16th February

…several years now. Phytophthora Phytophthora First flowers out on Camellia japonica ‘Drama Girl’. Those low down have been badly pecked by pheasants. Camellia japonica ‘Drama Girl’ Camellia japonica ‘Drama Girl’…

8th January

…well out as you would expect. Jasminum nudiflorum Camellia ‘Drama Girl’ had a flower out last week at Caerhays by White Styles but here in a tunnel. Camellia ‘Drama Girl’…

5th March

…at Rosemoor show next weekend. Camellia ‘Drama Girl’ Camellia ‘Drama Girl’ Sycoparrotia semedicidua is far from deciduous after this winter. The flowers are supposed to be out in ‘late winter’…

11th March

…Camellia granthamiana Camellia granthamiana Camellia ‘Drama Girl’ just coming out with its gigantic flowers. Camellia ‘Drama Girl’ Camellia ‘Drama Girl’ The Magnolia campbellii which took 43 years to first flower…

27th May

…flower. Late for an evergreen like the ‘Elsie Lee’ seen last Sunday. Camellia ‘Drama Girl’ A small tail end flower on Camellia ‘Drama Girl’; one of several and there will…

26th March

…similar spread after circa 25 years and in a windy situation. Camellia ‘Drama Girl’ Camellia ‘Drama Girl’ As expected this huge clump of white Rhododendron arboreum is 25% dead and…

8th February

…out (on a gloomy day) on Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x ‘Darjeeling’. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x ‘Darjeeling’ Juglans ailantifolia with its dramatic branch arrangement. Juglans ailantifolia A Camellia saluenensis (seedling) across…

24th February

…Camellia japonica ‘Drama Girl’ with a decent flower. Camellia japonica ‘Drama Girl’ Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ and Magnolia ‘Frank’s Masterpiece’. Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ and Magnolia ‘Frank’s Masterpiece’ Magnolia ‘Todd’s Forty Niner’…

31st March

…to flower. Magnolia ‘Joli Pompom’ Magnolia ‘Joli Pompom’ Camellia ‘Drama Girl’ full out. The flowers are truly enormous but not so different from Camellia ‘R L Wheeler’. Camellia ‘Drama Girl’…

25th March

…Leucojum aestivum Camellia ‘Drama Girl’ in full flow by The Hovel. Camellia ‘Drama Girl’ Stachyurus yunnanensis with its evergreen foliage burnt off in the cold but still with plenty of…