6th March

…know. rhododendron beside the road at the bottom of the hill in Grampound rhododendron beside the road at the bottom of the hill in Grampound rhododendron beside the road at…

5th April

…‘Greyswood Ghost’ and some lower branches need pruning out so the trunk can better be seen from the drive below. Betula ermanii ‘Greyswood Hill’ Betula ermanii ‘Greyswood Hill’ Betula ermanii…

5th May

…far out as this before. I see this listed in Hillier’s but John Hillier and many others failed to identify or recognise it over many years. Vaccinum urceolatum Vaccinum urceolatum…

1st February

…It must dry up soon! Perhaps a fine dry flowering spring? landslip on Porthluney Hill landslip on Porthluney Hill landslip on Porthluney Hill 2017 – CHW One of the young…

30th July

…H. sexstylosa) Hoheria ‘Glory of Amlwch’ Hoheria ‘Borde Hill’ (H. angustifolia x H. sexstylosa) – just as good as ‘Stardust’ or even better? Hoheria ‘Borde Hill’ Hoheria ‘Borde Hill’ Hoheria…

8th November

…‘Marie Steiner’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Marie Steiner’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Marie Steiner’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Crimson King’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Crimson King’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Loder’s Borde Hill Form’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Loder’s Borde Hill Form’…

14th June

…orientalis Carpinus orientalis Carpinus caroliniana ‘Red Hill’ also suffering from drought until last Wednesday and Friday’s torrential rain. Carpinus caroliniana ‘Red Hill’ Carpinus caroliniana ‘Red Hill’ A more mature but…

17th November

…to stock ‘Plantation Pink’ ‘Plantation Pink’ ‘Plantation Pink’ ‘Dazzler’ – excellent ‘Dazzler’ ‘Dazzler’ ‘Dazzler’ ‘Borde Hill Farm’ – another Loder one ‘Borde Hill Farm’ ‘Borde Hill Farm’ ‘Crimson King’ ‘Crimson…

6th May

…flower heads (white) Betula utilis var jacquemontii ‘Greyswood Ghost’ Betula utilis var jacquemontii ‘Greyswood Ghost’ Betula ermarii ‘Greyswood Hill’ Betula ermarii ‘Greyswood Hill’ Betula utilis ‘Doorenbos’ Betula utilis ‘Doorenbos’ Betula…

23rd May

…of the 1991 hurricane replanting. Quite a lot more still to do. Thinning work Thinning work Jaimie cleared around a magnolia at the top of the hill which is not…