5th April

…the year speech Garden of the year speech Garden of the year award Garden of the year award Garden of the year award Garden of the year party Garden of…

1st April

…subsp. jacquemontii ‘Grayswood Ghost’ Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii ‘Grayswood Ghost’ Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii ‘Grayswood Ghost’ Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii ‘Doorenbos’ (‘Snow Queen’) – sadly no pictures but it looks…

23rd February 1897 – 2020

…japonicus ‘Wolong Ghost’ Euonymus japonicus ‘Wolong Ghost’ Euonymus japonicus ‘Wolong Ghost’ Euonymus japonicus ‘Wolong Ghost’ Euonymus japonicus ‘Wolong Ghost’ So this is the true Camellia tsai. The plants at Caerhays…

8th April

…– young plantings. Mahonia nervosa Betula utilis var jacquemontii ‘Greyswood Ghost’ with bark and catkins. Betula utilis var jacquemontii ‘Greyswood Ghost’ Betula utilis var jacquemontii ‘Greyswood Ghost’ The unknown to…

27th December

…last couple of years. Am I any nearer proving that a cold spell is coming? Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ 2018 – CHW At least…

13th February 1897 – 2020

Ghost’ (absolutely pure white even in bud) – any better than Daphne bholua ‘Alba’? Probably! Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’…

4th January 1897- 2020

House Ghost’ again now it is full out. The scent is now also simply gorgeous. Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’…

6th March 1897 – 2020

…greatest effect. My favourite was Betula utilis and the named clone Betula ‘Greyswood Ghost’ was also superb. Betula utilis Betula utilis Betula ‘Greyswood Ghost’ Betula ‘Greyswood Ghost’ The bark of…

6th May

House Coach House Coach House Coach House Coach House Coach House Coach House Coach House Coach House A record sized Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’. Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’ Malus toringo…

8th January

House Ghost’ above the greenhouse. Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ A Camellia reticulata above the Auklandii Garden now almost full out. Camellia reticulata 2021 –…

4th April

House Ghost’ still out in full flower. Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ Picea schrenkiana purchased from Mallet Court. Picea schrenkiana Another new ilex species for the collection – Ilex colchica….

4th May

…views General garden views General garden views General garden views General garden views General garden views General garden views General garden views General garden views General garden views The best…

6th February 1897 – 2020

…petal-less stamens. This plant is in a huge pot by the greenhouse. The plant by Tin Garden looks much more deciduous and with smaller leaves but the few flowers yet…

30th December

Ghost’ now full out above the greenhouses. Is it really any different from our old friend Daphne bholua ‘Alba’? Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ First few sweetly scented flowers on…

15th May

…to scissors. new Court Garden at Trebah new Court Garden at Trebah new Court Garden at Trebah new Court Garden at Trebah new Court Garden at Trebah new Court Garden

20th January 1897- 2020

…from the unnamed x williamsii clump above the greenhouse. unnamed x williamsii 2019 – CHW First flowers on Daphne bholua ‘Ghost’. Daphne bholua ‘Ghost’ Daphne bholua ‘Ghost’ For comparison the…

23rd September

…two elderly garden staff. The operation of a vegetable garden supplying the house was obviously uneconomic then and remains so today. The old kitchen garden was and is inaccessible to…

12th September

…Amy Whitehouse (look alike) pop concert. The castle The David Austin rose garden has been completely replanted. The David Austin rose garden The David Austin rose garden The new roses…

15th January

…now full out above the greenhouse. Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ First flower out on the garden form of Camellia reticulata above the Aucklandii Garden. Camellia reticulata The Malus have…

2nd January

…x williamsii ‘Brushfield’s Yellow’ Camellia japonica ‘Sodekakushi’ (‘Gauntlettti’) now full out and undamaged. Camellia japonica ‘Sodekakushi’ (‘Gauntlettti’) Rhododendron decorum still has flowers! Rhododendron decorum Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ just…