6th September

…kousa ‘Doubloon’ Sorbus folgneri ‘Emiel’ has no berries at all this year. Last year it was plastered. Sorbus folgneri ‘Emiel’ 2019 – CHW Zantedeschia ‘Green Goddess’ with a fully formed…

27th October

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW Completed the autumn planting today well ahead of time. Camellia sasanqua ‘Pink Goddess’….

6th December

…sasanqua ‘Pink Goddess’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Pink Goddess’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Versicolor’ (Tregothnan have this) Camellia sasanqua ‘Versicolor’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Hiryu’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Hiryu’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Belinda’ (Tregothnan have this) Camellia sasanqua…

25th November

…for the first time in flower here. Camellia sasanqua ‘Survivor’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Pink Goddess’ is newly planted and a good large flower. Camellia sasanqua ‘Pink Goddess’ Prunus ‘Beni-yutaka’ is the…

28th December

…in flower:- Camellia sasanqua ‘Yume’ has a lovely bicolour flower and well worth propagating. Camellia sasanqua ‘Yume’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Pink Goddess’ is a large flower. Camellia sasanqua ‘Pink Goddess’ Camellia…

16th October

…Guruma Early Pearly Elfin Rose Frosted Star Hiryu Look Away Marshmallow Narumigata Night Rider Pink Goddess Plantation Pink Sekiyo Setsugekka Spring Fling Survivor Sweet Olive Tada Meibi Versicolor Virginia Robinson…

19th March

…Magnolia ‘Green Diamond’ Magnolia ‘Green Diamond’ Magnolia ‘Green Diamond’ The equally new Magnolia ‘Miss Marble’ is now full out. Still small, immature flowers but the marbling is now evident. This…

10th March

…cypress, Microbiota decussata, with its brown foliage. Corylopsis pauciflora Then a visit to Hayle to a farm which now produces compost from green waste collected by Cornwall Council’s green recycling…

24th April

…next week’s 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’…

7th May

…reference books? Carpinus heterophyllus ‘Quercifolia’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ in bud and flower – just as good today as ‘Lois’? Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Newly planted…

25th April

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

11th November

…large tree. Huge pale green leaves. Indumented below, yellow flowers. April/May. CWT6336. Rhododendron excellens. Maddenia subsection. Forms a spreading shrub. Large, shiny bright green leaves. Long lily like, scented white…

17th February 1897 – 2020

…but it is pretty clear where to snip on the stems. hydrangeas by Green Gate hydrangeas by Green Gate The new lapageria planted outside my study window has made excellent…

27th August

…E Mouilliere’ Hydrangea ‘Mme E Mouilliere’ A pinkish then changing to purple hydrangea that has now faded to exquisite combinations of bluish-green or speckled reddish-green on different flowers on the…

13th July

green limestone. Here is Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’ with pink and blue flowers on the same large plant. Half grows on a chalky path and half on green limestone! Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’ Hydrangea…

14th May

…last autumn. Sorbus folgneri ‘Emiel’ Sorbus folgneri ‘Emiel’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ turns yellow when full out! Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Azalea ‘White Throat’, a double, is just coming…

12th February

…Trachelospermum asiaticum – pure green Trachelospermum asiaticum Trachelospermum jasminoides – red leaves when overwintered outside Trachelospermum jasminoides – red leaves Trachelospermum jasminoides – green when not Trachelospermum jasminoides – green

6th March

…yellow canes with a green band in the groove. Phyllostachys aureosulcata ‘Spectabilis’ Phyllostachys aureosulcata ‘Spectabilis’ Phyllostachys aureosulcata ‘Spectabilis’ Phyllostachys viridi-glaucescens – green canes fading to dull yellowish green. Phyllostachys viridi-glaucescens…

25th July

greenhouses. I fear it will blow over despite the large stake. Acacia baileyana Magnolia ‘Todd’s Forty Niner’ covered in flowers again! What a performer this small tree is! Magnolia ‘Todd’s…

30th July

…albosinensis ‘Bowling Green’ Betual albosinensis ‘Bowling Green’ Betual albosinensis ‘Bowling Green’ Betual albosinensis ‘Bowling Green’ On the way back down the drive we spot Quercus x bushii with its extraordinary…