31st January

…leaves. Oemleria cerasiformis Oemleria cerasiformis Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’ full out with leaf variegation showing. Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’ One week on Prunus…

27th March

…pine and macrocarpa Camellia x williamsii ‘E G Waterhouse’ looks good beside where I have parked the car. Camellia x williamsii ‘E G Waterhouse’ Camellia x williamsii ‘E G Waterhouse’…

30th June

…none the less. Hydrangea ‘Runaway Bride’ Hydrangea ‘Runaway Bride’ The Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ is shooting well after its haircut despite the drought. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ 2022…

3rd May

…as a tree. I wonder if Asia could grow this from cuttings? [See Georg Ruf’s comment at bottom of page] Taiwania cryptomeroides Taiwania cryptomeroides Rhododendron ‘Lady Alice Fitzwilliam’ with a…

30th April

…flower or two on Camellia reticulata ‘William Hertrich’. Camellia reticulata ‘William Hertrich’ Rhododendron ‘Ginny Gee’ in the Rockery. Rhododendron ‘Ginny Gee’ Rhododendron tethropeplum – an elderly survivor in the Rockery…

13th April

…regrowth cover by the autumn. The key question is whether to chop down (to reshoot) the original and huge Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’ (no) or the other two camellias…

21st June

…muddled and wrong that one wonders quite why they bother. Disinformation rather than knowledge! Deutzia paniculata Deutzia paniculata Deutzia paniculata 2020 – CHW William Hague is the first of the…

18th November

…The record sized Camellia x williamsii outside the front arch is now well out. Camellia x williamsii Camellia x williamsii 2022 – CHW Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’ now nearing…

16th February

…Magnolia ‘F J Williams’. There are a few in the Auklandii Garden but this is a youngster above Crinodendron Hedge. Magnolia ‘F J Williams’ Rhododendron grande nicely out as young…

15th June

…at the entrance. ‘Bodmin Market’ ‘Bodmin Market’ The entrance decorated. entrance Dad and Mum’s graves awaiting the return of the headstone and granite surround but with sweet william and a…