…of its parents, Narcissus cyclamineus, growing nearby. Narcissus cyclamineus The snowdrops which we dug and moved from The Vean before the building work there 12 years ago are already nearly…

…FJW Third night of frost getting heavier – plants now showing it.2002 – FJW Flower on Magnolia stellata.1986 – FJW Fifth and heaviest dose of snow for winter. 1931 –…

…cut last summer late in the season when they had seeded naturally and were dormant. a carpet of primroses The snowdrops are now over again for this year. So pretty…

…Planted 2015. Camellia reticulata Camellia reticulata Snake bark maples breaking into leaf two days after the second lot of snow departed. Snake bark maples Snake bark maples Even the wild…

…a fair lot of Magnolia halleana, saw the Tregothnan Rho argeteum with 300 flowers. 1901 – JCW Snow which melts and none of the above open. 1898 – JCW A…

…greenery stripped from michelias and evergreen oaks by Georges Hut and the michelia flowers smashed up. 2015 – CHW LEUCOJUM vernum Leucojum vernum – Spring Snowflake – this attractive and…

…Erica hybrida is ¼ open, nobleanums nice, some snowdrops, the white ribes should be out this coming week. Hamamelis remain very good. 1926 – JCW Snow and frost but not…

…on and looking superb. Magnolia ‘Todds Forty-Niner’ 1985 – FJW Still very cold (5°), snow and pond frozen over – woodcock and duck shooting forbidden.1973 – FJW Heaviest gale it…

…planting, not yet in 40 Acres. 1908 – JCW Snow again last night, just as above. 1907 – JCW The Recurvas seedlings are coming out. Maples have begun to show….

…Snowdrops out for Sunday.2001 – FJW Coldish. South – South East wind but dry for last 5 days.1989 – FJW Very mild indeed – snowdrops out and mucronulatum excellent.1987 –…

…less! Stachyurus praecox 1989 – FJW Very cold start to the day. 1965 – FJW First snow of winter. 1964 – FJW Charles found Moupinense hyb near Niveum in flower….

…days have now reached us from the north of the country. Wet but still mild here although snow flurries upcountry.The gigantic Camellia ‘Magnoliiflora’ overhanging the top wall. Camellia ‘Magnoliiflora’ Camellia…

…Street.Gunnera manicata and snowdrops below the old hunt kennels in a bog. They have thrived here for generations despite frequent inundations. Gunnera manicata and snowdrops Early signs of leaves shooting…

…many people’s top 10 magnolias and a better x loebneri than ‘Wildcat’. M. x loebneri ‘Mags Pirouette’ M. x loebneri ‘Mags Pirouette’ close-up 1990 – FJW Snow and frost came….

…growth in a cold exposed position. Catkins are over. Betula dahurica ‘Maurice Foster’ Betula dahurica ‘Maurice Foster’ Betula dahurica ‘Maurice Foster’ Betula utilis ‘Doorenbos’ (‘Snow Queen’) living up to its…

…Aberdeen Angus bulls Magnolia laevifolia ‘Summer Snowflake’ contrasting gorgeously with Rhododendron niveum. Magnolia laevifolia ‘Summer Snowflake’ First flowers on Rhododendron degronianum hept. ‘Oki Koki’. Rhododendron degronianum hept. ‘Oki Koki’ Allen…

…the time to measure the overall height of the flower spikes! It is certainly a huge performance especially after the emerging spike was covered in snow during the March ‘Beast’….

…Fillan Gunneras seem smaller this year, and less of them. The snow and cold we had in February/March took their toll on them I would imagine. Gunneras 2017 – CHW…

…the snow in February/March. seed on the later flowering magnolias Magnolia ‘Apollo’ showing a couple of late flowers. I would imagine they will first drop off rather than open. seed…

…Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ but it will not be long. 2015 – CHW The last of the Camellia sasanquas along the castle wall is now full out. It is the upright…