…not connected to the new water tank? New gutters up on the Tin Garden shed A young Camellia x williamsii ‘John Pickthorn’ with 3 early flowers in Tin Garden. Camellia…

…First two or three flowers high up on Camellia x williamsii ‘John Pickthorn’. Camellia x williamsii ‘John Pickthorn’ A young Acer heptophlebium has also blown over. Acer heptophlebium A good…

…Good colour and quite bold and dramatic in the sun. Just one flower out so far. Camellia saluenensis Camellia x williamsii ‘John Pickthorn’ shows the flower shape clearly. Camellia x…

…on Christmas day. This camellia has been in flower since mid-late October. Camellia sasanqua 2023 – CHW First battered flowers out on Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Pickthorn’ which we intend…

…of snow.1961 – FJW R.H.S stand – pink crino hedge, Robusta, John Pickthorn and Caerhays Pink showed up best. Giganteum, Mallotum, Thomsonii did not show well. Philip did a 1st…

…not this one? Jim Gardiner subsequently tells me it was a wild collected seedling gifted to John. Magnolia campbellii ‘John Gallagher’ Magnolia campbellii ‘John Gallagher’ Magnolia campbellii ‘John Gallagher’ Primroses…

…x williamsii ‘Mary Pickthorn’ has now been accepted onto the International Camellia Register as attached. Available for sale from Burncoose in 2024. Robert Vernon of Bluebell Nurseries has given us…

…stayed in the Rabbit Warren. John Whitehead John Whitehead John Whitehead A self-sown seedling of Aesculus wilsonii which had, unusually, escaped the mice. 2022 – CHW More new things leafing…

…which I think I have seen before. Puya species ‘RH 2961C’ Puya species ‘RH 2961C’ The amazing Grevillea johnsonii. Grevillea johnsonii Paraserianthes lophantha. Paraserianthes lophantha Paraserianthes lophantha Correa lawrenceana grampiana….

…Rosemary W, J Pickthorn, J.C.W.. Mag campbelli and robusta, and Golden Oriole, Crinodendron, Rho hybs and Snow Bunting. 1950 – CW Returned from Torquay election. Been very wet and stormy….