21st October

…thought) Symplocos aff. sumuntia (formerly S. glomerata or so we thought) Symplocos aff. sumuntia (formerly S. glomerata or so we thought) Symplocos aff. sumuntia (formerly S. glomerata or so we…

9th April 1897 – 2020

…considerably. Deer damaged rhodie Symplocos aff. sumuntia full out in flower. Symplocos aff. sumuntia Symplocos aff. sumuntia Symplocos aff. sumuntia Rhododendron ‘Loch Awe’ splendid today. Rhododendron ‘Loch Awe’ Rhododendron ‘Loch…

30th September

…blue berries. Very few last year. Asia needs to get collecting seed at once. What a display! Symplocos paniculata Symplocos paniculata Symplocos paniculata Symplocos paniculata The mushroom circle has appeared…

6th April

…at a public flower show before. Rehderodendron indochinense Rehderodendron indochinense Same goes for Symplocos dryophila and Symplocos aff. sumuntia. Symplocos dryophila Symplocos aff. sumuntia Plagianthus betulinus and Prunus ‘Hally Jolivette’….

24th May 1897 – 2020

…the front gates. Symplocos paniculata Symplocos paniculata Symplocos paniculata 2019 – CHW We desperately need rain and the first few spring planted shrubs are already dead while others look starved….

22nd March 1897 – 2020

…the grass here late and infrequently in the summer with the cutter bar set high. Primroses Primroses Tom Hudson has keyed out this previously unknown evergreen Symplocos as Symplocos lucida….

12th February

…well have died. laurel leaves The Symplocos dryophylla was not as dead as it looked when cut back. It might reshoot but I doubt it. Symplocos dryophylla Camellia x williamsii…

24th March

…‘Wada’s Memory’. Rhododendron macabeanum Symplocos paniculata in flower. Symplocos paniculata Symplocos paniculata The Fellows gathered on the lawn. The Fellows The Fellows at Tregothnan. The Fellows Magnolia ‘Milky Way’ on…

7th April

…a colour! Rhododendron niveum First flowers on Rhododendron davidsonianum that I have seen. Here a pale form. Rhododendron davidsonianum Symplocos dryophila full out. Symplocos dryophila Symplocos dryophila Then a few…

20th April

…2022 – CHW The very rare Symplocos aff. sumuntia (previously believed to be S. glomerata) now in full flower. Symplocos aff. sumuntia Symplocos aff. sumuntia First flowers out on a…

3rd September

…berries. Symplocos paniculata Symplocos paniculata Magnolia ‘Genie’ with secondary flowers which have largely gone over. The plant is in full sun on a dry bank and thriving with lush growth….

24th October

…already dropped leaving only stalks behind. The pictures are not that great but you can see the ultramarine blue fruits – or just a couple actually. Symplocos paniculatus Symplocos paniculatus…

3rd May 1897 – 2020

…Rhododendron ‘Berts Own’ just coming out. Fabulous scent. Rhododendron ‘Berts Own’ The rare Symplocos dryophylla full out by Georges Hut. Not a great smell. Symplocos dryophylla Symplocos dryophylla From the…

17th April 1897 – 2020

…full out. Another plant has died but this one is very well sheltered by other things. Symplocos dryophylla Symplocos dryophylla First few flowers out on Magnolia ‘Gold Star’. Only really…

31st March 1897 – 2020

…record as usually late April? Magnolia ‘Sundance’ An unnamed evergreen symplocos species. Not Symplocos dryophylla but not that different. unnamed evergreen symplocos Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ still putting on a good…

12th March 1897 – 2020

…green. A ‘late autumn’ leaf fall?! Carpinus Kawakamii Carpinus Kawakamii Symplocos dryophylla with rather bulbous and swelling flower buds which will soon be open. Symplocos dryophylla Symplocos dryophylla Rhododendron calophytum…

9th April

…at the Burncoose stand – the master salesman in action! Justin at the Burncoose stand Symplocos dumicola looking superb. Symplocos dumicola Magnolia laevifolia ‘Sophie van Vyve’ planted in 2020 and…

18th April

…flower on one of our original Magnolia sprengeri var. diva ‘Diva’. Magnolia sprengeri var. diva ‘Diva’ A tremendous show on Symplocos aff. sumuntia. Symplocos aff. sumuntia A carpet of fallen…

25th April

…takes you to the third. Don’t take hot or cold for granted on the taps either but a very good meal despite the canned music. 2023 – CHW Symplocos aff…

15th July

…cat! Ehretia dicksonii Ehretia dicksonii Seed forming in Symplocos dryophylla which will eventually turn blue-black and Asia needs to try growing it as well as taking cuttings shortly. Symplocos dryophylla…