1st January

…month. Camellia ‘Takanini’ Camellia ‘Takanini’ Camellia ‘Takanini’ 2019 – CHW Plenty of flowers still and most of its leaf on Fuchsia gracilis. Fuchsia gracilis The snowdrops are now starting to…

26th October

…Acer tsinglingense A good newly planted clump of 4 Rhododendron crassum which we watered through the early summer drought. Rhododendron crassum Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’ out here in October! Several flowers…

23rd November

…a few days ago were much more purple-black than this. Camellia ‘Takanini’ Camellia ‘Takanini’ Camellia ‘Takanini’ Camellia ‘Winter’s Dream’ Camellia ‘Winter’s Dream’ Camellia ‘Winter’s Dream’ The new multi span tunnel…

24th January

…flower from natural causes. Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’ Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’ Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’ Camellia ‘Fairy Blush’ (a C. lutchuensis cross) now rather specially good in several places in the garden…

1st December

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2023 – CHW Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’ now full out. What a colour! Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’ The…

11th November

…Close. Amazingly dark colour. Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’ Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’ Several lower limbs pruned off an elderly magnolia to give more light to the rhododendrons below. elderly magnolia Magnolia ‘Ian’s…

27th February

…the Rockery. Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ Is this Camellia ‘Mars’? More like Camellia ‘Takanini’ when I look it up. Camellia ‘Takanini’ Camellia ‘Takanini’ Camellia ‘Little Bit’ is full out below the…

9th January

…Michael’ Camellia ‘Takanini’ (seen two to three weeks ago) is now full out in Kennel Close. Camellia ‘Takanini’ 2016 – CHW I had been meaning to see if any of…

25th December

…of brown bud coverings in C. crapnelliana. I may well yet stand corrected! Camellia gigantocarpa Camellia gigantocarpa Camellia ‘Takanini’ full out and a very dark red indeed. Camellia ‘Takanini’ Camellia…

16th December

…Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’ nicely fronts the orange-red branches of Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ in Kennel Close. An excellent colour combination! Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’ Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’ Little leaf drop yet…