21st February

…grandiflora. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ First few flowers on a Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ seedling which I had thought was Magnolia ‘Copeland Court’. I may still be correct! Magnolia ‘Lanarth’…

10th January

…below Donkey Shoe is just coming out. I would say this is late. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ 2016 – CHW Two flowers blown out on Magnolia ‘Dr Merrill’…

11th March

…Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ First flowers on a young Rhododendron calophytum. They will soon fade to white but the blotch is nice. Rhododendron calophytum Rhododendron calophytum Camellia ‘Mrs…

1st February

…shedding furiously below Donkey Shoe but there will be some flowers still to come out for weeks yet. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia reticulata ‘Mary Williams’ full out….

11th February

…that it is totally unsafe in the garden this afternoon. Grim! 9am and a smattering of powdery snow through the nursery. snow Even the euonymus in the tunnels are showing…

14th January

…x williamsii ‘George Blandford’ Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’ Camellia ‘Cornish Spring’ with its early flowers hidden inside the bush. Earlier than usual. Camellia ‘Cornish Spring’ Camellia ‘Cornish Spring’ 2022…

6th April

…‘Honey Tulip’ Rhododendron ‘Snow Lady’ some way off its best. Rhododendron ‘Snow Lady’ Rhododendron ‘Endsleigh Pink’ Rhododendron ‘Endsleigh Pink’ Rhododendron williamsianum x martinianum- it has never had a registered name….

8th December

‘Cornish Snow’ is now full out and beginning to look as attractive as ever. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Plenty of seeds on the Corokia buddleioides which are not…

17th December

…Perhaps the best thing out in the garden today. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow Michael’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow Michael’ One of our young Magnolia caveanas in a totally sheltered and secluded spot…

23rd February

Snow – Michael’ is still out and looking great today about 8 weeks after the first flowers featured in this diary. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow Stachyurus lancifolius (BSWJ 5690) just showing…