2nd January

…to look in the last fortnight. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Pickthorn’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Pickthorn’ Camellia x williamsii ‘John Pickthorn’ is easily identifiable by the shape and droopiness of…

31st December

…last year. ‘Bo Peep’ and ‘Crossbill’ are usually out in tandem. Rhododendron ‘Crossbill’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ now full out and slightly scented today. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’…

3rd March

…or blown to the ground. Not all is lost! There are many more buds to come out yet. ‘Mary Jobson‘Mary Jobson’ The Daphne bholua has been battered but may…

10th February

…Semiarundinaria fastuosa Semiarundinaria fastuosa Semiarundinaria fastuosa Semiarundinaria fastuosa Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ now full out despite the biting east wind. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary

7th January

…equally ancient, Magnolia stellata. Camellia x vernalis ‘Dawn’ 2022 – CHW First flowers have been out about a week on Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ – a faint but pleasant…

21st January

…best of the bholuas. Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ Forty squirrels in the last two weeks. Finally the problem is under control thanks…

8th March

…‘Pink Icicle’ CAMELLIA ‘Mary Costa’ Browned ‘Mary Costa’ Too overcast really for photography but an attempt to sort out the naming of the newish camellias (ex Trehane) where the old…

31st August

…of large seed pods on Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ Secondary flowers on Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ at Four in Hand as usual. Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ Escallonia bifida…

22nd January

…williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ and the scent is good today. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ 2020 – CHW I looked at Magnolia campbellii var. alba ‘Strybing White’ last Sunday and there…

1st March

…has yellowish foliage. Camellia ‘Lady Saumarez’ Camellia ‘Lady Saumarez’ Looking at 50 different camellias in flower today Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ takes some beating. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary