…and off for 3 days after a longer dry spell than 1988 – the best flowering season for years for nearly everything – including Philip’s one flowering for first time…

…– newly planted stuff suffering.1989 – FJW With Philip near recently dead Rho loderi, saw tree magnolias coming up in the wild. 1932 – JCW Just as in 1928. Some…

…1996 – FJW Philip and I found a good flower on Camellia ‘Joan Trehane’. 1995 – FJW We have had 5 very hot days and need rain. 1976 – FJW…

…Yucca gloriosa in full flower. Yucca gloriosa Yucca gloriosa An elderly but very healthy Itea ilicifolia in full show. Itea ilicifolia 2017 – CHW Philip Knuckey has won a gold…

…Smit, Philip Macmillan-Browse and John Nelson (Heligan), Tony Hibbert (Trebah), Mike Nelhams (Tresco) and James Humphreys (Trewithen) present. Of these only James will be in both photographs for the book…

…the second time (as usual) below Donkey Shoe. Planted 2015 in a place where the cinnarbarinum x concatenans hybrid ‘Caerhays Philip’ grew 40 years ago before the curse of mildew….

…year. The darker pink form alongside it is nowhere near showing colour yet. Camellia saluensis Camellia saluensis 1984 – FJW Philip brought in first flower November Pink. 1943 – CW…

…Dragon’ 1979 – FJW Philip brought in xmas cheer for the house. 1927 – JCW The quarry cherry has a fair lot of flowers. The early Hamamellis mollis is open….

…uniquely early magnolia season.Sadly the gardens do not open until 22nd February. The first magnolia has blown open Philip Tidball, the headkeeper, tells me at midday that there is another…

…by Philip. 1964 – FJW Charles picked first snowdrop. 1935 – JCW A few Lutescens, the best of the mucronulatum killed on Jan 11th. 1914 – JCW Coums at about…

…on television ( ¼ second). 1975 – FJW Philip picked Magnolia mollicomata x by steep steps. 1959 – FJW Burnt the Downs. 1934 – JCW Camellia speciosa is the best…

…– FJW Magnolias nearly at their best – Donkey Shoe Robusta, Philip T, Campbellii and Caerhays Belle = first 1959 – FJW Magnolias coming to their best. The prize must…