…a secondary flowering which I have not seen before but apparently this is not unusual. Vaccinum cylindraceum Cotinus ‘Old Fashioned’ putting on a superb show today in a brief sunny…

…colours. Cotinus coggygria ‘Lilla’ Cotinus coggygria ‘Old Fashioned’ just starting to turn with the best yet to come. Cotinus coggygria ‘Old Fashioned’ Camellia ‘Tregye’ with an early single red flower…

…years ago. bottom of Bond Street No magnolia colour yet in Old Park. Old Park Magnolia campbellii ‘Sidbury’ now full out in Penvergate two days on from when we last…

…Caerhays to others. Gifted not sold or bought in the old fashioned way between gardeners. The records go back to my great grandfather’s time. Here are a couple of discoveries…

…like old fashioned ‘cluttered’ stands any more so we do not expect much. A silver medal was probably fair enough under the criteria but we did what was asked of…

…Burncoose catalogue. I wonder if we can obtain any other hardy tropaeolum varieties? Tropaeolum ciliatum Tropaeolum ciliatum The old fashioned alstromeria which has grown, seeded and suckered itself in several…

…restored old hunt kennels magnolias beside the newly restored old hunt kennels magnolias beside the newly restored old hunt kennels The view from the top of the hill looking into…

…old ash tree at the bottom of Old Park. dead 25-35 year old ash tree We have finally got two (out of three) Crinodendron hookerianum ‘Ada Hoffmann’ to flowering size…

…‘Astro Pink’ below White Stiles. Narcissus ‘Astro Pink’ Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ above the kennels. Not very golden really as I have commented before. Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ Then…

…on the drive with old rhododendron stumps dug out with the mini digger. clearing on the drive A group of tired old Camellia reticulata seedlings with poor flowers dug out…

…a hardy, semi-evergreen shrub which spreads by suckering (ex-Mark Bulk). Morella pensylvanica Morella pensylvanica Six Hydrangea sargentiana ‘Gold Rush’ planted below Rookery Nursery. Hydrangea sargentiana ‘Gold Rush’ Ross has also…

…cut this plant back regularly to encourage this regrowth. Deutzia longifolia Deutzia longifolia Azalea ‘Barthold Lazzer’ is the first of the 9 clumps of old fashioned Ghent azaleas to flower…

…themselves. Work on the old kennels Work on the old kennels Work on the old kennels Work on the old kennels Work on the old kennels Work on the old…

…Old Kitchen Garden. Views over the Old Kitchen Garden Views over the Old Kitchen Garden A very impressive Rhododendron in Old Park which I cannot name. Rhododendron in Old Park…

…in the old dog kennels made from the fibres on the nearby Gunnera stems. A wren’s nest A few deciduous azaleas are still just about in flower. Azalea ‘Fireball’. Azalea…

…fashioned spade and a lot of effort. leaf clearance on the drive A few seeds for the first time that we have noticed high up on the 40 year old…

…x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ Serious regrowth on Azalea luteum from below the graft in one of the 9 groups of old fashioned Ghent azaleas in Kennel Close. I had no idea…

…garden. How many thousands of flowers? Magnolia campbellii seedling Magnolia campbellii seedling I am very fond of these old fashioned double flowered daffodils which never set seed (no reproductive parts…

…envisaged here, the old kitchen garden now has a purpose and objective going forward. Old Park wood was opened to the public for the first time in 2013. The old…

…which meant visits to Old Park and Forty Acres which enabled us to see the young and older magnolias which were out there. We do not have any of the…