3rd July

…out in flower. The flowers have flared yellow throats. Phygelius x rectus ‘Devil’s Tears’ Phygelius x rectus ‘Devil’s Tears’ The enormous Pittosporum tenuifolium which gives us privacy has been partially…

28th February

…name. Some above Burns Bank on the path and many more by the Petrol House near the pond. double flowered daffodils double flowered daffodils First flowers showing high up on…

5th December

…and 2 days of December. This rendered the trees weak in their roots. 1928 – JCW Good lapagerias, fair Cam sasanquas. Blood red Arboreum x give us a bloom. The…

12th April

…‘Howard Asper’ Camellia reticulata ‘Red Emperor’ – another good red. Camellia reticulata ‘Red Emperor’ Camellia reticulata ‘Red Emperor’ Camellia reticulata ‘Fortyniner’ – another one we have sold. Camellia reticulata ‘Fortyniner’…

9th March

Red’ or ‘Red as Red’. Nigel Holman bred this and Treseders Nursery offered this first for sale in 1965 so it predates New Zealand breeding. Magnolia ‘Chyverton Red’ This is…

2nd June

…and gentler east winds. Pinkish red Pinkish red Pinkish red Pinkish red Then a red one with an orange flare. red red Still tight buds on Styrax japonicus ‘Pink Chimes’….

12th March

…good red hybrid. Rather better than ‘Cornish Red’ and very near the original clump of Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’. red hybrid red hybrid A newly planted (today) Podocarpus spinulosus which is…

8th October

…3. Small clusters of large round red fruits lower down and larger clusters higher up. red fruits red fruits red fruits red fruits Could these all be forms of Malus…

14th November

…down at every corner. Scattered small branches Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ blown away before we see the proper red in its leaves. Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’…

14th February

…‘Lanarth’ Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ and Rhododendron grande above the greenhouses. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ 2021 – CHW Another really foul cold day where going into the garden is not a pleasure…