…new camellias from France are superb and we will have to plant them straight out on Monday. I had hoped to make a special clearing and plant them all together…

…imported from France to admire and photograph. Camellia ‘L T Dees’ Camellia ‘L T Dees’ Camellia ‘L T Dees’ Camellia ‘Holly Bright’ extraordinary holly-like leaves! Camellia ‘Holly Bright’ Camellia ‘Holly…

…satellite did! 2016 – CHW Finally an escape from the office to half a day’s planting this afternoon where we get out the 35 or so new camellias from France…

…first damaged flower. Camellia ‘Fiesta Crane’ Similarly Camellia reticulata ‘Lovely Lady’, also new from France, with its first flower. Camellia reticulata ‘Lovely Lady’ First huge flowers on Camellia ‘Drama Girl’…

…P. axillaris we have bought and planted from Stervinou nurseries in France as far as its foliage was concerned. Drought last summer I fear as the COD. As we know…

…Narcissus ‘Paper White’ from Spain and southern France. Narcissus papyraceus Narcissus papyraceus A ripe black fruit on Sarcococca salignus by the front gate. I seem to have missed the flowers…

…with several major improvements undertaken over the winter months. Our liner order arrives from here France today. Very well packed but it will take someone a day to unpack it…

…which have just arrived from France and now need potting on. Boxes of liner sized plants Boxes of liner sized plants A lot of Schefflera taiwaniana liners in the delivery….

…back seeds from France and, to my surprise, they are starting to grow away. Ceratonia siligua Echium fastuosum with its attractive seedheads. Echium fastuosum Pyrus x michauxii – hybrid pear…

…on the drive of Hydrangea aspera ‘Macrophylla’. Hydrangea aspera ‘Macrophylla’ A young Polyspora axillaris making good growth on the drive. This one from Stervenou Nurseries in France and a bit…