…here today. I now think this is an underrated magnolia. Magnolia ‘Shirraz’ The wind abates at dusk and the front door is no longer rattled by ‘flying’ magnolia leaves. Much…

…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…

…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…

…Their signboard 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…

…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. Two plants are…

…blue in the individual flowers on the flower spikes. Plectranthus argentatus Plectranthus argentatus Acer calcaratum with unusual shaped leaves. Acer calcaratum A cutting grown Camellia vernalis ‘Dawn’ in full flower…

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW Camellia vernalis ‘Dawn’ just out on the lawn. Camellia vernalis ‘Dawn’ An odd…

…here. Camellia brevistyla var. rubra Camellia brevistyla var. rubra A similarly young 1L plant of Camellia vernalis ‘Dawn’ already in flower although nothing showing on its parents as yet. Camellia…

…Marvel’ Podocarpus nivalis ‘Kilworth Cream’ in its winter colours. Podocarpus nivalis ‘Kilworth Cream’ Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’ looking great. Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’ Viburnum carlcephalum with decent autumn colour. Viburnum…

…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 Lithium which we were…

…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 Bit’ Camellia ‘Little Bit’ Camellia…

…bodnantense ‘Dawn’ and very pretty too. Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’ One of the great finds of the way was Drimys andina which grew as a small shrub at Burncoose below…

…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…

…of this whole crisis. The priorities are all wrong as history will show.The cuckoo joins the dawn chorus this morning near the house.The row of camellias below the fernery still…

…praecox ‘Devon 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…

…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…

…I guess there must be a reason for a name like this? I see there is also ‘California Dawn’ and ‘California Fantasy’ in the reference books but we do not…

…azaleas are also indeed very early into flower. We read of doves nesting on the south coast but I have yet to hear a spring dawn chorus as the weather…

…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…