…to find 4 camellias already in flower in a tunnel. Some sasanquas you might expect to be out but not a couple of the others. Camellia sasanqua (pink). Camellia sasanqua…

…now full out in the rain. Nearby Euchryphia ‘Pink Clouds’ still has a single flower on it. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ The large Drimys winteri has a mass…

…of the leaves. Abies nukiangense Abies nukiangense Abies nukiangense This is Tom’s own collection from Yunnan of Meliosma cuneifolia. It too is a multi-stemmed large shrub and has silvery undersides…

…grown well in the nursery but sadly no flowers in the summer. Bignonia capreolata Bignonia capreolata Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ with just a hint of pink. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ Hydrangea paniculata…

…but here are a couple more. Azalea ‘Kirin’ with its hose in hose flowers. Azalea ‘Kirin’ Azalea ‘Malvatica’ with its occasional pink flash on the bud and petals. Azalea ‘Malvatica’…

…‘Hiraethlyn’ looking very fine too. Simple but effective. Camellia ‘Hiraethlyn’ Camellia ‘Hiraethlyn’ Camellia ‘Hiraethlyn’ Camellia ‘Can Can’ should be pink but two thirds of the bush have sported similar shaped…

…Chamaerops humilis ‘Volcano’. I will need to investigate the invoice from 2015 from The Palm Centre. The leaves do have a silvery blue indumentum on the undersides. Clearly this plant…

…CHW Camellia japonica ‘Volunteer’ is out early with quite a variation in the colour of its flowers as you can see here. Some redder and some pinker. Pinker ones turn…

…the bulbs are planted. One R auriculatum growing, two rhodo’s yet in flower. 1907 – JCW Had a flower of R decorum from Danbury. Pink pelargonium good, bulbs mostly moved….

…Patti’ as you can see here. What an extraordinary ‘sporting’ camellia this is. The white flower has some touches of pink but I suspect there will be pure white flowers…