26th September

…Leslie gives us a plant. One of the very best of the Japanese anemones – five petals. Anemone hopehensis ‘Hadspen Abundance’ Anemone hopehensis ‘Hadspen Abundance’ A fine hanging basket. hanging…

10th August

…plant. Eucryphia ‘Nymansay’ Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’ and Eucryphia ‘Nymansay’ providing an interesting contrast. Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’ Unusual to see a Primula florindae out alongside Lobelia ‘Hadspen Purple’. Primula florindae 2023 – CHW…

11th April

…just now out in Old Park. Magnolia ‘Fairy Blush’ Magnolia ‘Fairy Blush’ Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’ beside it. Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’ A young Magnolia ‘Tropicana’ in Tin Garden giving its first…

15th June

…– farming Mining tin and lithium in Cornwall. Mining tin and lithium in Cornwall Cornwall Seaweed Company. Cornwall Seaweed Company Fishing. Fishing Cornish Cream. Cornish Cream Cornish Apple Growing. Cornish…

4th March

…yards from the old tree. Cunninghamia lanceolata Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ nicely out in Old Park. Impressively quick growth into a sizeable small tree. Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ Tree…

29th March

…and Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’ are still in tight bud. Magnolia ‘Fairy Blush’ and Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’ Magnolia ‘Fairy Blush’ and Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’ Magnolia ‘Just Jean’ is a M. soulangeana…

9th April

…Clematis ‘Guernsey Cream’ Clematis ‘Guernsey Cream’ The yellow form of Clivia miniata. Clivia miniata Clivia miniata Halesia carolina in the sales point. Halesia carolina 2025 – CHW An attempt to…

28th April

…Michelias looking superb in Tunnel 3. Michelias Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ Michelia laevifolia Michelia laevifolia Michelia laevifolia Michelia laevifolia ‘Summer Snowflake’ Michelia laevifolia ‘Summer Snowflake’ Magnolia x loebneri…

2nd May

…its best. Magnolia laevifolia ‘Fairy Cream’ Magnolia laevifolia ‘Fairy Cream’ Magnolia laevifolia ‘Kunming’ flowering for the first time that I have noticed. Magnolia laevifolia ‘Kunming’ Magnolia laevifolia ‘Kunming’ Magnolia laevifolia…

3rd May

…Magnolia (Michelia) ‘Fairy Cream’ full out and Magnolia ‘Fairy White’ more or less over beside it above Roger’s Quarry. Magnolia (Michelia) ‘Fairy Cream’ full out and Magnolia ‘Fairy White’ Magnolia…

4th May

…as the other colours and just as scented. Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’ The 3 fairies side by side in Old Park (Cream, Blush and White). When these 3 all become large…

25th May

…Park. Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ was out in early March so a 3 month spread over the 4 different ‘Fairies’. Michelia ‘Fairy Blush’ Michelia ‘Fairy Blush’ Malus coronaria var. dasycalyx ‘Charlottae’…

21st July

…Manglietia insignis Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Cream’ with the seed heads now swelling. Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Cream’ Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Cream’ The best blue hydrangea…

31st July

…Sky’ ‘Sunny Sky’ ‘Cream Abundance’ – sadly no scent in the rain. ‘Cream Abundance’ ‘Cream Abundance’ A very ripe fig on a rather small Ficus ‘Brown Turkey’. Ficus ‘Brown Turkey’…

18th April 1897 – 2020

…up to the pictures which we have. Magnolia “Peaches ‘n’ Cream” Magnolia “Peaches ‘n’ Cream” First flowering with us (and long awaited) of Ucodendron whatonii which is now considered to…

12th February

…lutchuensis hybrid. Camellia lutchuensis hybrid Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ (Pink) now full out on the Drive. Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ (Pink) First flowers just out on Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ in Old Park….

20th March

…– CHW Still a strongish east wind. Magnolia ‘Fairy White’ is nearly over. Magnolia ‘Fairy White’ Magnolia ‘Fairy White’ Whereas Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’ is still in tight bud. Magnolia ‘Fairy…

18th April

…whartonii (I still prefer to call it this) just into flower. Ucodendron whartonii Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’ just out as ‘Fairy White’ finishes flowering beside it. Odd! No colour yet on…

20th April

…‘Fairy Cream’. Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’ Camellia yunnanensis with wonderful new growth. Camellia yunnanensis Defoliation on this previously going well 2019 planted Lithocarpus harlandii. Looks like a cold wind problem as…

23rd April

…row (Blush, White, Cream and Lime) as we do in Old Park you would get a flowering span covering at least eight weeks as they do not all come out…