17th December

…Perhaps the best thing out in the garden today. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow Michael’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow Michael’ One of our young Magnolia caveanas in a totally sheltered and secluded spot…

6th March

…full out and undamaged. How appropriate! Enca carnea ‘Winter Snow’ Enca carnea ‘Winter Snow’ Edgewrthia chrysantha just coming out and undamaged. Edgewrthia chrysantha The leaves on Pseudowintera colorata have enjoyed…

18th March

…‘sodekashuki’ have flowers amid the snow! Roy is now happily stuck in the Wilson and Forrest archives making copious notes. The snow has some positive points. 2017 – CHW Magnolia…

27th November

…are out. Nothing on the others. ‘Cornish Snow Michael’ is usually a fortnight earlier than ‘Cornish Snow’. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow Michael’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow Michael’ Camellia taliensis flowers largely blown…

11th March

…Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ First flowers on a young Rhododendron calophytum. They will soon fade to white but the blotch is nice. Rhododendron calophytum Rhododendron calophytum Camellia ‘Mrs…

10th March

…Magnolia x veitchii) – Gresham hybrid Magnolia ‘Manchu Fan’ Magnolia ‘Manchu Fan’ Magnolia ‘Pickards Snow Queen’ (Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Picture’ x unknown) Magnolia ‘Pickards Snow Queen’ Magnolia ‘Pickards Snow Queen’…

5th August

…first hints of pink in the flowerheads. Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’ Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’ The variegated leaved Luma apiculata ‘Glanleam Gold’ with bits of reversion to green here and…

Tom Hudson – Camellia cuspidata saga!

…x saluenensis ie Cornish Snow Group. Cliff Parks Camellia book and the Register seem to agree on this. Tom. Gary’s response 16th Feb:- George Johnstone’s notes – Camellia cuspidata saga…

9th February

…of the dwarf Rhododendron kiskei procumbens . 2017 – CHW Daffodils and snowdrops splendid in full sun this morning. More rain due any minute. Daffodils and snowdrops Daffodils and snowdrops…

10th November

…ones may be a month away still. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Stachyurus lancifolius with exceptional colours today and next spring’s flowers already well formed as you can see…