7th March 1897 – 2020

…armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ Asia had been telling me how good Camellia reticulata ‘Valentine Day’ was below Rookery Path. Here is the proof. It is an American…

8th July

…developing well. Victoria plums Crab apples formed but far from ripe. crab apple A small red fruited crab apple. crab apple A golden hop dominates an apple tree. golden hop…

12th April

…stamens but others are more semi double with stamens and some have no stamens at all and are almost formal, albeit small, double flowers. Camellia ‘Candy Apple’ Camellia ‘Candy Apple’…

28th September

apple jelly was to be made before the apples properly dropped. Crab apple Crab apple The Cottage in late September. The Cottage Secondary flowers (very poor ones) on Rhododendron ponticum….

16th March

…Bred at Burncoose by Arnold Dance about 40 years ago. Camellia x williamsii ‘Burncoose Apple Blossom’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Burncoose Apple Blossom’ Magnolia ‘Mr Julian’ is suddenly out. Magnolia ‘Mr…

20th March

…I had not seen for 40 years. Worcester College reunion Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ below the greenhouse was one Roy Lancaster commented upon. The true ‘Apple Blossom’ is rare in…

6th May

…mollis ‘Apple Blossom’ is not that wonderful either! Azalea mollis ‘Apple Blossom’ Azalea mollis ‘Apple Blossom’ The early spring lambs are coming on well. Early spring lambs Is this a…

26th May

…of newer (10 to 15 years) Millais plants. Azalea mollis ‘Drim Oosthoek’ Azalea mollis ‘Drim Oosthoek’ Azalea mollis ‘Apple Blossom’ Azalea mollis ‘Apple Blossom’ Azalea mollis ‘Apple Blossom’Rather pale single…

4th June

…photograph Escallonia ‘Apple Blossom’ in flower for years and suddenly here it is. Escallonia ‘Apple Blossom’ Escallonia ‘Apple Blossom’ Landscaping work for my cousin on the north Cornish coast. Still…

23rd September

…plan is for flowering and fruiting (or non-fruiting) crab apples rather than apple trees themselves. Malus fit well into the woodland garden flowering season here as they perform in May…

27th September

…low hanging fruit in a hedge and are enjoying the rather bitter taste. crab apple tree crab apple tree A group of Betula utilis var. jacquemontii growing in a garden…

10th February

…C. ‘Apple Blossom’ or C. x williamsii ‘Burncoose Apple Blossom’ but the latter is a mounded tight bush.] Camellia ‘Christmas Daffodil’ Camellia ‘Christmas Daffodil’ The snowdrops once from the Vean…

13th February

…Kitchen Garden Kitchen Garden The old potting shed and apple store which we hope to restore one day. old potting shed and apple store Lots more to deal with yet….

5th April

…where we got if from? Burncoose sells C. glabra but this isn’t it! Amelanchier Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ on the wall making a fine show today. Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’…

17th April

…has few flowers this year. Magnolia ‘Pickards Garnet’ The Magnolia ‘Caerhays Surprise’ in the Auklandii Garden is at its best today. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Surprise’ Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ is now…

13th May

…‘Blue Note’ and the leaves have quite a scent too. Salvia gregii ‘Blue Note’ An old favourite but some years the flowers are already over – Primula japonica ‘Apple Blossom’….

15th June

…in Cornwall. Mining tin and lithium in Cornwall Cornwall Seaweed Company. Cornwall Seaweed Company Fishing. Fishing Cornish Cream. Cornish Cream Cornish Apple Growing. Cornish Apple Growing China Clay. China Clay…

13th July

…hollyhocks hollyhocks A 150 year old apple tree on its last legs – extraordinary. apple tree The garden is half on chalk and half on green limestone. Here is Hydrangea…

17th July

…‘John Clayton’ with its delicate yellow trumpets. Lonicera sempervirens ‘John Clayton’ Apple ‘Blue Moon’ with extremely dark fruits was a new one to me. Apple ‘Blue Moon’ Rosa ‘Crazy Love’…

31st July

…crab apple with pink fruits, was the best thing on the fruit tree lines in the garden centre itself. Malus ‘Pink Glow’ Malus ‘Pink Glow’ Malus ‘Pink Glow’ 2017 –…