…flower – but not yet much of it as you can see here in a big clump. garlic garlic Then a look at the 9 birch trees planted above the…

…Sorbonaria fallax ‘Likjornaja’ in bud still (Sorbus x Aronia). A peculiar bi-generic hybrid but not as dull or uninteresting as you might think in flower in a week or two….

…Dude’ (M. x soulangeana ‘Wada’s Picture’ x M. sprengeri ‘Diva’). Is this a bit different to the more mature plant behind the greenhouse? Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ Magnolia…

…What could it be with a habit like this? Perhaps a Magnolia denudata shape but too big a flower and too big a tree? Certainly not a Magnolia soulangeana variety…

…remember the expert’s conclusions. big leafed rhododendron big leafed rhododendron As it rains we rush back home seeing:More overpowering clumps of Rhododendron edgworthii x leucaspis (Caerhays bred but not named)…

…Sunrise’ Smaller herbaceous plants for Chelsea in full flower outside on a bed. Oddly coloured new growth on Bignonia capreolata. Bignonia capreolata New covering over the camellias and rhododendrons. Some…

…good, also white rho hybrids. A few 2nd flowers on Mag sinensis, many on big Parviflora, and on all 3 evergreen Mag on big wall. Rho didymum very good in…

…the driest since early 1700’s. 1986 – FJW Momma died. 1942 – CW All 3 big Magnolias on wall have several flowers. Both big Parviflora and the big Sinensis have…

…down. Not too much damage but it frightened the house visitors! big limb has cracked off an oak big limb has cracked off an oak A few big seeds setting…

…rather good Camellia saluenensis above Crinodendron Hedge. Camellia saluenensis Hibbertia aspera with a single, rogue, out of season flower. Why? Hibbertia aspera Overnight a big leaf drop on the two…

…bad either. Salvia ‘Big Blue’ Salvia ‘Big Blue’ 2022 – CHW The hydrangea season is getting into full swing and the drive here is now full of colour although not…

…blown open in the wind. The other big ones have no colour yet. This plant is out a good six weeks later than last year. Note the wonderful golden velvety…

…nurserymen and hundreds of the public which meant the 600 lots took six hours to sell and prices were ‘reasonable’ without being daft either way. Heligan were big buyers so…

…rhododendrons suffering from drought, frost and lack of new growth last year all on Sinogrande walk. big leafed rhododendrons big leafed rhododendrons big leafed rhododendrons big leafed rhododendrons Tree fern…

…insignis. Doubt any will be alive next spring. dead big and small leaved rhododendrons dead big and small leaved rhododendrons dead big and small leaved rhododendrons dead big and small…

…few drizzly days to make them set seed. Big leafs struggling Big leafs struggling Interested to read an article in MSI Journal of how you fertilise the flowers of Magnolia…

…Friday. There are a few things which look interesting, I have listed below.The bioritsensis holly by the nursery a nice tree, didn’t realise it got that big. It does fit…

…Rho on rubbish dump full out. R weyrichii gone. Big display in Old Park been over for some time. Wilsons’ R fortunei in Big Quarry well out. Saw Maddeni species…

…The small Nicholosiana has 4 wonderful flowers about 6 in across, the big plant Nicholsiana just opening, it looks well. The big Parviflora never looked better. R aureum is very…

…shown around by head gardener, Alwyn Sinnamon and his delightfully knowledgeable team. Alwyn had visited Caerhays and had a tour with Jaimie this spring. The big problem this garden has…