…sanguinea ‘Winter Beauty’ looking spectacular. As good as ‘Winter Fire’? Cornus sanguinea ‘Winter Beauty’ Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’ Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’ Camellia ‘Jingle Bells’ Camellia ‘Jingle Bells’ Camellia ‘Little…

…left on some small Camellia sinensis which we saw out at Tregrehan in early October. Camellia sinensis Lots of flowers now on young plants of Camellia vernalis ‘Dawn’ (2016 cuttings…

…still covered in fruits. Malus ‘Jelly King’ Viburnum x burkwoodii ‘Dawn’ – leafless and further on than ‘Charles Lamont’. Viburnum x burkwoodii ‘Dawn’ An international mining prize won by Cornish…

…bank. Primroses and cyclamen Prunus mume ‘Dawn’ in flower. This was a gift from Raf. Prunus mume ‘Dawn’ The pile of new magnolia species also a gift from Raf. pile…

…flowers. Cuttings from Tregrehan to add to our camellia species collection here. Camellia brevistyla var. rubra Camellia brevistyla var. rubra A similarly young 1L plant of Camellia vernalis ‘Dawn’ already…

…vernalis ‘Dawn’ in full flower in the greenhouse. The 1897 plant on the lawn will not be out before December if this is a normal year? So far a mild…

…date possibly from 1900 or 1902 in the planting records. There is also a Camellia vernalis ‘Dawn’ (‘Ginryu’) with irregular yellow variegations in its leaves which probably dates from 1897….

…said ‘roses on flower now’ but most were, of course, over.Rosa ‘The New Dawn’ Rosa ‘The New Dawn’ Rosa ‘Special Grandad’ Rosa ‘Special Grandad’ Rosa ‘Special Grandad’ Rosa ‘Your Wedding…

…garden with the first camellias A Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’ late into flower on the drive with leaves appearing and quite a scent. Not exactly a nice one to me…

…on Rhododendron stenaulum. Rhododendron stenaulum Rhododendron stenaulum Rhododendron stenaulum For posterity here is a list of the plant gifts from Raf’s visit last weekend; Prunus mume ‘Dawn’ Magnolia figo hybrid…

…from 4pm until dawn and, to my horror, the magnolias have rushed out even more. One good blast of east wind and the season will be over in mid-February with…

…our multiple woodland plantings there at dusk and dawn. Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii 2001 – FJW…

…Purple’ A few flowers on a batch of young Chitalpa tashkentensis ‘Pink Dawn’. Catalpa duclouxii Fruits already on Aronia melanocarpa ‘Autumn Magic’. Nearly, but not quite, edible. Aronia melanocarpa ‘Autumn…

…Mag delavayi, I find a much finer flower at dawn – clearly opens at night. 1915 – JCW Buddleia veitchii wanes. Myrtles good. R decorum nice. R auriculatum opening. 1906…

…‘California Dawn’ and ‘California Fantasy’ in the reference books but we do not grow either. Camellia japonica ‘California Sunset’ Acacia longifolia suddenly in flower after several days of hinting that…

…finding the bloody candles in the total darkness in a place like this! Fortunately the power cut lasts only half an hour. Still blowing hard at dawn but it is…