8th March

…in Higher Quarry Nursery bed. Rhododendron moupinense Magnolia ‘J. C. Williams’ x M. ‘Apollo’. Probably not worth naming and registering. Magnolia ‘J. C. Williams’ x M. ‘Apollo’ Magnolia ‘J. C….

4th March 1897 – 2020

…today. Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ on the lawn before the artist arrived. Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ (New Zealand…

25th February 1897 – 2020

…they should be. Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ Some good magnolias coming out on the higher side of Hovel Cart Road:Magnolia campbellii ‘Betty Jessel’ – planted…

26th February 1897 – 2020

…campbellii Magnolia ‘F J Williams’ x Magnolia campbellii Magnolia ‘F J Williams’ x Magnolia campbellii Magnolia ‘F J Williams’ x Magnolia campbellii Magnolia ‘F J Williams’ x Magnolia campbellii The…

19th November

…autumn. Camellia x williamsii ‘Rosemary Williams’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Rosemary Williams’ First flowers out a few days ago on the original pale flowered form of Camellia saluenensis. High up on…

6th March

…on the lawn. Much darker in bud than when fully open. Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ The huge flowers of Camellia reticulata ‘Lasca…

3rd April

…‘F.J. Williams’. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ var. ‘Burncoose’ x Magnolia ‘F.J. Williams’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ var. ‘Burncoose’ x Magnolia ‘F.J. Williams’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ var. ‘Burncoose’ x Magnolia ‘F.J. Williams’ 2….

2nd October

Williams 1945 Halvose – P.D. Williams 1927 Lanarth – P.D. Williams 1907 FCC April 1936 Larkelly – P.D. Williams 1930 Nancegollan – M.P. Williams 1937 Parcpat – M.P. Williams 1937…

21st December

…out and the tits have so far left the flowers alone. Camellia x williamsii ‘J C Williams’ Camellia x williamsii ‘J C Williams’ Camellia x williamsii ‘J C Williams’ 2020…

25th February

…Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ Camellia japonica ‘Dr Burnside’ now full out. Camellia japonica ‘Dr Burnside’ First flower out and buds with colour on Magnolia ‘F.J. Williams’. Magnolia ‘F.J. Williams’ Camellia x williamsii…

28th March

…first 3 flowers. Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x M. ‘Black Tulip’ First flowers out on Rhododendron impeditum ‘J.C. Williams’. Rhododendron impeditum ‘J.C. Williams’ Camellia reticulata ‘Dr Clifford Parks’. Camellia reticulata ‘Dr Clifford…

1st November

…only now flowering. Camellia x williamsii ‘J. C. Williams’ Camellia x williamsii ‘J. C. Williams’ Camellia x williamsii ‘J. C. Williams’ Camellia x williamsii ‘J. C. Williams’ Camellia x williamsii…

8th March 1897 – 2020

…‘Amethyst Flame’ Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ Magnolia ‘Picards Ruby’ x ‘F J Williams’ – first flowering here Magnolia ‘Picards Ruby’ x ‘F J Williams’ Magnolia…

6th December

…on Camellia x williamsii ‘JC Williams’ popped out last week again marginally after ‘St Ewe’ and ‘George Blandford’. Camellia x williamsii ‘JC Williams’ Camellia x williamsii ‘JC Williams’ The Ginkgo…

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…or read ‘Caerhays Castle’ by Charles Williams published by Pasticcio in 2011. CHW 2015- Charles H Williams Charles the current owner and curator of Caerhays Gardens and lives in the…

26th December

…drab and wet Boxing Day.The first flower now open (was not yesterday) on Camellia x williamsii ‘Rosemary Williams’. About on a par with recent years. Camellia x williamsii ‘Rosemary Williams’…

16th October

…Old Park where sasanquas once grew. Beatrice Fleur Williams christening plantation Beatrice Fleur Williams christening plantation Beatrice Fleur Williams christening plantation Beatrice Fleur Williams christening plantation Beatrice Fleur Williams christening…

24th March

…pale blue flowers. Rhaphithamnus spinosus Sally Hayward forwards the conclusion of the research into Camellia x williamsii ‘Delia Williams’ and ‘Citation’: Camellia x williamsii ‘Delia Williams’ My quest for ‘Delia…

19th March

…‘Pickard’s Ruby’ x M. ‘J. C. Williams’ Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ x M. ‘J. C. Williams’ Magnolia ‘Purple Sensation’. Magnolia ‘Purple Sensation’ Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ x M. ‘J. C. Williams’. Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’…

7th March

…as yet. In Tin Garden. Magnolia sprengari ‘Marwood Spring’ Magnolia ‘J.C.Williams’ x M. ‘Apollo’ – no name attributed yet (Magnoliastore). In Tin Garden. Magnolia ‘J.C.Williams’ x M. ‘Apollo’ Ilex chapaensis…