8th December

…x williamsii ‘John Pickthorn’ Camellia saluenensis and Camellia x williamsii ‘Beatrice Michael’ side by side. Camellia saluenensis and Camellia x williamsii ‘Beatrice Michael’ The autumn tints on the leaves of…

2nd December

…japonica ‘Lady Clare’ Camellia japonica ‘White Swan’ is covered in flower. Camellia japonica ‘White Swan’ Camellia japonica ‘White Swan’ First few flowers out on Camellia x williamsii ‘Beatrice Michael’. Camellia…

13th March

…Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ in Old Park. Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ Isla and Beatrice with the new magnolia bud. Isla and Beatrice All 4 grandchildren – Serena & Katie. All 4 grandchildren – Serena…

3rd December

…on Polyspora axillaris var. tonkinense. Polyspora axillaris var. tonkinense First flower on the pale coloured Camellia x williamsii ‘Beatrice Michael’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Beatrice Michael’ Buds nearly open on Camellia…

10th November

…supposed to be inaugurated at Beatrice Fleur Williams’ christening in the spring but COVID stopped that and it still has not happened.Camellia sasanqua ‘Variegata’ outside the front arch. A fairly…

27th January

…x williamsii ‘Beatrice Michael’ and the two either side are ‘JC Williams’. Our largest Neolitsea sericea looks sick and has defoliated a lot. However, the new growth shoots and buds…

4th July

…& Katie turned back on the M5 one weekend as both children were sick in the car and we have not seen them all since. Little Beatrice (aged one year…

8th February

…the path from Camellia x williamsii ‘Beatrice Michael’. Camellia saluenensis First flowers out on Rhododendron moulmainense but only high up. Rhododendron moulmainense Rhododendron moulmainense and Camellia saluenensis together. Rhododendron moulmainense…

29th October

…ever. In the Beatrice Fleur planting below White Styles field only 2 of the 20+ new varieties are out as yet. Camellia sasanqua ‘Versicolour’ (‘Sawada’) is full out and really…

26th December

…was a Wilson 1906 introduction and could well have been growing at Werrington. I see that we planted a young plant of C. glabratus in the new Beatrice Fleur plantation…