24th February 1897 – 2020

…named the clone of this species ‘Pink Parchment’? Nicer than our original actually and seems stronger growing. Magnolia zenii ‘Pink Parchment’ Magnolia zenii ‘Pink Parchment’ Magnolia ‘Charles Raffil’ with two…

28th July

…growing Fuchsia had an extraordinary and very pleasant smell. Not sure of the name but it might be F. perscandens? Fuchsia Fuchsia Magnolia grandiflora ‘Charles Dickens’. Magnolia grandiflora ‘Charles Dickens’…

17th April

…plant. Betula luminifera ‘White House Farm’ Rhododendron ‘Countess of Haddington’ and Magnolia doltsopa. Rhododendron ‘Countess of Haddington’ Pieris japonica ‘Charles Williams’ (named after my great uncle). Pieris japonica ‘Charles Williams’…

30th June

…this wrong. Here is his email and the correct photos: From: cnf Sent: 09 August 2020 10:15 To: Charles Williams PA Subject: RE: Survey work Dear Charles, On 30th June…

9th March

…Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta Magnolia ‘Chyverton Red’ and Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’. Magnolia ‘Chyverton Red’ and Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ and Magnolia campbelli ‘Charles Raffill’. Magnolia…

10th March

…Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata ‘Charles Raffil’ – not perhaps the best example of the Raffil Group that I have seen. Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata…

16th March

‘Charles Raffill’ on the drive. Magnolia ‘Charles Raffill’ Acer negundo var. violaceum in full flower. Acer negundo var. violaceum Acer negundo var. violaceum Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Caerhays Surprise’….

14th April

…Trust ones did as well. Unbelievable rain for April and the roads totally flooded on the way back from Charles’s Rettalack’s funeral at the Truro crematorium yesterday. The Cornish farming…

15th April

Charles Lemon’ can be a sparse flowerer but not here. Rhododendron arboreum ‘Sir Charles Lemon’ A more conventionally coloured Rhododendron sinogrande – a massive truss. Rhododendron sinogrande And yet another…

15th March

…‘Italiana Vera’ – a ‘new’ one bought from Stervinou nurseries in France. Camellia ‘Italiana Vera’ Slightly battered Magnolia ‘Charles Raffill’. Magnolia ‘Charles Raffill’ Last shots of a perfect Magnolia ‘Philip…

22nd April

…needs propagating by Asia later in the summer. A particularly good form of Rhododendron ‘Sir Charles Lemon’ (arboreum). Better than 2 or 3 others in the garden. Rhododendron ‘Lady Montagu’…

10th June

…on Magnolia ‘Charles Coates’. Magnolia ‘Charles Coates’ Lomatia tinctoria just coming out. Lomatia tinctoria Lomatia tinctoria 2024 – CHW A young heifer decides to try to walk to the beach….

21st May

…other than proud of! Final stand pictures- Chelsea Final stand pictures – Chelsea Susan Hampshire & Gerry Guy Hands, Charles, Susan Hampshire & Gerry Guy Hands, Charles, Susan Hampshire &…

29th May

…Tom:From: Tom Hudson Sent: 31 May 2020 09:17 To: Charles Williams PA Subject: LeavesDear Charles, Another stimulating day looking at green leaves….I enjoyed it very much. It is a good…

2nd June

…It looks identical to our plant of aff. parvipetala as he readily admits! picture of leaves Rhodoleia henryi Rhodoleia henryi From: Tom Hudson Sent: 25 May 2022 18:54 To: Charles

5th June

…on the drive at Burncoose is a bit different. Perhaps ‘Ralph Coates’. I bought Charles and Ralph Coates from Trehanes Nursery decades ago and they reside, as untrue to name…

14th May

…I think, Syringa vulgaris ‘Charles X’. Not a named variety which I have come across before. Syringa vulgaris ‘Charles X’ I had not seen John Whitehead, the former keeper and…

22nd January

…Briton dated 10th January 1889 cutting from The West Briton The Breakwater at Gorran Haven – We understand that Mr. John Charles Williams of Caerhays Castle, have, mainly for the…

19th January

…and here is his reply in full:From: Gary Long [mailto:gary@trewithengardens.co.uk] Sent: 20 January 2021 10:55 To: Charles Williams PA Subject: RE: Camellia saluenensis ‘Isadora’Morning CharlesWe were just saying the other…

27th December

…Hamamelis mollis is very nice. Cotoneaster salicifolia, Berberis fasicularis comes on well. Coums coming. Charles saw first snowdrop. Only odd flowers of rhodo other than Caucasicum sorts. 1900 – JCW…