10th April

…‘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’…

19th May

…Fogg’ Magnolia x foggii ‘Jack Fogg’ Still plenty of flowers at the top of Camellia x williamsii ‘Elsie Jury’ on HCR. Camellia x williamsii ‘Elsie Jury’ There are in fact…

4th November

…Linney on the drive last night in the gale. Huge Pinus A Magnolia ‘Sayonara’ is shredded to a single stem but Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ escapes – just – by inches!…

13th March 1897 – 2020

…Certainly the leaf is very different to the maudiae I photographed here a few days ago. I have asked Tom Hudson for his opinion and Tom replied: Hi Charles, i…

18th March 1897 – 2020

…is a New Zealander as well – Magnolia ‘Mark Jury’ x Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Lennei Alba’ – and the same parentage as several of these named ‘whites’. Magnolia ‘Lotus’ Magnolia…

8th January 1897- 2020

…with red new growth and not the x raphiobotrya cross at all? Eriobotrya deflexa in fact? Need to keep an eye on these plants – the jury is out! Eriobotrya…

21st December

…( Rombergpark) – Magnolia ‘Picard’s Schmetterling’ x ‘Felix Jury’ – Magnolia ‘Deep Purple Dream’ – Magnolia ‘Coral Reef’ – Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x ‘Caerhays Belle’ – Magnolia (laevifolia x champaca) x…

6th December

…cause of this variegation can become more pronounced after pruning. Camellia ‘Golden Spangles’ Camellia ‘Golden Spangles’ If you are interested I spent my first ever pocket money in 1964 on…

14th November

…urvilleana ‘Variegata’ Tibouchina urvilleana ‘Variegata’ Itea virginica ‘Merlot’ with autumn colours. Itea virginica ‘Merlot’ 2019 – CHW Camellia sasanqua ‘Dazzler’ has been more or less blown away recently and its…

7th March

…CHW More piles of new plants to be placed out and planted soon. piles of new plants piles of new plants The sales point is well stocked up with Burncoose…

28th October

…rostrata have dried and split open in the recent warm spell. Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata The gales took away all the autumn colour on Acer palmatum ‘Osakasuki’ leaving just a…

24th September

…communis subsp. tarentina Camellia sasanqua ‘Dazzler’ just out in a tunnel. Camellia sasanqua ‘Dazzler’ 2022 – CHW More work in the greenhouse frames sorting out piles of plants to plant…

29th May

…Tom:From: Tom Hudson Sent: 31 May 2020 09:17 To: Charles Williams PA Subject: LeavesDear Charles, Another stimulating day looking at green leaves….I enjoyed it very much. It is a good…

11th May

…the leaf petioles) on our three ‘different’ ancient michelias are looking good. On Michelia floribunda the scars/stipules extend half way up the petiole (or so the reference books say) but…

11th April

…salicifolius ‘Fairy Tales’ now fully out in flower. Stachyurus salicifolius ‘Fairy Tales’ Sinojackia xylocarpa full out a month earlier than I would expect it. Slow growing and very Styrax like…

2nd April

…Nurseries stand beside the front entrance and the selling tables. Molly’s first show outing with Justin. Burncoose Nurseries stand Burncoose Nurseries stand Trewithen’s fine display vase of Camellia x williamsii…

16th February

…material which filters UV light entering the building. The UV film has been in place for years and replaced fairly recently. Quite why it has started growing on the less…

4th March 1897 – 2020

…‘Collingwood Ingram’ is a much lighter colour in flower than ‘Felix Jury’. Excellent! Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’ Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’ Wonderful peeling bark in the sunlight on Betula prattii. Planted in…