…Camellia japonica ‘Christmas Beauty’ only planted 2 years ago and the first flowers I have seen. New to us but not exactly on schedule. Camellia japonica ‘Christmas Beauty’ Narcissus ‘Mr…

…out for Christmas. Unusual to say the least but there are a couple of plants here on the drive which do the same although usually in February rather than December….

…Christmas. A green hue in the base of the trumpets. These dwarfish plants may have once been indoor Christmas azaleas which surprisingly survived. Late flowering evergreen azalea Late flowering evergreen…

…shade. Azalea viscosum hybrids Azalea viscosum hybrids The azalea which flowered at Christmas is now the only one in this clump of five fairly ordinary orange azaleas to be bereft…

…bud and fully open. Magnolia ‘Sunsation’ Magnolia ‘Sunsation’ Magnolia ‘Sunsation’ Philadelphus satsumi about to come out. Philadelphus satsumi Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’ had flowers at Christmas on a leafless bush. First…

…backyard on the bank are two rather different evergreen azaleas, ‘Tebotan’ and ‘Blushing Bride’. The latter resulted from one of those Christmas time potted azaleas unusually proving to be a…

…Cornwall’ Still late flowers on Camellia trichocarpa but also now fine new growth. There were flowers out before Christmas. Camellia trichocarpa Camellia trichocarpa 2023 – CHW Embothrium lanceolatum showing colour…

…‘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’…

…not that different to ‘Emerald Pagoda’. Styrax japonicus Styrax japonicus Rhododendron ‘Tally Ho’ full out in the sun. Rhododendron ‘Tally Ho’ One of my mother’s Christmas azaleas planted out successfully…

…beech. Then a second beech tree fell last Thursday into the other walled garden. Fortunately after we had just dug the Christmas trees growing here. I had put it in…

…a new flower emerging in December. Mild beyond belief! Arum lily (zantedeshia aethiopica) Not far away from it however Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ is about to come out for Christmas…

…and snow up country it was not perhaps the ideal day to start the Isla Rose planting project. However the only spare date in the diary before Christmas necessitated action…

…or so from Christmas. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ A very late flowering Hedychium coccineum ‘Was To Ziya’. Interesting stem and attractive orange-yellow flowers in mid-December! Hedychium coccineum ‘Was To Ziya’ Hedychium…

…Blandford’ An unnamed Azalea indica has a single large white flower above the tiny leaves. Perhaps this was once a Christmas azalea which survived and eventually got planted out. Its…

…sasanqua several also. 1930 – JCW No real frost yet. Camellia sasanqua, Christmas camellia all with flowers, also lapageria and some fuchsias. Erica darleyense in flower and some Rho lutescens…

…with these I think for Asia. Styrax hookeri Styrax hookeri Styrax hookeri Magnolia (Manglietia) decidua looks evergreen today but will shed its leaves by Christmas. No sign of its first…

…winter and makes a rather fine display. If you cut a branch and sprayed the leaves white who needs a Christmas tree? Our old original Quercus dentata in the Rookery…

…impede my plans today or rather force me to complete the fucking Christmas cards in time to post on 1st December. Lizzie goes ‘hunting’ near St Columb and stays dry….

…on the drive rather earlier than last year from memory. Some years not showing until Christmas. Rhododendron nobleanum Rhododendron nobleanum Rhododendron nobleanum The unnamed Camellia x williamsii on the drive…

…Camellia x williamsii ‘Monica Dance’ 2023 – CHW Warm, muggy and drizzly in the run up to Christmas. No prospect of a white one! Still a few buds to open…