…ermanii ‘Grayswood Hill – 1st tree from the top which is unlabelled. Betula ermanii ‘Grayswood Hill’ Betula ermanii ‘Grayswood Hill’ Betula ermanii ‘Grayswood Hill’ Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii ‘Grayswood Ghost’…

…the tree has the peeling started properly. Betula utilis var. jacquemontii ‘Greyswood Ghost’ Betula utilis var. jacquemontii ‘Greyswood Ghost’ Betula utilis var. jacquemontii ‘Greyswood Ghost’ Betula utilis var. jacquemontii ‘Greyswood…

…japonicus ‘Wolong Ghost’ Euonymus japonicus ‘Wolong Ghost’ Euonymus japonicus ‘Wolong Ghost’ Euonymus japonicus ‘Wolong Ghost’ Euonymus japonicus ‘Wolong Ghost’ So this is the true Camellia tsai. The plants at Caerhays…

…at Rowallane a week ago. Here it is a much taller evergreen shrub of 6-8 feet. Helwingia chinensis Helwingia chinensis Betula ‘Grayswood’ only takes us so far with its true…

…– young plantings. Mahonia nervosa Betula utilis var jacquemontii ‘Greyswood Ghost’ with bark and catkins. Betula utilis var jacquemontii ‘Greyswood Ghost’ Betula utilis var jacquemontii ‘Greyswood Ghost’ The unknown to…

…last couple of years. Am I any nearer proving that a cold spell is coming? Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ 2018 – CHW At least…

…House Ghost’ again now it is full out. The scent is now also simply gorgeous. Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’…

…Ghost’ (absolutely pure white even in bud) – any better than Daphne bholua ‘Alba’? Probably! Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’…

…greatest effect. My favourite was Betula utilis and the named clone Betula ‘Greyswood Ghost’ was also superb. Betula utilis Betula utilis Betula ‘Greyswood Ghost’ Betula ‘Greyswood Ghost’ The bark of…

…Ghost’ Euonymus fortunei ‘Wolong Ghost’ Supposedly Grevillea serrata but no one knows where it came from or from whom? Does not look like any grevillea I have ever seen. Grevillea…

…from the unnamed x williamsii clump above the greenhouse. unnamed x williamsii 2019 – CHW First flowers on Daphne bholua ‘Ghost’. Daphne bholua ‘Ghost’ Daphne bholua ‘Ghost’ For comparison the…

…House Ghost’ above the greenhouse. Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ A Camellia reticulata above the Auklandii Garden now almost full out. Camellia reticulata 2021 –…

…x williamsii ‘Brushfield’s Yellow’ Camellia japonica ‘Sodekakushi’ (‘Gauntlettti’) now full out and undamaged. Camellia japonica ‘Sodekakushi’ (‘Gauntlettti’) Rhododendron decorum still has flowers! Rhododendron decorum Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ just…

…House Ghost’ still out in full flower. Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ Picea schrenkiana purchased from Mallet Court. Picea schrenkiana Another new ilex species for the collection – Ilex colchica….

…var jacquemontii ‘Greyswood Ghost’ Betula utilis var jacquemontii ‘Greyswood Ghost’ Betula ermarii ‘Greyswood Hill’ Betula ermarii ‘Greyswood Hill’ Betula utilis ‘Doorenbos’ Betula utilis ‘Doorenbos’ Betula costata – dead Betual dahurica…

…shortened this year. Pterocarya fraxinifolia Euonymus fortunei ‘Wolong Ghost’ is finally starting to climb up a mature Copper Beech after doing nothing for 3 years. Euonymus fortunei ‘Wolong Ghost’ After…

…daisy like. Tristaniopsis laurina Tetradium fraxinifolium (KWJ 12091) remains firmly evergreen unlike other species. Tetradium fraxinifolium (KWJ 12091) First colour showing on Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ above the greenhouses….

…Ghost’ now full out above the greenhouses. Is it really any different from our old friend Daphne bholua ‘Alba’? Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ First few sweetly scented flowers on…

…but reshot as a multi-stemmed plant. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Surprise’ First flowers on a young Camellia japonica ‘Diamond Head’. Camellia japonica ‘Diamond Head’ 2023 – CHW Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’…

…colour despite the (dry) cold. Magnolia ‘Todd’s Forty Niner’ Azalea ‘Greenway’ with bud and flower above the greenhouse. Azalea ‘Greenway’ Daphne Bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ at its very best and…