30th December

…(coedited by Dr Clifford Parks) it is still very hard to make sense of the descriptions. This plant was supposedly collected by Col Toots Williams while he was stationed in…

9th November

…our Camellia oleiferas is almost over. Interestingly the Chinese book on the ‘Collected Species Of The Genus Camellia’ (Gao, Clifford Parks and Du) shows a rather different form of C….

18th December

…other plant accord with the pictures from Dr Clifford Parks (+ 2 Chinese authors) book on Camellia species. Is Camellia gigantocarpa this variable in its leaf form. Camellia gigantocarpa Camellia…

12th September

…by US Covid-19 experts caused the world to panic and order lockdowns 6 Sep, 2020 13:50 By Malcolm Kendrick, doctor and author who works as a GP in the National…

22nd August

…scruffy lapagerias ever do and now in flower. Propagated by a Kent grower who was a retired doctor this is Lapageria ‘Picotee’. 1996 – FJW First day of a good…

14th February

…look into the flower. I cannot remember the name of it but it was a present from David Knuckey’s friend in Kent who was a retired doctor and a serious…

28th November

…(11pm) applies to casinos, cinemas, theatres, concert halls, museums, bowling alleys, amusement arcades, funfairs, theme parks, adventure parks and activities and bingo halls. Cinemas, theatres and concert halls can stay…

6th June

…supplied to the owner and the installer collects the fines from those who do not pay as his return on the investment. This is how car parks operate today.COVID 19…

4th April

…(no one there) and nurses/doctors with none of the PPE equipment which we hear so much about. Nor were they social distancing either. Car parks and hospital deserted. We hear…

Tom Hudson – Camellia cuspidata saga!

…and Gary Long (Head of Trewithen Gardens and Parks & Director of the International Camellia Society). Tom’s initial response to my request 15th Feb:- Charles/Gary Tom Hudson’s image I hadn’t…