…rubus, eleagnus and camellia. Caerhays had always sold sprays of Camellia japonica foliage to the Covent Garden market and still does today. The hope was that by growing more named…

…rose A hen pheasant laid an egg in a pot containing a Daphne bholua outside the front door early this morning. No wonder they are such hopeless mothers laying randomly…

…missing plants may have been killed off when those around them pinched all the light. Camellia ‘Julia Hamiter’ Camellia ‘Julia Hamiter’ Camellia ‘Bob’s Tinsie’ Camellia ‘Bob’s Tinsie’ Camellia ‘Ada Pieper’…

…even though they were bust. Needless to say, the Bank of England did not bail them all out. I hope the reaction to demands for City bonuses is to be…

…the estate. Inevitably woodwork repairs have to precede painting so the hope is that part of our maintenance team may soon decide to come back to work in isolation. Lockdown…

…equipment. St Austell boy scouts St Austell boy scouts Here Bob Thornton receives a similar cheque on behalf of the St Goran Community Land Trust. St Goran Community Land Trust…

…‘Pink Flush’ Pinus ponderosa completely ringbarked by a roe deer. The wire netting surround was not tall enough. I hope we have not recently removed too many wires on young…

…it may be Azalea ‘Gosho Zakura’ (No.46). Hopefully this irregular faint pink flecking on the flowers will enable Polly to solve the naming puzzle here and we can then propagate…

…ready to let mid to late May for the first visitors we hope. 2017 – CHW Blink or sit in meetings for a day or two and you can quickly…

…of knowing if you have a male or female plant if grown from seed. All you can do is plant a group and hope to get berries with males and…