2nd December

…A similarly young 1L plant of Camellia vernalis ‘Dawn’ already in flower although nothing showing on its parents as yet. Camellia vernalis ‘Dawn’ Photinia davidiana with masses of now ripe…

25th October

…planting records. There is also a Camellia vernalis ‘Dawn’ (‘Ginryu’) with irregular yellow variegations in its leaves which probably dates from 1897. Two plants are still doing well below the…

5th April

…with the first camellias Views across the ‘Japanese’ garden with the first camellias Views across the ‘Japanese’ garden with the first camellias A Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’ late into flower…

4th November

…argentatus Acer calcaratum with unusual shaped leaves. Acer calcaratum A cutting grown Camellia vernalis ‘Dawn’ in full flower in the greenhouse. The 1897 plant on the lawn will not be…

27th December

…Camellia vernalis ‘Dawn’ (2016 cuttings so very slow to develop and still only 12-15”). Camellia vernalis ‘Dawn’ Our stock plant of Camellia transnoekoensis still in tight bud. Camellia transnoekoensis Equally…

11th December

…‘Jelly King’ Viburnum x burkwoodii ‘Dawn’ – leafless and further on than ‘Charles Lamont’. Viburnum x burkwoodii ‘Dawn’ An international mining prize won by Cornish Lithium which we were shown…

2nd June

…inspection of our multiple woodland plantings there at dusk and dawn. Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii 2001…

8th February

…a place like this! Fortunately the power cut lasts only half an hour. Still blowing hard at dawn but it is due westerly so most will be over the top…

10th February

‘Dawn’ Magnolia figo hybrid Magnolia ‘Little Starlet’/ unknown parentage, most likely a hybrid between M laevifolia and M compressa Magnolia sp. Ogisu 700 / Magnolia sinensis Ogisu 700, from Sichuan…

5th January

…guess there must be a reason for a name like this? I see there is also ‘California Dawn’ and ‘California Fantasy’ in the reference books but we do not grow…