22nd January

…Hut area. Piles of plants Another pile for behind the greenhouse and the new area above Crinodendron Hedge. Another pile Magnolias for Forty Acres – mainly less exciting (breeding wise)…

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…

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 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…

13th December

…up the water meadows. islands under water islands under water islands under water islands under water King Charles’ 1984 planted blue cedar tree is looking rather battered. King Charles’ 1984…

8th December

…flowering out of season. Schefflera pauciflora The magnolia tunnel in the sales area is well stocked up and tidied for the spring. magnolia tunnel Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticleer’ still with bold…

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…

14th February

…Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’. Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ Magnolia mollicomata ‘Werrington’ just showing in Kennel Close. Magnolia mollicomata ‘Werrington’ Dark red flowers about to open on Prunus ‘Felix Jury’. Prunus ‘Felix Jury’…

22nd May

…Pterocarya insignis Still a flower on Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’. Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ Magnolia wilsonii. Magnolia wilsonii Magnolia wilsonii Magnolia sieboldii ‘Colossus’ has had severe drought die back but is recovering….

4th March

…its splendid best The group in front of it. The group in front of it Magnolia ‘Eileen Bailes’. Magnolia ‘Eileen Bailes’ A good dark red form of the Rhododendron spinuliferum….

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…

9th February

…transnokoensis 116 plants in separate piles for different planting areas. 116 plants in separate piles 116 plants in separate piles Seeds ripening on Eucalyptus globulus. Eucalyptus globulus Eucalyptus globulus In…

12th February

…Pseudowintera ‘Red Leopard’ – quite outstanding leaf colour. Pseudowintera ‘Red Leopard’ Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Nivalis’ just emerging. Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Nivalis’ Daphne ‘Spring Beauty’. Daphne ‘Spring Beauty’ Last year I photographed an…

23rd February

…none the less. magnolia campbellii magnolia campbellii First flower on a young Camellia yunnanensis which we grew from seed. Camellia yunnanensis Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ more or less over. Camellia ‘Cornish…

22nd February

…‘Lanarth’ M. sprengeri var. Diva ‘Burncoose’ x M. campbellii var. mollicomata ssp. ‘Lanarth’ M. sprengeri var. Diva ‘Burncoose’ x M. campbellii var. mollicomata ssp. ‘Lanarth’ The famous Jury garden, Tikorangi,…

12th March

…Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ 1 vase of Magnolias. – Magnolia ‘Pink Sensation’ Magnolia ‘Pink Sensation’ – Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ The Brother Vincent Cup. The Brother Vincent Cup…

24th March

…Tilia endochrysea as splendid as ever. Tilia endochrysea Tilia endochrysea The sales area nicely stocked up for Easter. The sales area The sales area Rhododendron formosum and Rhododendron ‘Countess of…

26th March

…or an east wind. The roads so flooded that vehicles are getting stuck and the sea turned brown with the soil erosion as did the lake.The forthcoming Easter weekend forecast…

31st March

…and for the first time here, Magnolia ernestii (formerly Michelia wilsonii M. sinensis) is just out. Similar in shape and colour to M. martinii but smaller and less yellow –…

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’…