20th April 1897 – 2020

…williamsii ‘Caerhays’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Caerhays’ Salix undensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ just leafing up in Tin Garden. Salix undensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix undensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ is darker than Magnolia…

23rd November

…Quercus rugosa is getting away well and now around 7ft tall. Quercus rugosa Quercus rugosa Nice colours on the yellow leaved Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ Liquidambar…

24th July

…in full sun around a pool. fernery in full sun fernery in full sun Another view of Bembridge. Another view of Bembridge Celtis australis doing well (ex. Barcham Trees). Celtis…

27th August

…leafless Sophora ‘Sun King’. Probably dead. Sophora ‘Sun King’ Sophora ‘Sun King’ Ligustrum confusum has shed nearly all its seed head in the drought. Normally a good crop of eventually…

29th September

…‘Royal Raindrops’ Malus ‘Crimson Cascade’ Malus ‘Crimson Cascade’ Malus ‘Sun Rival’ Malus ‘Sun Rival’ Malus ‘Royal beauty’ Malus ‘Royal beauty’ Malus ‘Royalty Malus ‘Royalty’ Euonymus hamiltonianus ‘Rising sun’ with a…

21st October

…purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’. Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ Malus ‘Sun Royal’. Malus ‘Sun Royal’ Malus ‘Sun Royal’ 2024 – CHW Camptotheca acuminata with vigorous secondary new growth. Camptotheca acuminata I…

31st October

…a young Stewartia monodelpha in the sun and east wind. Stewartia monodelpha Stewartia monodelpha Camellia sasanqua ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ full out above the greenhouse. A remarkable show in the sun. Camellia…

15th November

…rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ 2023 – CHW Magnolia ‘Peachy’ has good autumn colour today in the sun and showers. Magnolia ‘Peachy’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ with its…

29th December

…the Cornwall Garden Society. A serious gardening friend who will be greatly missed in many ways.The very first flowers out in the sun today on Rhododendron mucronulatum below the big…

11th July 1897 – 2020

sun Salix udensis ‘Golden Sun’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sun’ Elymus arenarius ‘Blue Dune’ – incredibly blue foliage in full sun Elymus arenarius ‘Blue Dune’ Elymus arenarius ‘Blue Dune’ Geranium pratense…

4th March 1897 – 2020

…galore.The Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ seedling in the Auklandii Garden is at its best in the sun. Pinkish flamingos indeed! Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ seedling Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ seedling Petals falling under…

21st April

…had been nibbled by deer on its cascading branches. Pink in bud. Malus ‘Sun Rival’ Malus ‘Sun Rival’ Malus ‘Sun Rival’ 2025 – CHW First flowers out on Rhododendron ‘Michael’s…

30th August

…in full sun as here. Carya cordiformis Pterostyrax levellei in Tin Garden has made itself into a small tree in only 4 years. Pterostyrax levellei Acer macrophyllum with enormous, largely…

8th September

…Cloud’ Rudbeckia ‘Prairie Sun’ looking very fine. Rudbeckia ‘Prairie Sun’ Rudbeckia ‘Prairie Sun’ Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Stephi’ now full out. Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Stephi’ Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Stephi’ Agastache fren….

20th September

…an excellent breeding year are starting to migrate. The fly season will soon be upon us with a vengeance. Flooding at Exeter airport which was closed on Sunday. Hydrangea aspera…

3rd December

…– CHW Sunny and still but not yet cold.The Rehderodendron macrocarpum outside the front gate has wonderful colour in the sun today. The plant beyond the Fernery has none of…

19th June 1897 – 2020

…Leaf’ I have always wondered what Dipteronia sinensis looked like in flower. Several plants are older than this one but none are in full sun as this is. Attractive young…

10th April 1897 – 2020

‘Sun King’ Sophora japonica ‘Sun King’ Acer fabri is evergreen. Here, for the first time, I see the attractive inflorescences on full show. Acer fabri Acer fabri Acer fabri Attractive…

5th April 1897 – 2020

…sprengeri ‘Diva’ seedling still full out in the sun which is invisible from the drive below. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ And another elderly clump of Enkianthus perulatus by Hardy & Bert’s….

21st March 1897 – 2020

…and superb. Sophora microphylla ‘Sun King’ Sophora microphylla ‘Sun King’ Sophora microphylla ‘Sun King’ A young Daphniphyllum oldhamii with reddish new growth. Daphniphyllum oldhamii Daphniphyllum oldhamii Rhododendron ‘Harry Tagg’ excellent…