11th November

…wall. ‘ginger lilies’ (hedychium) ‘ginger lilies’ (hedychium) ‘ginger lilies’ (hedychium) A nice new clearing at the end of Sinogrande Walk now that a few more of the dreaded leylandii have…

19th September

…at the playhouse area because of the walls. I wonder if deer like the ginger smell of these ginger lilies? Hedychium gardnerianum Hedychium gardnerianum Hedychium gardnerianum Interrupted by a phone…

11th August

…Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Rex’ getting going after a couple of previous failures near George’s Hut. Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Rex’ Podocarpus matudae covered in still green podocarps. Podocarpus matudae Podocarpus matudae Afrocarpus falcatus…

25th August

…Coprinopsis lagopus Mark Pheasey has done a splendid job replacing all the top vents on Asia’s greenhouse here. Asia’s Greenhouse 2021 – CHW A two hour garden tour here with…

19th March

…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….

24th April

…forecast.The pure white sport on Azalea ‘Greenway’ which Asia has propagated well in the greenhouse. Azalea ‘Greenway’ My father’s Rhododendron ‘Red Centurion’ just about out. Rhododendron ‘Red Centurion’ Rhododendron veitchianum…

10th March

…a visit to Hayle to a farm which now produces compost from green waste collected by Cornwall Council’s green recycling system. This is the green waste compost into which we…

7th May

…just as good today as ‘Lois’? Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Newly planted and new here is Viburnum ichangense. Viburnum ichangense Aesculus pavia ‘Atrosanguinea’ – a…

25th April

…evergreen / near evergreen azaleas semi evergreen / near evergreen azaleas Quercus lamellosa has suddenly shed all its old leaves – as it should now. I have been worried that…

17th February

…by Green Gate hydrangeas by Green Gate The new lapageria planted outside my study window has made excellent new growth in its first year and is still growing now. The…