…the magnolias may well indisputably be ridiculously early. However this is by no means true of other plant species: Camellias flowering in general and, in particular, the very early pre…

…Last year it was early too. Camellia reticulata ‘William Hertrich’ full out in a sheltered spot. Huge flowers and early. Note how the flowers vary in shape and petal conformation….

…as yet. Magnolia ‘Early Rose’ Magnolia ‘Early Rose’ Magnolia ‘Early Rose’ Magnolia ‘Tikitere’ not yet out so very late and heavily budded with huge buds. Magnolia ‘Tikitere’ Magnolia ‘Early Rose’…

…lawn at Burncoose was always early into growth but ‘early’ used to mean March.A big bit of cryptomeria by the boot washer as a leftover from yesterday’s storm which incidentally…

…‘Cinnamon Scentsation’ Camellia ‘High Fragrance’ just starting. Camellia ‘High Fragrance’ Camellia ‘Cinnamon Cindy’ nearly over and well scenting the air on a still overcast day. (Camellia ‘Gay Baby’ beside it…

…campbellii 2019 – CHW A search for magnolias out or showing colour. Eight photographed here before I ran out of time. There are loads more nearly there. As early as…

…Early or not? We saw the cephalotaxus nearly in flower three weeks ago and their similar ‘pollen cloud’ last March or April. Flowering yew trees below Burns Bank Flowering yew…

…white Rhododendron arboreum. Rhododendron arboreum But a rather frosted pink one further on. pink one Magnolia ‘Early Rose’ is no longer early or rose-like. Magnolia ‘Early Rose’ Magnolia ‘Early Rose’…

…daffodils Our best clump of snowdrops is on Bond Street but these are nearly over after 3½ weeks in flower. snowdrops snowdrops Early new growth and only minor die back…

…(perhaps) was full out which was strange. The Burncoose one flowers in early Autumn and then dies down to ground level for the winter. This one clearly hadn’t. Bomarea cassaldii…