…Tregothnan. This was bred by David Trehane and is similar to ‘Debbie’ but rather darker. Camellia x williamsii ‘Laura Boscawen’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Laura Boscawen’ Magnolia ‘Apollo’ looking very fine…

…Penstemon ‘Laura’ was attractive. Penstemon ‘Laura’ Penstemon ‘Laura’ Penstemon ‘Laura’ Penstemon ‘Czar’ was not bad either. Penstemon ‘Czar’ Penstemon ‘Czar’ Penstemon ‘Czar’ Penstemon ‘Blackbird’ less so in the wind. We…

…Magnolia ‘Laura Saylor’ Magnolia ‘Laura Saylor’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Elizabeth Holman’ is really good and this is (I think) its first flowering after planting in 2014. It was a ‘Lanarth’ seedling…

…origin of this. First flowering and rather battered by the wind but quite acceptable and stripy. Magnolia ‘Laura Saylor’ Magnolia ‘Laura Saylor’ Magnolia dawsoniana (graft from Caerhays original apparently) –…

…On the train to London for the Garden Society dinner. Very few flowering plants on show for obvious reasons and no magnolias at all. Evelyn Boscawen had a nice display…

…in 1955. First of only a few flowers. true Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ Magnolia ‘Aurora’ – not as good as Magnolia ‘Darjeeling’ but not far off. Magnolia ‘Aurora’ Magnolia ‘Aurora’ Magnolia ‘Laura…

…this one. Magnolia x veitchii ‘Isca’ Magnolia x veitchii ‘Isca’ 2018 – CHW A garden tour in the evening with Evelyn Boscawen and Jonathon Jones. Jonathon literally just back from…

…severe westerly gale. A large piece of scaffolding on the house falls down over lunch (in the excellent pub at Ruan Lanihorne). Evelyn Boscawen has a row with the scaffolders…

…the metropolitan liberal elite! A few days before we get Robert Peston and Laura Kuenssberg on that but it is coming. A trip to The Vean to see that all…

…the government and officials at 4.30pm every day have you noticed that the great Laura Kuenssberg and Robert Peston et al ask multiple questions to which they never listen to…