26th December

…First snow of winter and 8 degrees of frost. 1920 – JCW Very little open because of the recent frost. Erica darleyense by far the best thin. Lapagerias and Cam…

21st March

…more turgid and darkish purple. Magnolia ‘March-Till-Frost’ Magnolia ‘March-Till-Frost’ The nearly pure white form of Camellia reticulata is an excellent plant. Camellia reticulata Camellia reticulata A flower bud already (four…

11th March

…8-10 degrees of frost. 1931 – JCW We had a frost last night which cleared the best lot of bloom we ever had on Rhodo’s on this day in March….

29th March

…squarrosa hard hit by frost. Will new fronds still emerge? Doubtful. Dicksonia squarrosa Photinia x fraseri ‘Atropurpurea Nana’ with superb new growth appearing on this dwarfish shrub. No frost damage…

28th January

…Surprise’ The badly frosted clump of Zantedeschia aethiopica has recovered and is now upright. Zantedeschia aethiopica Most Echium pininana untouched by frost where sheltered from the wind. Echium pininana Unexpectedly…

6th December

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2023 – CHW The one night of frost a week or so ago has cut back…

9th March

…4ft in height. Although a little frosted today I am unsure what the name refers to exactly. The buds are orange but not much more so than on Michelia manipurensis…

10th January

…early flowering. I will email around other Cornish gardens to see what they have. Magnolia campbellii Magnolia campbellii Traces of frost in Kennel Close. Traces of frost in Kennel Close…

12th February

…leafless with the flowers nearly over. Sycoparrotia semidecidua Frost damage on Choisya ternata ‘Sundance’ even in a tunnel. Frost damage on Choisya ternata ‘Sundance’ Arbutus andrachne in full flower. Arbutus…

1st April

…x leucaspis Rhododendron edgeworthii x leucaspis Magnolia ‘March-till-Frost’ with its true flowers at the proper time. Much darker and muddier in colour in the second autumn flowering. Magnolia ‘March-till-Frost’ Magnolia…