8th September

…in the season. Kniphofia ‘Little Maid’ Kniphofia ‘Little Maid’ Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ laden down with fruit as usual. Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ Acer freemanii ‘Autumn Blaze’ living up…

15th December

…Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ is red not yellow in the autumn! Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ This is the third time…

29th November

…leaves but they drop off as quickly as they turn and never make a show. Acer griseum 2019 – CHW Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ produces golden autumn colours as well…

26th September

…old Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ laden to the gunnels with fruit. Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ with nuts on an old tree pruned up…

21st April

…Pride’. Rhododendron ‘Michael’s Pride’ And an Azalea ‘Blushing Belle’. Late flowers on Camellia japonica ‘Golden Anniversary’. Camellia japonica ‘Golden Anniversary’ To the greenhouse to select plant gifts for our trip…

20th November

drop. Magnolia obovata ‘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…

30th December

…wet few days as nature catches up on the dry summer and our below average rainfall up to now. Leaf drop under the Trevanion holly as we have come to…

24th March 1897 – 2020

…Cornish accent! The cold damage which we saw is now sadly far more evident.Leaf drop from frost damage on the evergreen Hoheria populnea ‘Variegata’. The tree is almost completely defoliated…

28th November

…come again to the three malus trees on Bond Street which are now fully ripe.1. Perhaps Malus ‘Golden Hornet’? Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ 2. The pear or oval…

1st July

‘Golden Crane’. SUPERB. Propagate at once! Hydrangea chinesis ‘Golden Crane’ Hydrangea chinesis ‘Golden Crane’ Hydrangea chinesis ‘Golden Crane’ Hydrangea chinesis ‘Golden Crane’ 2020 – CHW A very fine self-sown buddleia…

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…

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…

27th November

…early flowers. Azalea ‘Kirin’ A slug eaten flower on Rhododendron crassum. Rhododendron crassum Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’ Stachyurus praecox ‘Devon Purple’ still in full…

16th December

…got a quarter of the way. ‘Back Dreckly’ now means tomorrow. The tarmac boys Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’ now full out by Donkey Shoe. Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’…

27th June

…it really. Dutch trying to sell on a silly but marketable name again. Hydrangea ‘Black Diamonds’ Hydrangea ‘Black Diamonds’ Agapanthus ‘Golden Drop’ – in flower at last with pale blue…

19th October

…Malus ‘Indian Magic’ Malus ‘Halloween’ Malus ‘Halloween’ Malus ‘Royal Beauty’ Malus ‘Royal Beauty’ Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ – the heaviest fruiter of all at a young age Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ Malus…

1st January

…‘Mary Pickthorn’ which we intend to try to register this year with the International Camellia Society. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Pickthorn’ Lead drop on Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ which is both…

21st September

…leaf drop under the largest Quercus acuta after the drought. It’s very ‘thin on top’ today compared to normal years. Leaf drop of old leaves is normally in May. late…

18th November

…chinense var. rubrum ‘Pearl’ Next year’s crop of herbaceous plants all looking good. herbaceous plants herbaceous plants herbaceous plants The leaves Euonymus hamiltonianus ‘Popcorn’ turn white before they drop. Loropetalum…

16th May

…next to Magnolia martinii which was flowerless this year. Magnolia ‘Golden Goblet’ Magnolia ‘Golden Goblet’ Again tremendous red new foliage growth on Camellia yunnanensis. Camellia yunnanensis Rhododendron lindleyi just coming…