…first time. This is Magnolia ‘Green Diamond’. Not terribly green really even in bud and not so different from M. cylindrica ‘Lv Xing’ which was called M. ‘Sunrise’ originally here….

…Flush’ – yellow form A carpet of fallen flowers under one of the Rhododendron ‘Mrs Bulters’. A carpet of fallen flowers Rhododendron ‘Tally Ho’ is tucked away unseen at the…

…prostrate, producing rosettes of dark green leaves. Deep yellow flowers resembling Rhododendon Valentiniodes. April/May. CWT6442. Rhododendron sino-falconeri. Falconera subsection. Forms a large tree. Huge pale green leaves. Indumented below, yellow…

…kousa ‘Weberi’ Another clump of Rhododendron fortunei subsp. discolor in the Main Quarry just out. Rhododendron fortunei subsp. discolor 2020 – CHW Off to the greenhouses to see what is…

…Narcissus cyclamineus seedlings and hybrids Narcissus cyclamineus seedlings and hybrids Suddenly a carpet of primroses coming out everywhere where the grass was so carefully cut last summer late in the…

…have several of these superb plants growing away at various ages. Betula albosinensis ‘Bowling Green’ Betula albosinensis ‘Bowling Green’ Betula albosinensis ‘Bowling Green’ Outside my study window the Arum lillies…

…verticillata Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ also spot on today. Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ In the greenhouse a flower on Michelia laevifolia x Michelia maudiae ‘Eternal Spring’. Michelia laevifolia x…

…wind. A carpet of mainly large white flowered wild violets above Crinodendron Hedge in and above the new planting where the soil was exposed after our tree felling. As we…

…Hedychium in a greenhouse. He gave us a plant years ago. Hedychium A Brazilian conifer called Retrophyllum in the greenhouse. Retrophyllum Retrophyllum Retrophyllum Another tender one called Secundecarpus. Secundecarpus Michelia…

…emerge from lockdown.The Cornwall tourist board and ‘locals’ have been so vociferous and rude about second homers in exile (etc) will have to change their tune; and quickly!A carpet of…