…below the Main Ride nearly finished. laurel hedge A rather battered and poor first flower or two on Camellia x williamsii ‘Monica Dance’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Monica Dance’ First flowers…

…kobus which was nearly dead anyway. Magnolia salicifolia Just to prove that the largest Camellia x williamsii ‘Monica Dance’ has no hint of colour at all (mentioned yesterday). Camellia x…

…‘Nagaski’ And Camellia x williamsii ‘Monica Dance’ – definitely earlier than usual. Camellia x williamsii ‘Monica Dance’ Blown off flower heads from Hydrangea paniculata but some still hold on the…

…in the garden. Already things are breaking out again. A half decent Camellia x williamsii ‘Monica Dance’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Monica Dance’ A pretty fair Camellia ‘Dr Burnside’ Camellia ‘Dr…

…tower door for the occasion. bell tower door bell tower door ‘Mining’ with the copper ingot. Clever! ‘Mining’ ‘Mining’ “Ursula’s Baptism”. The font was decorated using an excellent colour combination…

…information awaited. fungus Gaultheria mucronata ‘Bell’s Seedling’ looking plump and attractive in the nursery. Gaultheria mucronata ‘Bell’s Seedling’ Cyclamen coum with very varied leaf forms. Cyclamen coum Cyclamen hederifolium has…

…daffodil. 1931 – JCW The first small bit of moupinense open. (Handwritten note taped in Garden Book): I put about 15-20 cuttings under a bell glass in no 4 Tin…

…next weekend. Looks wonderful today in the sun. Magnolia ‘Blushing Belle’ Magnolia ‘Blushing Belle’ Magnolia ‘Blushing Belle’ This is labelled Halesia parviflora which is a synonym for (the correct) Halesia…

…show colour except G Bell, have picked a C J Backhouse. 1900 – JCW Have put under glass to open Emperor, Empress, Horsfieldii, Victoria, G Bell as all showing colour….

…our very own Malcolm Bell) are doing the government’s bidding and telling our second homers to ‘stay away’. Including caravan sites and holiday lets too.Some may have thought that a…