12th May

…the show – these flowers last for weeks. Protea ‘Little Prince’ Protea ‘Little Prince’ Protea ‘Little Prince’ A self sown wild strawberry in flower – Fragaria vesca. Pity to pull…

27th February

…Tennis Court beside the path. Camellia ‘Little Bit’ Camellia ‘Little Bit’ Rhododendron spinuliferum like we saw last week at Trewithen. Gold red colour but not full out yet. This is…

8th May

‘Little Princess’ Acer palmatum ‘Little Princess’ A good bit of National Trust labelling. The label is actually a Magnolia stellata. A good bit of National Trust labelling A wonderful Acer…

6th January

…Bells’ Camellia ‘Little Bit’ Camellia ‘Little Bit’ Camellia ‘Rusticana’ Camellia ‘Rusticana’ Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Golden King’ Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Golden King’ Viburnum tinus in bud and flower. Pink buds and…

2nd April

…to pinch rather more than a bit of firewood. A sign of the times to come and a vile bit of fly tipping also at Burncoose because the dump is…

11th May

…evergreen azalea. A bit like ‘Gumpo’ but not quite. azalea. A bit like ‘Gumpo’ azalea. A bit like ‘Gumpo’ Carpinus fangiana flowering properly for the first time here. The flower…

18th February

…the way. Conversely another bit of Chinese plant collecting history bites the dust. Rhododendron hookeri Rhododendron hookeri Country Life appears today with Caerhays on the front cover and a good…

31st July

bit The butterfly bit The butterfly bit Note the quails! Note the quails! Then into the ghastly attached garden centre with the worst plants I have seen for ages on…

3rd August

…atriplicifolia ‘Little Spire’ grew to about 18 inches and had delicate but attractive flowers as you can see. Arguably nicer than Perouskia ‘Blue Spire’. Perouskia atriplicifolia ‘Little Spire’ Perouskia atriplicifolia…

25th February

…still firmly not out. Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ A little more colour through the arch. A little more colour And beyond the Rockery – this one from the same seed pan…