…original old clump of Rhododendron griffithianum with its marvellous peeling bark was destroyed by a freak whirlwind in 1976 in the Auklandii Garden. So time to get going with some…

…had assumed that agaves take 40 to 50 years to flower but this one has been here for only 21 years. The plant right beside it is of a similar…

…Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ 2016 – CHW No entry. 2015 – CHW No entry. 2004 – FJW Boscastle washed away in freak flood. 2001 – FJW P.M. Blair…

…plantation Alwyn with a picture from c.1850 of the Sequoiadendron plantation Another Rhododendron sinogrande with split flowers as we saw at Rowallane. Not a freak but a distinct clone which…

…A few freak flowers on the Rosa banksiae ‘Alba Plena’ on the front of Burncoose House. Despite all the recent building work the plant has survived but now needs a…