…damage in storm Tree damage in storm Tree damage in storm The Styrax japonicas ‘Emerald Pagoda’ which had such huge flowers in June is putting on a fine display of…

…damage in the garden from ‘storm’ Ophelia damage in the garden from ‘storm’ Ophelia damage in the garden from ‘storm’ Ophelia damage in the garden from ‘storm’ Ophelia 2016 –…

…up from Storm Ciaran The clear up from Storm Ciaran The clear up from Storm Ciaran The farm telehandler has proved invaluable in clearing the mess quickly but now the…

…– pink form 2022 – CHW So what did we all make of Storm Eunice yesterday? In the post pandemic era we shut down everything of course. One hundred and…

…been so carefully pruned recently was uprooted in the storm. So much for TLC! Rhododendron ‘Alison Johnstone’ Magnolia ‘Bishop Peter’ completely survived Storm Eunice and still looks fantastic. These pictures…

…on 28th December but thought it much closer to the house than it actually was, as is often the case. Storm Gerrit damage Storm Gerrit damage 2022 – CHW A…

…11th named storm since the start of the autumn. In a typical year there are 6 or 7 named storms. 2023 – CHW Decent flowers now on Jaimie’s new cross:…

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW The first named storm of the year looms and the third very wet…

…damage at Penvergate. Council property I believe. Storm damage at Penvergate Storm damage at Goviley Barn will be an insurance claim and possibly also for the barn damage at Higher…

…campbellii ‘Strybling White’ Storm damaged Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybling White’ Storm damaged Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybling White’ A few other oddments of note out in flower today:Ilex latifolia with berries Ilex latifolia…

…within the camellia sasanqua collection has fallen in the last week. Not Storm Darragh directly but no doubt this is what weakened it. Beyond and beside it is a totally…

…extremely wet days. Storm Brendan Storm Brendan Signs of deer in the garden. Signs of deer A final bit of path clearing at the top of the garden prior to…

…the two droughts. Daphne bholua ‘Gurkha’ 2023 – CHW Wet and windy overnight with the final rumblings of Storm Gerrit.Jaimie cut down this elderly Rhododendron johnstoneanum just before Christmas to…

…of Storm Darragh. Two branches blown a long way from a young Michelia doltsopa have smashed two newly planted things. Two branches blown a long way What is left of…

…– CHW A great deal of wind damage in the week since Storm Ciaran and today we have Storm Debie. The BBC weathermen love this virtue signalling of safety and…

…armandii Azalea ‘Salmon Kirin’ out at the garden entrance. ‘Kirin’ was out here just after Christmas. Azalea ‘Salmon Kirin’ 2022 – CHW Storm Dudley was a non-event in Cornwall yesterday…

…roots have lifted and cracked the ground during Storm Darragh. oak tree 2023 – CHW The flooding in the water meadows is as bad as anything seen since 2018 and…

…for the first person to find a bluebell flower? Spanish bluebells 1990 – FJW TERRIBLE STORM – very bad for garden.(Handwritten note added to page of Garden Book) Storm of…

…Eve! Heavy showers through the day damp this expectation somewhat and a small storm again brews up.The elderly Rhododendron mucronulatum is out now. I have seen it earlier. A darker…

…All 7 together 2024 – CHW Temperature rises quickly as another westerly storm brews up. Nothing special as far as Cornwall is concerned.Another big leaf drought victim above the Rookery…