27th March

…as you will see.By far the worst frost damaged genus after hoheria is drimys. Here Drimys winteri largely defoliated and with what will soon be complete leaf drop. A severe…

April 2018 Irish trip (Day 3)

…Phytophthora ramorum. Others nearby still untouched. Drimys winteri Drimys winteri Seamus in the heavy rain as we all were. Seamus in the heavy rain Huge Fuchsia exorticatica with peeling bark…

11th December

…more of his hated leylandii in Kennel Close. leylandii leylandii A secondary flowering on Drimys winteri or is it an early spring showing? Drimys winteri Drimys winteri 2018 – CHW…

5th January

…of buds nearly open. This Chilean plant normally flowers in April and is very prone to phythopthera ramorum. Thankfully this old plant remains sound. Drimys winteri Drimys winteri 1943 –…

Royal Cornwall Show – 2022

…ibericum Primula vulgaris ‘Bradleyi’ Primula vulgaris ‘Bradleyi’ Helleborus x hybridus ‘Harrington Pink Speckled’ Helleborus x hybridus ‘Harrington Pink Speckled’ Coleonema pulcherimum Coleonema pulcherimum Coleonema pulcherimum Drimys lanceolata ‘Red Spice’ –…

7th March

…pictures too. another walled garden Rhododendron sinogrande looking hurt by the cold but it should recover. Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande Drimys winteri, much like ours at home, has taken a…

1st April

…campbellii ‘Alba Group’ seedling The huge Drimys winteri var. latifolia nearby is full out. Drimys winteri var. latifolia 2019 – CHW It is getting very dry here now and we…

April 2018 Irish trip ( Day 2)

…roof at all and the pergola just hanging there. stable block stable block Drimys winteri showing cold damage like ours from the cold east wind. Drimys winteri The east end…

16th July

…in the heat. wisteria growing on the house wisteria growing on the house Drimys lanceolata used as a garden hedge in very dry conditions was effective. Only at Tregothnan have…

20th February

…of the damage in the garden here. Drimys lanceolata just in flower. We used to grow this here and at Burncoose but falling trees hit both. Starting again is fun!…