28th February 1897 – 2020

…original. Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ 2005 – FJW 4th night of frost and pond ⅓ frozen over.1997 – FJW First Magnolia flower out.1993 – FJW Very dry February…

7th March

Williams’, which, oddly, has come out right beside the main trunk. Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ now scenting the Rockery. Outstanding. Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ A pure white…

20th October

…in October Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ 2015 – CHW Back to duller stuff! Quercus stenophylloides was planted in 2003 and is now 12 to 15 feet in a…

4th February 1897 – 2020

…orientalis Sarcocca orientalis 2018 – CHW Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ with the first outer coating over the flowers shedding nicely as the buds swell. No damage yet. Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ Still…

5th March

…Magnolia sargentiana ‘F.J. Williams’ Magnolia sargentiana ‘F.J. Williams’ Cotoneaster glomeratus still has berries in Kennel Close. The older plants on the drive and younger ones below Slip Rail never had…

16th March

…tobira ‘Variegata’ The last two flowers on Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ on the lawn high up in front of a yew tree. Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ An early flowering form of Rhododendron…

4th March

…‘Shirazz’ Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ on the lawn. Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ 2024 – CHW A garden tour here and then to Tregothnan.One of the original Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’s’ in Old Park…

18th February 1897 – 2020

…of Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ (smallish still) and ‘Delia Williams’ (add five to our order). Attended the Trewithen Nurseries closing down sale with Andrew and Justin. A huge crowd of upcountry…

16th March 1897 – 2020

…the Burncoose catalogue. MAGNOLIA ‘Burncoose White’ MAGNOLIA ‘Mary Williams’ MAGNOLIA ‘Delia Williams’ What a delight it is to see the greenhouse neat and tidy with scores of seeds being started…

11th March

…– Acer tegmentosum ‘Joe Witt’. Acer tegmentosum ‘Joe Witt’ Michelia doltsopa rushing out in the mizzle by Georges Hut. Michelia doltsopa The original Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ now full out but…

19th November

…autumn. Camellia x williamsii ‘Rosemary Williams’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Rosemary Williams’ First flowers out a few days ago on the original pale flowered form of Camellia saluenensis. High up on…

18th April

…x williamsii ‘Delia Williams’ first made in 1965 and then subsequently merged in error into C. ‘Citation’. The formal registration is attached. Camellia x williamsii ‘Delia Williams’ A young plant…

23rd February 1897 – 2020

…better than ‘J C Williams’, ‘Philip Tregunna’ or ‘Delia Williams’ magnolias put together but all these are yet to come out so I am probably talking nonsense! Magnolia ‘F J…

26th August

…Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’. Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ Hydrangea aspera ‘Robusta’ just coming out. Huge leaves in this excellent growing year. Hydrangea aspera ‘Robusta’ Hydrangea aspera ‘Robusta’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Early Sensation’ has…

3rd January

‘Delia Williams’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Delia Williams’ Erica arborea now perhaps the best thing in the garden today. Erica arborea Erica arborea Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Harry’ in the nursery is…

23rd January

…Spanish bluebells Snowdrops here emerging slowly. Snowdrops Last flowers on Camellia ‘Yuletide’. Camellia ‘Yuletide’ Still double bud coverings intact on Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’. Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ 2022 – CHW Despite…

17th March 1897 – 2020

…Main Ride. Magnolia ‘David Clulow’ Magnolia ‘David Clulow’ Next to it is another white magnolia, Magnolia ‘Lotus’, with printed flowers that curve in on themselves. Magnolia ‘Lotus’ Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’…

25th March

…so large growing species from Rookery Nursery. Camellia x williamsii ‘Delia Williams’ along from the front door. Camellia x williamsii ‘Delia Williams’ First flowers on our young Camellia trichocarpa –…

9th March 1897 – 2020

…Rhododendron sutchuanense on the left. view from Rookery A good clump of Leujocum vernum in the Rookery. Leujocum vernum Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ on the lawn from the Rookery. Magnolia ‘Delia

15th March

…Rhododendron ‘Ostara’ Magnolia × loebneri ‘Wildcat’ and Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’. Magnolia × loebneri ‘Wildcat’ and Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ A few late but very dark flowers on Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’. Magnolia…