…Mary Williams and Magnolia Rostrata to Garden Society. 1946 – CW Camellia oleifera out by Engine House. Also are pink hybrid in quarry and a Tea by the Tin Garden….

…1898 is ahead of 1935. 1898 – JCW M de Graaf breaks through, also Princep Mary, Sirius, Golden Bell etc, one seedling of Maximus shows colour and one or two…

…‘Limpsfield’ beside it is just about there as well (while ‘Mary Rose’ is not yet properly out). Daphne bholua ‘Limpsfield’ Daphne bholua ‘Limpsfield’ Two fallen seedpods from Magnolia rostrata are…

…Camellia japonica ‘Pink Chiffon’ Camellia japonica ‘Pink Chiffon’ Camellia japonica ‘Nuccio’s Cameo’ Camellia japonica ‘Nuccio’s Cameo’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Taylor’s Perfection’ – a bit like ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ as the…

…– FJW A V early year, most of Saluenense Camellias out – Nobleanum good. Mucronulatum by Red Linny excellent. Sutchuenense Hybs above Mary Christian nearly over. Magnolias too far forward….

…buds of Mary Williams – Camellias very forward – starting cutting back centre block of big bed of Hydrangeas above drive. Snowdrops good. 1928 – JCW Just as in 1926….

…Crossbill too far out. 1947 – CW Heavy snow, Church Hill blocked. All Western Hunt meetings stopped. I stayed in London as transport impossible and Mary at Penzance 1ft in…

…Very few Rhododendrons out except Mucronulatum. None of the Arboreum hybrids. A lot of the Kurume Azaleas showing bits of flower. Camellia hybrids very good and Reticulata Mary Williams, out…

…x and also Sutchuenense, Cross Bill x Golden Oriole. Machrostenem – 8 Reticulata seedlings and Mary W. 1929 – JCW H mollis quite wonderful. Parvifolium is good and nothing else…

…Blandford 1/3rd out. 1943 – CW Half a dozen flowers on Cam reticulata Mary Williams fully out. First red cup in Tin Garden. 1923 – JCW Hamamelis going over, first…

…The first is a campbellii seedling from the same batch as we gave Lady Mary Holborow a plant when she retired. I think we dug it up from beside this…

…on any Magnolias, Camellia hybrids not nearly at their best and only Mary reticulata out. Blood reds and Rireii beginning to be good, also Sutchuenense hybrids. Not 100 flowers out…

…Blandford’ Camellia ‘Mary Pickthorn’ is still not out yet (C. saluenensis hybrid). Liriodendron tulipifera by the 4-in-Hand on a drab morning. Liriodendron tulipifera This young Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ broke off…

…of seeding properly. I must prompt Louisa to gather Camellia reticulata ‘Mary Williams’ which always seeds so well by the glasshouse at Burncoose and recheck our 1930s originals. We have…

…an old gardening bag at The Hovel. The nest is made from Mary’s horse’s mane. robin’s nest robin’s nest The paler original Camellia saluenensis still has decent flowers. This plant…

…we have ‘bridge players’ at The Vean instead. Mary described the marquee decoration as ‘Chelsea chique by the sea’. She was on security/bouncer duty for two and a half days….

…bit above ours I thought. These plants of Fascicularia bicolor especially good. Fascicularia bicolor Fascicularia bicolor 2018 – CHW For the second year a pigeon has nested in Camellia ‘Mary…

…to do but both machines broke down yesterday. 2017 – CHW Then Will and Mary Caw’s garden.A fine hollyhock growing 8-10ft. hollyhock Euonymus japonicus in flower as a clipped garden…

…out Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’. Only eight weeks to get this show. Salvia ‘Love and Wishes’ Pheas painting one of the front gates. The other side misses the sun and…

…waterlilies, a fair lot of Arums, picked of seed this week some Emperor, P Mary, no 23, and G Bell. All the early trumpets picked, moved a lot of bulbs….