8th January

…things to look at.Camellia ‘Tregye’ out early. A Tregrehan hybrid which I had forgotten together with its location in the garden. Camellia ‘Tregye’ Camellia ‘Tregye’ Camellia ‘Tregye’ Camellia ‘Sundae’ is…

6th November

…turn with the best yet to come. Cotinus coggygria ‘Old Fashioned’ Camellia ‘Tregye’ with an early single red flower in the nursery. No other camellias showing apart from sasanquas. Camellia…

11th March

…the show itself when the judges eventually finished (late!).Magnolia (Michelia) maudiae – much larger flowers than I have ever seen before from Tregye. Magnolia (Michelia) maudiae Magnolia (Michelia) maudiae Rhododendron…

20th March

…Betula albosinensis ‘Pink Champagne’ growing in a clump below the ponds. Betula albosinensis ‘Pink Champagne’ Betula albosinensis ‘Pink Champagne’ Rhododendron fansipanense as we saw from Tregye at the Rosemoor show…

31st October

…which I had forgotten. A large plant of Rhododendron mucronulatum which came as a bare root plant from Edward Needham at Tregye many years ago. An odd and irascible man…

18th February

…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 unlike Fatsia japonica….