williamsii ‘Donation’ with nearly all its…

…of coldish east winds and a little frost in the valley bottoms, very little damage to the camellias. At last it is dry. Camellia x williamsii ‘Donation’ suddenly out by…