30th November

…with some surprisingly nice autumn tints. Aesculus wangii Another Camellia ‘Mary Costa’ just showing. Camellia ‘Mary Costa’ Tom Hudson’s gift of Adinandra (TH 4557) with a few black berries. This…

19th January

…japonica ‘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 –…

8th February 1897 – 2020

…‘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…

8th March 1897 – 2020

…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…

2nd January 1897- 2020

…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…

18th January 1897- 2020

…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’…

25th January 1897 – 2020

…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’…

30th January

…‘May Costa’ Camellia japonica ‘May Costa’ Camellia oleifera ‘Pink Icicle’ (C. oleifera x C. williamsii ‘November Pink’) is, as you might expect when you think about it, rather a mess….

26th December

…williamsii ‘George Blandford’ and Camellia japonica ‘Devonia’. Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’ and Camellia japonica ‘Devonia’ The very first flower near George’s Hut on Camellia japonica ‘Mary Costa’. Camellia japonica…

28th December

…Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’ Camellia japonica ‘Mary Costa’ well out above Crinodendron Hedge. Asia had been looking for this location as it got missed…

8th January

…Despite the frost Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’ flowers on against a blue sky. Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’ Camellia japonica ‘Mary Costa’ untouched by frost. Camellia japonica ‘Mary Costa’ Next to…

24th December

…magnolia hybrids in Old Park with 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’…

29th December

…on Camellia ‘Mary Costa’ out today. Rather small and poor examples. Camellia ‘Mary Costa’ 2017 – CHW Reports of a ‘large’ tree blown over near the top lodge prove to…

27th January

…years ago. 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…

8th January 1897- 2020

…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…

31st December

…another ‘Mary Costa’ but this is rather better. Completely unfrosted. Camellia ‘Silver Anniversary’ Camellia ‘Silver Anniversary’ I had been expecting Rhododendron ‘Crossbill’ to show any day but nothing yet on…

11th January

…rather quicker than I expected! Escallonia ‘Iveyi’ Two camellias hatstanded in the Auklandii Garden for the second time in the last 20 years (a ‘Debbie’ and a ‘Mary Costa’). camellias…

4th February 1897 – 2020

…attractive compact habit and very floriferous. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Larcom’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Larcom’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Larcom’ 2019 – CHW The Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ seedling above the…

13th February

…flower colours. Camellia x williamsii ‘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,…

16th October

…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. Eupatorium ligustrinum Eupatorium ligustrinum This…