13th May

…Rhododendron ‘Nancor’ – plastered in flower. Almost a rockery plant (aureum x hanceanum). Caerhays bred. Rhododendron ‘Nancor’ Rhododendron ‘Nancor’ Rhododendron ‘Nancor’ Rhododendron ‘Beauty of Littleworth’ an old hybrid probably unavailable…

24th April

…just out. Rhododendron ‘Nancor’ Rhododendron ‘Nancor’ Staphylea trifoliata is now a small tree and full out. Staphylea trifoliata Staphylea trifoliata Staphylea trifoliata Azalea ‘Greenway’ fronting a Cornus kousa ‘Madame Butterfly’…

7th May

…Rhododendron johnstoneanum; a fairly pale form. Rhododendron johnstoneanum Rhododendron ‘Nancor’, a dwarfish Caerhays hybrid coming into its own today. Rhododendron ‘Nancor’ Fallen petals galore under Camellia mathotiana ‘Alba’. Another Chelsea…

9th October

…on Rhododendron ‘Nancor’. Rhododendron ‘Nancor’ Rhododendron ‘Nancor’ Still green and unripe Acer griseum seed. Acer griseum Acer griseum Unripe Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendriifolium’ seed. Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendriifolium’ Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendriifolium’ Rhododendron…

15th April

…More laurel to dig out First flowers out on Rhododendron ‘Nancor’. A month earlier than usual. Rhododendron ‘Nancor’ Lithocarpus fenestratus (NJM 13074) with its peculiar new growth. Lithocarpus fenestratus (NJM…

28th April

…‘King George’ and Rhododendron davidsonianum Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ and Rhododendron burmanicum. Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ and Rhododendron burmanicum Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ and Rhododendron ‘Nancor’ (Caerhays hybrid). Rhododendron loderi…

1st May

…Lavender’ Rhododendron ‘Nancor’ in a similar state to crassum – another Chelsea ‘too soon’. Rhododendron ‘Nancor’ Rhododendron griersonianum (beside ‘May Day’ but one of May Day’s parents) still in tight…

5th May

…flower on Acer henryi. Acer henryi Rhododendron ‘Nancor’ and Rhododendron ‘May Day’. Rhododendron ‘Nancor’ This fuchsia had flowers left on it in late December and here it is in flower…

13th February

Nancor Farm above Grampound struggling in the wind and probably also struggling to feed anywhere. The woodcock have been seen recently in the garden more and more (and at Burncoose)…

25th April

…growing plant with unusual dark markings on the tepals. MAGNOLIA ‘Morning Glow’ 1990 – FJW Bluebells at their peak – Michaels Pride, Saffron Queen, Nancor and loderi all out. 1984…

6th August

…a signpost near Nancor Farm on the road to Carwinnick. Tarmac on three sides and, apart from a couple of knapweed, nothing else growing on this small area. There is…

9th November

…underway and will take at least a couple more days. My young plantations of Rhododendrons ‘Saffron Queen’ and ‘Nancor’ are no more. The Abies grandis which was to be the…