14th March

…Magnolia stellata ‘Water Lily’ which has rather more numerous drooping tepals. Magnolia stellata ‘Water Lily’ Magnolia stellata ‘Water Lily’ Magnolia stellata ‘Water Lily’ Magnolia stellata ‘Water Lily’ This is the

25th March

…‘Flesh Pink’ Magnolia ‘Lily Diva’. Magnolia ‘Lily Diva’ Magnolia ‘Lily Diva’ Magnolia ‘Angelica’. Magnolia ‘Angelica’ Magnolia ‘Angelica’ Magnolia ‘Joe McDaniel’. Magnolia ‘Joe McDaniel’ Magnolia dawsoniana ‘Valley Splendour’. Not many flowers…

15th March

…Red’ Magnolia stellata ‘Water Lily’ and Magnolia x loebneri ‘Wildcat’. Magnolia stellata ‘Water Lily’ and Magnolia x loebneri ‘Wildcat’ Magnolia ‘Mighty Mouse’ is actually a tiny flower on a dwarf…

23rd March

…bred hybrid from 1967. Camellia x williamsii ‘Water Lily’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Water Lily’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Water Lily’ I took this picture of the first leaf on a sycamore…

10th March

Lily’ just out. Camellia x williamsii ‘Water Lily’ Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ back in action too. Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ An unnamed Camellia reticulata seedling with a large fly warming itself on…

15th May

…callistemon (Poor Knights Lily) Xeronema callistemon (Poor Knights Lily) Lupinus lepidus is dwarfish growing and flowers in May. I saw it at Bonython but it thrives here. Lupinus lepidus Lupinus…

2nd February 1897 – 2020

…could probably have done a better job of it. Click here to read my eulogy to my Dad. 2018 – CHW A flower on the arum lily by the front…

8th April

the Portholland valley plantation of camellias in the Portholland valley We did eventually manage to interest Dutch buyers in the camellia product some five years ago but it proved impossible…

11th February

…Hohman J.C. Williams x Apollo John Bond Katja Landner Lilac Chalice virginiana Ludoviciana Melon Sky Peter Dummer Purple Breeze Purple Eye Purple Star Rose Marie Rominas Pink Sybille dawsoniana Valley

22nd February

…tree fern valley tree fern valley tree fern valley A good clump of Petasites japonicus coming into flower but slightly frosted. Petasites japonicus Petasites japonicus A fantastic ancient Quercus ilex…