25th October

…too. Camellia sasanqua ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ 2019 – CHW Symphoricarpos x doorenbossii ‘Mother of Pearl’ with its white fruit clusters. Some slightly slug or snail damaged. Symphoricarpos x doorenbossii ‘Mother of…

8th April

…Amelanchier lamarkii Amelanchier lamarkii Syringa pinnatifolia out much earlier than ours. Syringa pinnatifolia Syringa pinnatifolia Choisya ‘Aztec Pearl’ – a shy flowerer with us in the nursery. Choisya ‘Aztec Pearl’…

2nd August

…chinensis var. rubrum ‘Pearl’ full out in July? Odd. Loropetalum chinensis var. rubrum ‘Pearl’ Loropetalum chinensis var. rubrum ‘Pearl’ Indigofera howellii has a very dark pink flower – almost reddish….

9th April

…Crimson’ Azalea ‘Hino Crimson’ Rhododendron macabeanum Rhododendron macabeanum Pieris ‘White Pearl’ Pieris ‘White Pearl’ If you want to see other nice things at the show click here. 2018 – CHW…

15th May

…The last of the Zealanicum is at its best. 1916 – JCW About half the Azaleas are open. Pink Pearl just open. No May yet. Sappho x Auklandii is very…

18th November

…turning nicely. Ginkgo Franklinia alatamaha has amazing autumn colour. Franklinia alatamaha Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum ‘Pearl’ now full out. Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum ‘Pearl’ Next year’s crop of herbaceous plants…

24th December

…‘Pink Pearl’. Rhododendron ‘Pink Pearl’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide’ putting on a good show on time this year. Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide’ Another of Jaimie’s unnamed…

Royal Cornwall Show – 2022

…japonica ‘Grace Abviton’ Camellia japonica ‘Grace Abviton’ Camellia japonica ‘Nuccio’s Pearl’ Camellia japonica ‘Nuccio’s Pearl’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Tregrehan’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Tregrehan’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mimosa Jury’ Camellia x…

31st December

…original Camellia x williamsii ‘Muskoka’ has one or two huge flowers below the Magnolia veitchii. My grandmother was born in Muskoka in northern Canada and my mother was evacuated there…

14th March

…into flower. Sorbus aff. ligustrifolia The Queen Mother’s Magnolia. Queen Mother’s Magnolia Magnolia ‘Betty Jessel’ and Magnolia mollicomata in the Ririei Opening. Magnolia ‘Betty Jessel’ and Magnolia mollicomata 2024 –…

15th January 1897- 2020

…nobleanum, R barbatum, R moupinense, Thomsonii x a blood red, R oleifolium, R lutescens, R chrysanthum and a bit of Pearl. The snowdrops, coums and aconites are fair, no daffodils…

16th December

…Flowers on the white C japonica Dutch Pearl shows colour. 1927 – JCW A good few lapagerias flowers, several Rho sulfureum and lutescens, and then odds and ends of rhodo’n….

27th December

…very good. Double white Dutch Pearl open and the old camellia. 1925 – JCW H mollis fairly good but not really out. White camellia fair. Mucronulatum is poor and is…

21st November

…nobleanum First two flowers on Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’. Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’ Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum ‘Pearl’ now full out. 2023 – CHW Something approaching autumn colour on Nyssa sinensis. Nyssa…

31st May

…– JCW Leave for London tomorrow, a little outside seed picked and all under glass. Pink Pearl going over. Iris germanica over, moving a good few bulbs. Granite soil came…

18th May

…very good. Yunnanense x Roylei mostly open. Augustinii gone. White and Pink Pearl good as far as they know how. Coombe Royal hybrids very good. Azaleas are very good. 1901…

25th June

…48 hours and Johnny stalks a roe deer amongst quite a few rabbiting forays. Lizzie’s mother (Alice) Birthday cake Lizzie’s mother (Alice) 2015 – CHW Beyond the fernery is a…

5th July

…Camellia x williamsii ‘Delia Williams’ a First Class Certificate (FCC). We exhibited this at Rosemoor in March 2024 as I recollect. These things take time but my mother would be…

25th March 1897 – 2020

…particularly unique but nice enough. Queen Mother’s magnolia Queen Mother’s magnolia Another towering Magnolia sargentiana var robusta which you get a perfect view of from the churchyard and village. Magnolia…

22nd August

…Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ on Hovel Cart Road is looking good. A pleasant surprise. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ Dead Rhododendrons by Higher Quarry Nursery. Dead Rhododendrons The Queen Mother’s magnolia shedding leaves…