8th April

Pearl’ – a shy flowerer with us in the nursery. Choisya ‘Aztec Pearl’ Choisya ‘Aztec Pearl’ Kerria japonica ‘Golden Guinea’ – foliage and flowers a nice contrast. Kerria japonica ‘Golden…

25th October

…Symphoricarpos x doorenbossii ‘Mother of Pearl’ with its white fruit clusters. Some slightly slug or snail damaged. Symphoricarpos x doorenbossii ‘Mother of Pearl’ Symphoricarpos x doorenbossii ‘Mother of Pearl’ Camellia…

Royal Cornwall Show – 2022

…japonica ‘Grace Abviton’ Camellia japonica ‘Grace Abviton’ Camellia japonica ‘Nuccio’s Pearl’ Camellia japonica ‘Nuccio’s Pearl’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Tregrehan’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Tregrehan’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mimosa Jury’ Camellia x…

15th May

…is very fine. The last of the Zealanicum is at its best. 1916 – JCW About half the Azaleas are open. Pink Pearl just open. No May yet. Sappho x…

24th December

…(moulmainense) Poor and misformed secondary flowers on Rhododendron ‘Pink Pearl’. Rhododendron ‘Pink Pearl’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide’ putting on a good show on time this year. Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide’ Camellia sasanqua…

9th April

…Azalea ‘Hino Crimson’ Azalea ‘Hino Crimson’ Rhododendron macabeanum Rhododendron macabeanum Pieris ‘White Pearl’ Pieris ‘White Pearl’ If you want to see other nice things at the show click here. 2018…

18th May

…Roylei mostly open. Augustinii gone. White and Pink Pearl good as far as they know how. Coombe Royal hybrids very good. Azaleas are very good. 1901 – JCW About five…

16th December

…open. Flowers on the white C japonica Dutch Pearl shows colour. 1927 – JCW A good few lapagerias flowers, several Rho sulfureum and lutescens, and then odds and ends of…

31st May

…very good and it finished in the rain. 1901 – JCW Leave for London tomorrow, a little outside seed picked and all under glass. Pink Pearl going over. Iris germanica…

27th December

…1927 – JCW H mollis very good. Double white Dutch Pearl open and the old camellia. 1925 – JCW H mollis fairly good but not really out. White camellia fair….