…passing. The pink Obtusum remains very good. C coums are nice, Cotoneaster salicifolia good. Many early Rhodos are far enough on to pick buds off them including R argenteum. 1908…

…no Reticulata – Hamamelis good, also mucronulatum. 1947 – CW Hamamelis very good. Pink heath well out and some white, Camellia hybrids only first begun. Very late. First flower on…

…just showing pink buds, a few snowdrops, no sign of any daff colour. 1928 – JCW Scabrifolium, lutescens, mucronulatum, strigillosum, baileyi. Blood red hybrid, Barbatum, moupinense, parvifolium, irroratum all show…

…an extraordinary ‘sporting’ camellia this is. The white flower has some touches of pink but I suspect there will be pure white flowers soon. Camellia ‘Adelina Patti’ A young plant…

…is still just in bud despite our seeing ‘Cornish Snow’ out yesterday. This is the pink Hillier’s cross the other way around from JC’s creation which is pure white (Camellia…

…‘Tatiana’ Hydrangea aspera ‘Tatiana’ This Camellia gigantocarpa has still never flowered or shown any sign of a bud. Camellia gigantocarpa Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ only has the odd pinkish flower…

…also now has two single flowers above the Hovel and opposite the pink form. Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ – yellow form Not as many out from perhaps 100 varieties along the…

…Queen’ has large florets which should show pink tinges later. More vigorous aged 25 years than ‘Snowflake’ and is said to hold its flower trusses better. However, on Hovel Cart…

…is a good large flowered single near-red. Camellia sasanqua ‘Sekiyo’ Persia thunbergii with more errant pink new growth. Seasonal muddle! Persia thunbergii Camellia x williamsii ‘Brushfield’s Yellow’ just out. Camellia…

…Caerhays. It is interesting to see the shelterbelt at the top of the old deer park only just established. The pink and white Rhododendron arboreums featured are still (exactly) there…

…building second building remains of the internal brick chimney The pink Rhododendron arboreums in the picture still exist at least 100 years on but, as you can see today, they…

…the estate office at Trewithen. Rather yellow leaves on this elderly plant. Camellia ‘Bokuhan’ Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ (Yellow) is always open a few days earlier than the pink form. Rhododendron…

…pink form is always a few days later into bloom. More or less on time for this I think. Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ (Yellow) Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ (Yellow) We head off…

…of Magnolia campbellii flowers half open and, inevitably, when out prematurely, they are white not pink. The rest of the higher up buds seem ok for now. Magnolia campbellii Magnolia…

…had my doubts. labelled Magnolia ‘Peter Smithers’ Surprisingly Magnolia ‘Scented Gem’ is already showing colour. From Kevin Hughes Plants originally. Note the pink flash at the base of the tepals….

…x williamsii ‘Donation’ pruned up to reshoot in a more even manner. Camellia x williamsii ‘Donation’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ and Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’ out together – yellow and pink!…

…campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ Rhododendron veitchianum Cubittii Group is the first of the scented ones to show. Far too early! Rhododendron veitchianum Cubittii Group Camellia x williamsii ‘Jovey Carlyon’ sporting pink flowers…

…Old Park. Rhododendron sinogrande A good Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ A very good clump of Rhododendron calophytum. Some pure white and some with a hint of pink just…

…trip to finalise next year’s budget and implement pay-rises and bonuses.Toona sinensis ‘Flamingo’ with its startling pink new growth in the cash point. Toona sinensis ‘Flamingo’ Euphorbia polychroma looking especially…

…Indian azaleas or Azalea macrantha. They were planted in large clumps and vary in colour from dark red to pink. The flowers are often sparse and not all the flowers…