…shrub? Nonsense! No sign of any flowers or fruit. Nasty black prickles. Rubus treutleri Rubus treutleri Rubus treutleri Rubus treutleri This is Rubus setchuenensis. Some new shoots are 8 feet…

…very attractive foliage. Rubus lineatus Rubus lineatus Rubus lineatus Few trees have quite such large and impressive leaves as Ailanthus altissima. Sadly no flowers yet on this 20 to 30…

…from New Zealand with a multitude of tiny ivory white prickles as seen here. Asia fell in love with it but I am not so sure! Rubus squarrosus Rubus squarrosus…

…on Rubus tricolor which we used to eat as children with cornflakes. Rubus tricolor Rubus tricolor Rubus tricolor Rubus tricolor Rubus tricolor Cornus drummondii ‘Sunshiny Drops’ is making a big…

…too late in September. Rubus phoenicolasius Rubus phoenicolasius Tail end flowers on Hydrangea involucrata ‘Viridescens’ above The Hovel. Hydrangea involucrata ‘Viridescens’ Rubus lineatus only has a couple of fruit clusters…

…end of the new growths. Rubus ichangensis Rubus ichangensis Rubus ichangensis In 2014 we planted five grafted Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ on the middle bank above the front door. These were…

…Rubus ichangensis Rubus ichangensis Rubus ichangensis 2015 – CHW Work has started on the Nash arch on Battery Walk. This means we now have the pleasure of a portaloo and…

…15 plus feet and enjoys crawling up through and over other plants. It is not freestanding. Rubus ichangensis Rubus ichangensis Again the rain has induced activity in our earlier swarms…

…and already the leaves have great red and purple autumnal tints. Last year we saw fruit in November I think? Rubus ichangensis Rubus ichangensis Rubus ichangensis The cyclamen are popping…

…of the Rubus bought in from the Plant Heritage Rubus stand has gone rampant after repotting. Rubus treutleri has alternate leaves and one stem has grown 6ft in six weeks….

…children (Rubus tricolor). Rubus phoenicolasius Rubus phoenicolasius Underneath the main clump of Podocarpus salignus a veritable carpet of seedlings have popped up in the drought. Most Cornish plants that I…

…seed of this exceptional plant. The elderly pink Rhododendron decorum One seldom notices the flowers on Rubus tricolor. Rubus tricolor Tropaeolum ciliatum just out in flower. Tropaeolum ciliatum 2023 –…

…Taxus baccata ‘Aurea’ Taxus baccata ‘Aurea’ Rubus phoenicolasius with nearly ripe fruit which the pheasant poults will soon find and eat. Rubus phoenicolasius Rubus phoenicolasius The dwarf growing and, here,…

…maintained with a long ladder. The fruits are orange and delicious both to birds and small boys. Much enjoyed with my cornflakes. Rubus tricolor Rubus tricolor Evidence of the German…

…are just forming on Rubus lineatus together with yet more attractive new growth. Must remember to look in a month. Rubus lineatus Rubus lineatus The top grafted Crateagus grignoniensis has…

…see its long new shoots. Gloves essential! Rubus squarrosus Rubus squarrosus This is a fungus peculiar to old and dying beech trees called ‘Southern Bracket’ or Ganoderma australe. Ganoderma australe…

…no means large or yet all ripe. Rubus lineatus Rubus lineatus Saw the first two woodcock today and so did the keepers. The first fall of birds in these nights…

…thornless Rubus setchuenensis in the Lower Rockery. Rubus setchuenensis Rubus setchuenensis 2023 – CHW The reality of Storm Ciaran.The beech tree at the Hovel into which the WWII evacuees carved…

…Surprisingly unfrosted. Camellia japonica ‘Lady Clare’ A young Dicksonia antarctica above a large and cut throat Rubus squarrosus in a damp corner. Dicksonia antarctica Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ still in…

…heat and are ready for a photograph or two. Rubus phoenicolasius Rubus phoenicolasius Honey fungus strikes quickly. This young Hydrangea aspera villosa is near an old felled Prunus insignis and…