…off. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ perhaps the best thing in the garden today in the cold wind. Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ Acacia cultriformis with…

…‘Mary Pickthorn’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Pickthorn’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Pickthorn’ Suddenly Rhododendron ‘Crossbill’ is full out and outstanding today. Rhododendron ‘Crossbill’ Rhododendron ‘Crossbill’ Rhododendron flavidum now out also….

…has 2 flowers. Camellia japonica ‘Carter’s Sunburst’ First flower on Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’ looking good. Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’…

…true to name. Betula costata – easily the largest tree now and the quickest growing in the birch avenue. Betula costata Betula costata Betula costata Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii ‘Knightshayes’….

…varieties of Daphne bholua here now but ‘Mary Rose’ is the best! Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ The evergreen Clematis uncinata is growing nicely up through Camellia x williamsii ‘Rosemary Williams’….

…out and now the flowers are badly frosted or blown to the ground. Not all is lost! There are many more buds to come out yet. ‘Mary Jobson’ ‘Mary Jobson’…

…on, a few P Mary. 1913 – JCW A few reticulata, and bad ones, open. We have nearly reached the poets in daffodils. Ciliatums going over, the best white Arboreum…

…is a late April New Zealander normally. Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’ Then we have a few really nice camellias towards the Top Lodge: Camellia ‘Desire’ ‘Desire’ Camellia ‘Mary-Phoebe Taylor’ ‘Mary-Phoebe Taylor’ Camellia…

…sales this time around. Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ (scented) full out now by the side door. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’…

…and just behind the ‘Cornish Snow’ which is probably of a very similar age. Camellia reticulata ‘Mary Williams’ Camellia reticulata ‘Mary Williams’ A young Camellia ‘Spring Mist’ with its first…

…‘Mary Jobson’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ First flower on Camellia ‘Lady Clare’. A bit later than usual but the first frost of the winter this morning. Camellia ‘Lady Clare’…

…W Davis’ Our gardening weekend and the first of two tours here during the day. Present were: Roger & Teresa Harvey Rod & Mary White Toby & Jennifer Greenbury Mark…

…– CHW An unusual number of large seed pods on Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ Secondary flowers on Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ at Four in Hand as…

…‘Mary Williams’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ and Camellia reticulata ‘Mary Williams’ Camellia japonica ‘Lady Clare’ now full out by the front door and rather splendid today. Camellia japonica ‘Lady Clare’ Camellia…

…‘tent’. Mrs Williams and Mrs Clarke Mary Berry and a BBC producer using our stand for filming. I have met Mary before and she is exceptionally pleasant. Mary Berry We…

…in the nursery car park is another variety with really quite variable flowers. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ Banksia integrifolia at the nursery…

…its slightly irregular bicolour flowers. I had forgotten to look in the last fortnight. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Pickthorn’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Pickthorn’ Camellia x williamsii ‘John Pickthorn’ is…

…Semiarundinaria fastuosa Semiarundinaria fastuosa Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ now full out despite the biting east wind. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ Compare the leaf…

…sheltered Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ is finally full out in the Rookery and by the front gate. Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ Why are all the surviving…

…‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ Rhododendron kiyosumense on the drive is going over. Next to it a much darker forms is about to come out. Rhododendron…