29th March

…FJW Very like 1928. Big Kobus still coming on. 1935 – JCW No frost so far. Fuschias moving again. On the day before yesterday Mary saw 3 whales in our…

1st January

…on Christmas day. This camellia has been in flower since mid-late October. Camellia sasanqua 2023 – CHW First battered flowers out on Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Pickthorn’ which we intend…

25th April

…seedling. Paeonia delavayi Rhododendron ‘Fragrantissimum’ now at its peak. Rhododendron ‘Fragrantissimum’ Rhododendron ‘Fragrantissimum’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ still has a few decent flowers. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ Here…

28th April

…Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ (first out late November) Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ (first out late November) Camellia ‘Mary Jobson’ (first out January) Camellia ‘Mary Jobson’ (first out January) An incredibly long flowering…

19th April

…Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ has had another haircut outside the side door. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ 2022 – CHW I have never personally seen Prunus serrula in flower…

12th May

…at Trewidden of Magnolia ‘F J Williams’ which was her birthday gift from Caerhays. My great aunt, Mary Williams, moved to Trewidden following the death of her husband, Rt Hon…

26th May

…flowers. Rhododendron radicans This Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ was moved from a large pot in March and has re-established well with excellent new growth. Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ Flowers forming…

12th December

‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ looking rather nice in the sun. Camellia ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ New Zealand magnolia imports still in full leaf and growth. New Zealand magnolia imports 2016 – CHW…

4th October

…recognisable leaves but another ‘new’ oak to me. Quercus stellata Quercus stellata 2015 – CHW Camellia reticulata ‘Mary Williams’ has a few large seed pods which we must remember to…

25th March

…time.Narcissi Weardale, Monarch, [?] all more or less out. Have picked most of the flowers for the show on the 31st. Princep Mary nearing the turn to go back, very…