25th October

…Symphoricarpos x doorenbossii ‘Mother of Pearl’ with its white fruit clusters. Some slightly slug or snail damaged. Symphoricarpos x doorenbossii ‘Mother of Pearl’ Symphoricarpos x doorenbossii ‘Mother of Pearl’ Camellia…

8th April

…Syringa pinnatifolia Choisya ‘Aztec Pearl’ – a shy flowerer with us in the nursery. Choisya ‘Aztec Pearl’ Choisya ‘Aztec Pearl’ Kerria japonica ‘Golden Guinea’ – foliage and flowers a nice…

25th March

…shade. The flowers are truly enormous. Magnolia ‘Atlas’ Magnolia ‘Atlas’ This is the Queen Mother’s magnolia planted by her in the 1970s. Not particularly unique but nice enough. Queen Mother’s…

25th June

mother (Alice), her long-time nurse (Olivia) and gardener (Hugh). Alice was 92 on the Saturday. The plane is four hours late arriving at Newquay on the Friday night so the…

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…

15th May

…is very fine. 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…

24th December

…(moulmainense) Poor and misformed secondary flowers on Rhododendron ‘Pink Pearl’. Rhododendron ‘Pink Pearl’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide’ putting on a good show on time this year. Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide’ Camellia sasanqua…

9th April

…prizes also (in four out of the seven classes entered). Rhododendron bahuiniflorum Rhododendron bahuiniflorum Azalea ‘Hino Crimson’ Azalea ‘Hino Crimson’ Azalea ‘Hino Crimson’ Rhododendron macabeanum Rhododendron macabeanum Pieris ‘White Pearl’…

31st December

…below the Magnolia veitchii. My grandmother was born in Muskoka in northern Canada and my mother was evacuated there for the was which she hated. Camellia x williamsii ‘Muskoka’ A…

17th May

…think ‘walnut’ but that is what it is. There was only ever one rather spindly juglans in the garden which blew over about eight years ago. My mother planted one…