…‘Shin-sekai’. Azalea ‘Shin-sekai’ Rhododendron schlippenbachii with its light green leaves as a backdrop to the flowers. Rhododendron schlippenbachii Camellia japonica ‘Admiral Spry’ sporting away. Camellia japonica ‘Admiral Spry’ Camellia japonica…

…flowers but is a new one to us from Stervinou nurseries in France. Camellia sasanqua ‘Waterfall Pink’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Waterfall Pink’ Camellia japonica ‘Shin-Akebono’ also out rather early. Camellia japonica…

…Azalea ‘Shin-sekai’ with its white ‘hose-in-hose’ flowers is out very early by Red Linney. The last survivor of a once large clump. Azalea ‘Shin-sekai’ Azalea ‘Shin-sekai’ The last few flowers…

…‘Akebono’ Camellia japonica ‘Akebono’ This huge beech tree at the entrance to The Copper House was felled by order of the highways department as a threat to the main road…

…One of 8 new Camellia sasanqua varieties planted out below White Styles in the Beatrice Fleur Plantation. Camellia sasanqua ‘Pink Goddess’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Minato-no-akebono’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Minato-no-akebono’ Camellia ‘Fimbriata Alba’…

…sasanqua ‘Minato-No-Akebono’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Minato-No-Akebono’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Voimao’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Voimao’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Bonanza’ is going to be one of the very best sasanqua red varieties but still a small…

…surviving Azalea ‘Shin-sekai’. Azalea ‘Hana-asobi’ Azalea ‘Hana-asobi’ Lifting root balled rhododendrons from the Orchid House Nursery bed. We have cleared this bed now and will re-fence it in the summer….

…Camellia ‘Tiny Princess’ on the path beside the Aucklandii Garden has a pinkish hue on opening and then fading to near white (C. Camellia ‘Akebono’ x C. fraterna). I think…

…American raised cross between Camellia japonica ‘Akebono’ and Camellia fraterna. We looked at C. fraterna which grows next door to it a few days ago. This is very well worth…