…castle wall with dieback and frosting from time to time. Jasminum polyanthum 2020 – CHW First flower nearly out on Camellia ‘Mary Costa’ near Georges Hut. Camellia ‘Mary Costa’ Camellia…

…‘Mary Costa’ Camellia japonica ‘Mary Costa’ Camellia japonica ‘Mary Costa’ Ripe berries on Ilex kingiana. Normally we see those a bit later in the year. Ilex kingiana 2022 – CHW…

…‘Auburn White’ Camellia ‘Mary Costa’ (full out) Camellia ‘Mary Costa’ Camellia ‘Mary Costa’ Camellia ‘Mary Costa’ Prunus ‘Kursar’ in Kennel Close Prunus ‘Kursar’ Prunus ‘Kursar’ Prunus ‘Kursar’ Very attractive new…

…editor of the Western Morning News have a wry chuckle. 2015 – CHW CAMELLIA ‘Lulu Belle’ CAMELLIA ‘Pink Icicle’ CAMELLIA ‘Mary Costa’ Browned ‘Mary Costa’ Too overcast really for photography…

…just missed Persea japonica in the foreground (three ‘japonicas’ in two days!). silver fir silver fir silver fir Camellia ‘Mary Costa’ just starting to show at the top of the…

…starting by Georges Hut. Camellia ‘Mary Costa’ Camellia ‘Mary Costa’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Celebration’ (the darker sport from ‘Donation’) also nicely out. Camellia x williamsii ‘Celebration’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Celebration’…

…now until early March. Nevertheless in the camellia shelter belt below Burns Bank I notice the first flowers on: Camellia ‘Mary Costa’ Camellia ‘Mary Costa’ Camellia ‘Mary Costa’ Camellia ‘Debbie’…

…Costa’. I have often seen this one out several weeks earlier and had been looking out for it. Camellia japonica ‘May Costa’ Camellia japonica ‘May Costa’ Camellia oleifera ‘Pink Icicle’…

…first flower near George’s Hut on Camellia japonica ‘Mary Costa’. Camellia japonica ‘Mary Costa’ Roosting rook and jackdaw droppings on the huge leaves of Aucuba omeiensis. Aucuba omeiensis Camellia japonica…

…its first 10 buds for next spring. Jaimie’s un-named Magnolia 2021 – CHW First, and expected, flowers on Camellia ‘Mary Costa’. Camellia ‘Mary Costa’ Removal of lower branches and general…

…favourite Rh. niveum that grew here. Dad hated all variegated things and this a prime spot! Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’ Camellia japonica ‘Mary Costa’…

…‘Salutation’ First couple of flowers on Camellia ‘Mary Costa’ out today. Rather small and poor examples. Camellia ‘Mary Costa’ 2017 – CHW Reports of a ‘large’ tree blown over near…

…against a blue sky. Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’ Camellia japonica ‘Mary Costa’ untouched by frost. Camellia japonica ‘Mary Costa’ Next to it Camellia japonica ‘Nobilissima’ was not quite so lucky….

…Camellia japonica ‘Kick Off’ Camellia japonica ‘Kick Off’ Camellia japonica ‘Mary Costa’. Camellia japonica ‘Mary Costa’ Camellia japonica ‘Silver Chalice’ – a much newer introduction. Camellia japonica ‘Silver Chalice’ 2022…

…about 15 to 20 feet in height. They are surface and shallow rooted trees. Probably a Nothofagus alpina. small Nothofagus Camellia ‘Mary Costa’ is well out by the big Acer…

…there was one. Cornus drummondii ‘Sunshiny Drops’ A Camellia ‘Silver Anniversary’ with a good show. From a distance I thought it was another ‘Mary Costa’ but this is rather better….

…for the second time in the last 20 years (a ‘Debbie’ and a ‘Mary Costa’). camellias hatstanded Uplifting the Nothofagus fusca with the long handled pruner. Now a small chainsaw…

…setting while others are still out and a fluffy white. I see this is now renamed as Agerantina liguistrina at some botanist’s whim. A plant from Mexico and Costa Rica….

…‘Mary Pickthorn’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Pickthorn’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Pickthorn’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Pickthorn’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Pickthorn’ The thing which, to my mind, makes this…

…x williamsii ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ takes some beating. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ Camellia ‘Duchess Decaze’ also blemished. Camellia ‘Duchess Decaze’ Camellia ‘Duchess…