…known it as the quince below Slip Rail. Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Umbilicata’ Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Umbilicata’ Camellia grisjii full out. Camellia grisjii Camellia grisjii Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ and Camellia reticulata ‘Mary Williams’….

…is still happening but frost risks severe. Easy to root from cuttings. Xanthocyparis vietnamensis Xanthocyparis vietnamensis 2017 – CHW Very heavy rain all day. Cold north wind and snow up…

…single stem. Schefflera rhododendrifolia (CWJ 9075) Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ covered in flowers but dropping. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Rehderodendron kwangtungense still retains some leaves – nearly evergreen hare n a mild…

…williamsii ‘Celebration’ Magnolia ‘Todd’s Forty Niner’ has not moved on much in its second week of showing colour. Still no flowers properly open. Magnolia ‘Todd’s Fortyniner’ A Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’…

…Williams’ above Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’. A wonderful flowering combination. Camellia reticulata ‘Mary Williams’ Rhododendron ‘Ostara’ out in Higher Quarry Nursery bed but not yet elsewhere in the garden. Rhododendron ‘Ostara’…

…spring; the snowdrops. Again the diary can readily demonstrate that they appeared exactly on time at Caerhays on around 10th January. They have often been earlier and are now, as…

…Rhododendron ‘P J Mezzit’ Rhododendron ‘P J Mezzit’ Rhododendron ‘Snow Lady’ Rhododendron ‘Snow Lady’ Prunus incisa ‘Odariko’ Prunus incisa ‘Odariko’ Prunus incisa ‘Odariko’ Rhododendron barbatum (Needham 473) Rhododendron barbatum (Needham…

…well – as is J.C.W. A flower on Keysii – flowers Bo- Peep. 2 Cornish Snow on drive. Returning Loder cup.1964 – FJW Charles had nice harvest of snowdrops. George…

…and boulders Sleet and snow later in the day which did not settle here but produced 8-10in on the north coast. The magnolias outside the back yard survive intact. 2018…

…well open. Made my first cross mon x min. 1902 – JCW Heavy snow three inches everywhere. 1897 – JCW Forsythia is out, snowdrops going back, several Caerhays single opening….

…cuspidata var grandiflora which is listed in their planting records as C. cuspidata x C. saluenensis, ie ‘Cornish Snow’ (see emails a week or two ago)! Camellia tsai Camellia tsai…

…var. Talavera behind. Pinus insigni Camellia x willimasii ‘Galaxie’ with rather variable and poorish flowers but still a fine show 4 days after Storm Emma and the snow has passed….

…Orange’ Callicarpa shirasawanum with less berries than last year but still outstanding. Callicarpa shirasawanum Callicarpa shirasawanum No colour showing yet on Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ The unnamed Camellia…

…The original wild collected Camellia saluenensis (pale form) (first out November) Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ (first out late November) Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ (first out late November) Camellia ‘Mary Jobson’ (first out…

…oleifera ‘Winter’s Joy’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Takanini’ Camellia ‘Takanini’ Rhus glabra with a flower but, as yet, no autumn colour. Rhus glabra 2019 – CHW Camellia…

…‘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…

…the same ancient Camellia sasanqua which we saw out at Caerhays 3 days ago. ancient Camellia sasanqua Camellia ‘Sundae’ (a japonica variety). Camellia ‘Sundae’ Camellia ‘Snow Flurry’. Camellia ‘Snow Flurry’…

…Fatsia polycarpa Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ resilient in the background of a Michelia which still has its leaves intact despite the wind. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ The clump of dead Chusquea gigantea…

…‘Cornish Snow’ has shed in the wind but still plenty of flower left on the bush. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Likewise under Camellia reticulata ‘Mary Williams’. Camellia reticulata ‘Mary Williams’ The…

…‘Cornish Snow’ and Camellia x williamsii ‘Rosemary Williams’. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ and Camellia x williamsii ‘Rosemary Williams’ The first flower is out on the Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ above the gents loos….