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

…Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ is shooting well after its haircut despite the drought. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ 2022 – CHW A visit to the Isle of Wight Grain…

3rd May

…[See Georg Ruf’s comment at bottom of page] Taiwania cryptomeroides Taiwania cryptomeroides Rhododendron ‘Lady Alice Fitzwilliam’ with a bit more yellow (rather than pink) in the trumpets than Rhododendron ‘Fragrantissimum’….

30th April

…‘High Sheriff’ But even better today is Rhododendron ‘Emma Williams’. Rhododendron ‘Emma Williams’ Deutzia calycosa ‘Dali’ out earlier than expected. Deutzia calycosa ‘Dali’ Magnolia ‘Honey Liz’ looking very fine. Magnolia…

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

…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 really senior…

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

…return of the headstone and granite surround but with sweet william and a wreath. Dad and Mum’s graves Quite a view over the River Luney valley for them both to…