10th April

…mass of colour. Prunus incisa Prunus incisa Magnolia ‘Banana Split’. Magnolia ‘Banana Split’ Magnolia ‘Banana Split’ Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ – gorgeous colour mix. Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ Magnolia…

10th May

…it to us originally. Cercis canadensis ‘Lavender Twist’ Cercis canadensis ‘Lavender Twist’ A clump of Lonicera japonica growing on an old stump. Lonicera japonica Lonicera japonica I wonder what this…

1st November

…in the nursery. Tecoma capensis ‘Tropical Twist’ Tecoma capensis ‘Tropical Twist’ Ligustrum lucidum with black fruits. Ligustrum lucidum Correa ‘Marian’s Marvel’ an excellent autumn show. Correa ‘Marian’s Marvel’ Camellia x…

19th June

Apricot’. ‘Royal Flush Apricot’ ‘Royal Flush Apricot’ ‘Royal Flush Apricot’ 2017 – CHW First flowers on Hydrangea ‘Lanarth’ and Hydrangea ‘Geoffrey Chadbund’, both lace-caps by the sales point. Hydrangea ‘Lanarth’…

25th July

…Teucrium hir ‘Purple Tails’ Teucrium hir ‘Purple Tails’ Phlox ‘Pettermint Twist’ – although largely over still quite eye-catching. Phlox ‘Pettermint Twist’ Gaura ‘Rose Bicolor’ – this is definitely a nicer…

12th April

…Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ – just one flower out. Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Tilia amurensis Tilia amurensis Could not resist more Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ as the tepal colours change. Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’…

14th April

‘Apricot Brandy’ with one flower out and the peculiar coloured buds. Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Venus’ is the first one of the campanulatus varieties to be…

15th April

…flowers. Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ The first wisteria flowers are starting to open by the Playhouse. wisteria The Trevarrick barns development is two to three months from completion….

13th May

…fine display of mixed colours of aquilegia has suddenly emerged from the bare soil. aquilegia Rhododendron royallii ‘Caerhays Apricot’ Rhododendron royallii ‘Caerhays Apricot’ Rhododendron royallii ‘Caerhays Apricot’ This rhododendron was…

30th July

…wrong? A hint of pink in the flowers and the leaves hairy. Wisteria brachybotrys ‘Shiro-Kapitan’ Alchemilla mollis and Erysimum ‘Apricot Twist’. Alchemilla mollis A fine display of Carex oshimensis ‘Evergold’….

4th April

…in the Isla Rose. Magnolia ‘Helena’ Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ in the sun beside the old playhouse. Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ has been cut for the…

6th April

…sprays:- Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’. Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’. Magnolia ‘Lemon Star Magnolia ‘Peachy’. Magnolia ‘Peachy’ Magnolia ‘Limelight’ (the spare one). Magnolia ‘Limelight’ And our rhododendron entries:- Rhododendron arizelum….

27th April

…M. ‘Tikitere’ Any species/hybrid of acuminata single bloom 1st – M. ‘Apricot Brandy’ 1st – M. ‘Apricot Brandy’ Any species/hybrid of acuminata 1 spray 1st – M. ‘Lemon Star’ 1st…

5th June

…hirtinervus Enkianthus hirtinervus Azalea ‘Moidart’ in full shade. Also very late into flower and a gentle apricot-pink fading paler here. Azalea ‘Moidart’ Azalea ‘Moidart’ Rhododendron dichroanthum var. apodectum. An ancient…

27th August

…2022 – CHW Magnolia rostrata partially defoliated as well and all seed heads have dropped prematurely. Magnolia rostrata A 3 year old Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ very dead. Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’…

14th March 1897 – 2020

…(Rhododendron spinuliferum x Rhododendron burmanicum) Rhododendron ‘Spinbur’ Aucuba himalaica var. dolichophylla Aucuba himalaica var. dolichophylla Prunus laurocerasus ‘Castlewellan’ Prunus laurocerasus ‘Castlewellan’ Amazing daffodils from Ron Scamp.‘Apricot Whirl’ ‘Apricot Whirl’ ‘Pink…

31st August

…Japanese Abies homolepis (Nikko fir) is also similarly covered in blue cones. One small cone has a twist of needles at the top. Abies homolepis Abies homolepis Rhododendron ‘Blue Tit’…

5th October

…miconioides The saga of the Planning Permission for the graveyard extension at St Michaels and all Angels Church at Caerhays has taken another nasty twist. The planners demanded on expensive…

16th April

…flowers are orange and not peach-apricot as they should be, but I think they will yet fade in colour. Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Geisha Girl’ Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Geisha Girl’ The dwarf Rhododendron…

25th April

…cup on our behalf from David Millais Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’, ‘Genie’, ‘Margaret Helen’, ‘Tikitere’ and ‘Tropicana’ Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’, ‘Hot Flush’, ‘Yuchelia’, ‘Banana Split’, ‘Tropicana’ and ‘Lemon Star’ 2021 –…