…a hint of drizzle as for several days.Camellia ‘Contessa Lavinia Maggi’ with its first flower. One of the old original japonicas on the wall by the arch. An Italian bred…

…but the pocket rhodo handbook says most Rh. excellans are in fact nuttallii. We will see as we planted three excellans in March by Georges Hut. I need now to…

…from Michael Gottschalk. Also perhaps 30 new varieties of magnolia from Magnoliastore to add to the collection here. new plants new plants The Magnolia campbellii seedling by the arch has…

…air temperature is quite low and it remains cold. The view through the back arch today. back arch First flowers out in the Auklandii Garden of the Tregullow form of…

…contactless payments in gloves from the very occasional visitor. contactless payments Daffodils in a pot under the arch. My mother used to call these ‘Pink Howards’ but I have no…

…of the year.Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ is starting to open by the arch. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Placing out large rhododendrons from Rookery Nursery bed into an area cleared of laurel in…

…March. Showery but not too bad. Rhododendron ‘Golden Oriole’ outside the front gate. Rhododendron ‘Golden Oriole’ First flowers on Magnolia dawsoniana creeping out a month early. Magnolia dawsoniana Jaimie’s Magnolia…

…estate over the next year. The worst problem was the delivery van driver who clonked into the arch at the Top Lodge damaging his van roof quite substantially and considerably…

…wonderful Higo camellia. Camellia japonica ‘Happy Higo’ Camellia japonica ‘Margaret Davis’ Camellia japonica ‘Margaret Davis’ Camellia japonica ‘Margaret Davis’ Camellia reticulata ‘Arch de Triomphe’ Camellia reticulata ‘Arch de Triomphe’ Camellia…

…the March 2018 ‘Beast’. Lovely orangy indumentum here too. ‘Touch of Pink’ is a doltsopa hybrid with (I guess) Michelia figo? Michelia ‘Touch of Pink’ Michelia ‘Touch of Pink’ The…