25th March 1897 – 2020

…entrance to the Auklandii Garden. Camellia x williamsii ‘Elsie Jury’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Elsie Jury’ Rhododendron edgeworthii x leucaspis is in a good clump. Rhododendron edgeworthii x leucaspis Rhododendron edgeworthii…

5th March

…1913 Magnolia campbellii approaches best against a (cold) blue sky. Magnolia campbellii Magnolia campbellii Camellia ‘Mimosa Jury’ just opening. A fairly recent introduction here and good! Camellia ‘Mimosa Jury’ Camellia…

3rd April

Jury’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Elsie Jury’ Prunus ‘Shirotae’ on the drive now full out. Prunus ‘Shirotae’ Prunus ‘Shirotae’ Clearing up stumps around this beech tree which split in half last…

1st March

…heads to spoil the overall effect but just about perfect here. Camellia x williamsii ‘Jury’s Yellow’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Jury’s Yellow’ The first magnolia showing in the distance in Giddle…

13th March

…plants of this well known New Zealand bred variety. Camellia x williamsii ‘Les Jury’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Les Jury’ Then on the Isla Rose Plantation. Another plant of Magnolia ‘Black…

8th December

…said but what other Aesculus species keeps it leaves until December? Aesculus wangii Aesculus wangii Buds showing colour on Camellia x williamsii ‘Jury’s Yellow’ but the two flowers out have…

21st February 1897 – 2020

…three magnolias from below the wall. three magnolias three magnolias 2019 – CHW Camellia ‘Mona Jury’ is a must have for any serious camellia gardener. A New Zealand cross between…

Royal Cornwall Show – 2022

…japonica ‘Grace Abviton’ Camellia japonica ‘Grace Abviton’ Camellia japonica ‘Nuccio’s Pearl’ Camellia japonica ‘Nuccio’s Pearl’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Tregrehan’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Tregrehan’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mimosa Jury’ Camellia x…

22nd January

…Rhododendron ririei just opening. A darker colour than the one seen recently. Rhododendron ririei Rhododendron ririei Camellia x williamsii ‘Mimosa Jury’ just starting into flower and certainly early. Camellia x…

20th January

…tower First flower outside the back yard plant of Jury’s Yellow. Jury’s Yellow A free range cockerel by the top lodge pretending to be a pheasant. cockerel Camellia ‘Nagasaki’ full…

13th January

…taitoense in flower. Viburnum taitoense Camellia x williamsii ‘Les Jury’ with one battered flower. Camellia x williamsii ‘Les Jury’ 2024 – CHW Despite a week of coldish east winds and…

3rd January

…Dance’ Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’. Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Jury’s Yellow’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Jury’s Yellow’ Camellia japonica ‘Dr Burnside’ just out – later than usual and well out…

28th December

…williamsii ‘Les Jury’ with a solitary flower rather earlier than expected. Camellia x williamsii ‘Les Jury’ A fine full on display on Camellia ‘Winton’ above Orchard House Nursery. Camellia ‘Winton’…

13th December

…of them. Hedychium Plenty of flowers out now on a Camellia ‘Jury’s Yellow’. Camellia ‘Jury’s Yellow’ The Chamaecyparis squarrosa clump has now been uplifted, trimmed and burnt with a self-sown…

9th January

…father with its first few flowers. A little pink in the buds. Camellia x williamsii Camellia x williamsii ‘Jury’s Yellow’ just starting. Camellia x williamsii ‘Jury’s Yellow’ 2021 – CHW…

3rd December

…tonkinense First flower on the pale coloured Camellia x williamsii ‘Beatrice Michael’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Beatrice Michael’ Buds nearly open on Camellia x williamsii ‘Jury’s Yellow’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Jury’s…

2nd June

…Goddard’ Camellia Red Red Rose’. Camellia Red Red Rose’ Camellia ‘Les Jury’. Camellia ‘Les Jury’ Camellia ‘Mathotiana’. Camellia ‘Mathotiana’ Camellia ‘Matterhorn’. Camellia ‘Mathotiana’ Then the other classes. Carmichaelia williamsii. Carmichaelia…

19th May

…Fogg’ Magnolia x foggii ‘Jack Fogg’ Still plenty of flowers at the top of Camellia x williamsii ‘Elsie Jury’ on HCR. Camellia x williamsii ‘Elsie Jury’ There are in fact…

10th April

…‘Clark Hubbs’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Elsie Jury’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Elsie Jury’ ‘Christmas Daffodil’ is correct on the map but ‘Daintiness’ seems to have gone/died although I fear ‘Tiny Princess’…

8th April

…Aesculus x neglecta ‘Erythroblastos’ Rhododendron kesangiae – another form. Rhododendron kesangiae Camellia x williamsii ‘Les Jury’ – a must to add to our collection. Camellia x williamsii ‘Les Jury’ Camellia…