28th April

Bay’ and Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’. Rhododendron ‘Veryan Bay’ and Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ and Rhododendron davidsonianum. Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ and Rhododendron davidsonianum Rhododendron loderi…

4th February

…not reshoot at all. Rhododendron keysii Acer laevigata still evergreen even if battered. Acer laevigata Camellia ‘Moonlight Bay’ I think. I had guessed ‘Kitty’ but was wrong. Camellia ‘Moonlight Bay’…

4th May

…were at waist level for ages. Rhododendron ‘Veryan Bay’ Rhododendron ‘Veryan Bay’ Rhododendron ‘Veryan Bay’ Afrocarpus falcatus with a crop of blue-green new growth (Podocarpus falcatus). Afrocarpus falcatus Afrocarpus falcatus…

25th April

…‘hurrah’. Rhododendron ‘Veryan Bay’ Rhododendron ‘Veryan Bay’ First flowering here of Magnolia ‘Purple Prince’ which I first saw in the Valley Gardens at Windsor doing so well. Magnolia ‘Purple Prince’…

18th March

…and only one female. Cephalotaxus fortunei A bay hedge (Laurus nobilis) blasted to bits in Kennel Close by the east wind. bay hedge bay hedge Abies delavayi with sappy white…

7th May

…on their last legs. Propagation urgent of this valuable Caerhays hybrid. Rhododendron ‘Veryan Bay’ Rhododendron ‘Veryan Bay’ Rhododendron johnstoneanum; a fairly pale form. Rhododendron johnstoneanum Rhododendron ‘Nancor’, a dwarfish Caerhays…

April 2018 Irish trip ( Day 2)

…and well pruned tree. It was clearly a chance sport and still has the odd green shoot or branch. Griselinia littoralis ‘Bantry Bay’ Griselinia littoralis ‘Bantry Bay’ Pittosporum eugenoides ‘Variegatum’…

7th July

…are the wonderful coloured cliffs at Alum Bay. Alum Bay, Isle of Wight 2003 – FJW (Handwritten note attached to Garden Book page) Quercus turneri, above Auklandii Garden: a challenged…

13th June

…2021 – CHW The G7 leaders leave St Ives this evening. The owner of the Carbis Bay Hotel, for whom our landscape team have been working since mid-January, promises a…

10th February

…ready for potting. Our liner order A new bay in construction for our green waste compost. A new bay in construction A new rainwater collecting tank on the side of…