…picked and opened a ripe bud of Cyclamineus. The best things seen at the Drill Hall and Appleshaw were ‘Mrs Berkley and White Queen with Betty Berkley’. Bought a poet….

…new Hillier’s now lists only the best eight of ‘the girls’ and not the full dozen or more which always caused confusion (Susan, Pinkie, Jane, Ann, Judy and Betty). Frankly…

…Storm Betty in August damaged this very quick growing tree which, although only planted in 2020, is now 15 feet tall. An older plant lost half its side branches and…

…williamsii seedling and Camellia japonica ‘Betty Shenfield’. An open and slightly spreading habit. Camellia ‘Mona Jury’ Karol preparing our second vlog about the real colour of magnolia flowers. You can…