…bit but is exceptional as the flower opens. Rather better than some of the better known ones I think. Geum ‘Totally Tangerine’ Geum ‘Totally Tangerine’ 2016 – CHW To Hook…

…tree in early June? Here is Aesculus x mutabilis ‘Induta’ with its apricot and yellow flowers. Rhododendron ‘Fabia Tangerine’ Touching it is a well grown clump of Rhododendron ‘Fabia Tangerine’….

…A very pretty geum with yellowish new flowers turning orange with yellow flecks. Better than Geum ‘Totally Tangerine’ by far. Geum The oxalis we all know and once stocked which…

…the identification is arguable or contested. Prunus lusitanica var. azorica Prunus lusitanica var. azorica Rhododendron daphnoides – totally new to me. Rhododendron daphnoides Rhododendron iteophyllum – totally new to me….

…bark and a few tiny 2cm flowers 20-30ft up. A very dull species with a totally insignificant flower which Tom says is crap even in New Zealand where his father…

…us and just as bad now as in March 2018. So strong is the east wind that it is totally unsafe in the garden this afternoon. Grim! 9am and a…

…parents of A. x bushii? Aesculus x bushii Aesculus x bushii As ever a totally new (to us) plant can really surprise when first seen. This is a superb variety…

…rejected the idea of restoring a working fruit and vegetable garden to its former status on the grounds that it would still be totally uneconomic. Even with huge capital investment…

…I just found Hemiptelea davidii on an availability list from Pavia nurseries and ordered it up. A new genus to me completely which is related to Zelkova. Totally hardy, a…

…making videos for the website. Today one about the possibly oldest five Camellia sasanqua in the country with Karol behind the camera. Unbelievably tedious and totally unnecessary in Cornwall where…

…leaves are totally different to this plant as are the berries.After more research I think it may actually be Cotoneaster glabratus which grows to this sort of height and is…

…hellebores and, unlike others, was totally undamaged. One to get into our catalogue. Helleborus ‘Pink Frost’ Helleborus ‘Pink Frost’ Helleborus ‘Pink Frost’ Trillium chloropetalum is not one we stock but…

…polycarpa – 3L. This particular clone was found by Edward Needham formerly of Tregye. It has especially narrow leaflets on its finely cut leaves. Very nice flower too and totally…

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…main electric cable Frankie Tregunna is clearing out the top pond in the water meadows with a swing shovel. It had become silted up and totally overgrown with trees so…

…flowers survive low down but they are totally the wrong colour. Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ Rhododendron veitchianum just coming out. Rhododendron veitchianum While stumps were dug nearby Jaimie has ‘uplifted’ the Podocarpus…

…rhododendrons from the outside frames. These were dug around and lifted before Storm Emma etc.Sparmannia africana by the greenhouse has joined the dodo. Not totally unexpected from -9oC but we…

…and will need cutting back to reshoot. The lower branches will be dead. Drimys winteri In a sea of devastation Schefflera macrophylla is untouched. Those plants are totally hardy through…

…more than gone! Totally fucked to put it mildly. magnolias outside the back yard magnolias outside the back yard magnolias outside the back yard magnolias outside the back yard However…

…numbers of new plants from China which were totally unknown in Western Europe. These were collected by the great plant hunters, Ernest Wilson and George Forrest, whom JC had sponsored…