…the Woods – in Old Park. Laetiporus sulphureus Laetiporus sulphureus Eucryphia cordifolia looking good. Eucryphia cordifolia Eucryphia cordifolia Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’ just coming out. Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’ Clethra…

…the acer. No colouring yet on the nearby Tetracentron sinense or Cercidiphyllum japonicum. Sorbus sargentiana 2018 – CHW Last few flowers on Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’. Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’…

…from below Old Park and Brownberry. No damage done but several stragglers to round up. They were happy to find a little green grass by the lake. Hedychium ‘Assam Orange’…

…‘Algera Double’ Geranium pratense ‘Algera Double’ Geranium pratense ‘Algera Double’ Digitalis ‘Spice Island’ – a striking orange foxglove Digitalis ‘Spice Island’ Aruncus ‘Horatio’ Aruncus ‘Horatio’ Aruncus ‘Horatio’ 2017 – CHW…

…Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’ looking at its best. Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’ Dead Rhododendrons. Dead Rhododendrons Dead Rhododendrons This big leaf has collapsed in the last 2…

…ibericum Primula vulgaris ‘Bradleyi’ Primula vulgaris ‘Bradleyi’ Helleborus x hybridus ‘Harrington Pink Speckled’ Helleborus x hybridus ‘Harrington Pink Speckled’ Coleonema pulcherimum Coleonema pulcherimum Coleonema pulcherimum Drimys lanceolata ‘Red Spice’ –…

…Magnolia ‘Green Diamond’ 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…

…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 system. This is the green waste…

…the large evergreen azaleas planted last autumn below White Styles are dead or nearly so. large evergreen azaleas large evergreen azaleas large evergreen azaleas Some fruits on Cotoneaster wilsonii already…

…yet. You would not inflict it even on your mother-in-law. Clearly an American product presumably as seed via the Magnolia Society International. MAGNOLIA ‘Green Bee’ MAGNOLIA ‘Green Bee’ Magnolia ‘Green…

…tree. Dark green, wavy edged leaves. White scented flowers. August/September. CWT6282. Rhododendron sp Maddenia subsection. Medium sized shrub. Dark green leaves. Flowers believed to be pale yellow. Flowering period not…

…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…

…fear does not quite tally with the reference books? semi evergreen / near evergreen azaleas semi evergreen / near evergreen azaleas semi evergreen / near evergreen azaleas Quercus lamellosa has…

…hydrangeas by the Green Gate need dead heading but new growth is well under way. hydrangeas by the Green Gate Jaimie cutting some flowers from high up on Rhododendron stenaulum….

…on 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’…

…outside Trachelospermum jasminoides – red leaves Trachelospermum jasminoides – green when not Trachelospermum jasminoides – green Frost damage to the newer growth on the scented rhododendrons. scented rhododendrons Edgeworthia chrysantha…

…aureosulcata ‘Spectabilis’ Phyllostachys aureosulcata ‘Spectabilis’ Phyllostachys viridi-glaucescens – green canes fading to dull yellowish green. Phyllostachys viridi-glaucescens Phyllostachys viridi-glaucescens Phyllostachys viridi-glaucescens Phyllostachys bambusoides ‘Castellonii Inversa’ – green canes with a…

…Some light rain overnight but not enough. I cannot get over the growth of Acacia baileyana in just two years in this hot spot above the greenhouses. I fear it…

…crabiodendron doing well here too. Betual albosinensis ‘Bowling Green’ Betual albosinensis ‘Bowling Green’ Betual albosinensis ‘Bowling Green’ Betual albosinensis ‘Bowling Green’ On the way back down the drive we spot…

…Hoheria populnea ‘Variegata’ is the best thing in the garden today. Flowering better than I have ever seen it. Yellow-green leaves edged darker green. Hoheria populnea ‘Variegata’ Hoheria populnea ‘Variegata’…