…‘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’…

…line at best and at least six doubles also Lady Clare and Lady Bullen. Hamamelis at best. Camellia Cornish Snow had a few flowers for some time. Rho ririei out…

…still plenty of ‘spring’ in him at the thought of a lady. My old dog, Rio My old dog, Rio The gales have washed much of the sand off the…

…Rho ririei perfect. Camellia Lady Clare and Adolphe Audusson out. 1943 – CW About a dozen buds on Mag grandiflora, Campbelli several buds, one Sargentianum bud shows colour. At least…

…A newly planted (November) Camellia ‘Fiesta Crane’ with its first damaged flower. Camellia ‘Fiesta Crane’ Similarly Camellia reticulata ‘Lovely Lady’, also new from France, with its first flower. Camellia reticulata…

…pissardi just opening, Cam Lady Clare is good, Lady Roberts and others show odd blooms, various heaths very good. Certain red hybrid rhodo’s are coming on, Rho barbatum is half…

…rigida Euphorbia rigide Pinus palustris Pinus palustris Pinus palustris Camellia ‘Mercury Supreme’ Camellia ‘Mercury Supreme’ Camellia ‘Pastel Shades’ Camellia ‘Pastel Shades’ Helleborus ‘Blue Metallic Lady’ Helleborus ‘Blue Metallic Lady’ Coleonema…

…‘Lady Clare’ back in action too. Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ An unnamed Camellia reticulata seedling with a large fly warming itself on a petal. unnamed Camellia reticulata The UK Record largest…

…a gift from Tom Hudson. Seems evergreen? Huge leaves for a styrax. Styrax sp. chinensis macrocarpa First flower out, high up, on Camellia japonica ‘Lady Clare’ under the two Magnolia…

…in full leaf like Carpinus japonica seen yesterday. Carpinus caroliniana (from Mexico) First flower on Camellia japonica ‘Lady Clare’. Camellia japonica ‘Lady Clare’ Camellia japonica ‘White Swan’ is covered in…

…I am told someone else’s escapees. cattle Fuchsia ‘Lady Bacon’ properly out by the tower. Fuchsia ‘Lady Bacon’ Cornus kousa ‘China Doll’ nearly over. Cornus kousa ‘China Doll’ Hydrangea ‘Fireworks-Blue’…

…on Zanthoxylum simulans. Zanthoxylum simulans Quercus acutissima also eye catching today in a tunnel. Quercus acutissima Podocarpus ‘Golden Lady’ is a new entry in the 2023 catalogue and soon available…

…‘Hawk Crest’ (wardii x ‘Lady Bessborough’ 1940) ‘Hawk Crest’ (wardii x ‘Lady Bessborough’ 1940) ‘Gibraltar Bastion’ (‘Bibbani’ x elliottii 1939) ‘Gibraltar Bastion’ (‘Bibbani’ x elliottii 1939) ‘Ayesha’ (discolor x arboreum…

…Ross will have finished the new clearing above the old dog kennels. One more oak to fell Fuchsia magellanica ‘Lady Bacon’ is easily the best of the magellanica varieties sold…

…Sycopsis sinensis Sycopsis sinensis Helleborus ‘Red Lady’ just out. Helleborus ‘Red Lady’ Small Liquidambar styraciflua with just a few purple-red leaves remaining at the top of the plants. Liquidambar styraciflua…

…I cannot smell anything on the first flower that is out. Camellia japonica ‘Scentsation’ Camellia japonica ‘Lady Clare’ and Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’. Camellia japonica ‘Lady Clare’ and Camellia…

…‘Caerhays Surprise’ Camellia reticulata ‘Lovely Lady’ flowering properly 18 months on from planting. Camellia reticulata ‘Lovely Lady’ Camellia reticulata ‘Larry Piet’ likewise. Two good new ones for Asia to propagate….

…Charles Lemon’ Rhododendron arboreum ‘Peter Schilling’ nearby is just as good. Rhododendron arboreum ‘Peter Schilling’ Rhododendron ‘Lady Montague Group’ which I see Jaimie has done some crossing on. Rhododendron ‘Lady…

…‘Snow Lady’ (ciliatum x leucaspis) are just going over in the big glasshouse. No scent left. Rhododendron ‘Snow Lady’ Michelia ‘Fairy Blush’ is full out and I have not seen…

…‘Lady Clare’ a good three months after the first one appeared. Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ And the same on Camellia ‘Noblissima’ which first showed in November. Camellia ‘Noblissima’ 2020 – CHW…