9th October

‘Unique’ with long unripe seed heads Rhododendron ‘Unique’ Rhododendron ‘Unique’ 2015 – CHW Some new ‘oaks’ in the clearing are coming through after several years of struggling. Castanopsis chinensis looks…

26th April

…large laurels. The end result at Rowallane is another wind threat to the collections and the trees in the shelter belts. This is a unique collection of Chinese rhododendron species…

4th May

…best beside the birch circles. Paulownia tomentosa Paulownia tomentosa Rhododendron ‘Unique’? Rhododendron ‘Unique’ The view down to the bottom pond. bottom pond The view over the middle pond. middle pond…

23rd April

…Situated just on the (low) cliff above Porthpean Beach and facing east it is an extraordinary oasis of shelter and a unique microclimate where camellias thrive touching the sea.Camellia x…

17th November

…record of a fantastic and unique collection. Some spellings may be not quite correct and one or two names may be questionable but I do not currently have time to…

7th March 1897 – 2020

unique shape of the tree and flower. Magnolia sprengeri var ‘Diva’ Magnolia sprengeri var ‘Diva’ Magnolia sprengeri var ‘Diva’ Rhododendron niveum full out now. We saw it starting three weeks…

12th March 1897 – 2020

…too much trouble.Good gossip in that Jaimie’s mate Harvey is to run Savill and Valley Gardens after Mark Flanagan’s untimely death. Bad gossip that Michael Heathcote-Amery died before his unique

13th March 1897 – 2020

…which is now just out so we must make do with a couple of close ups to see the true and unique colour. Very dark indeed and in need of…

19th March 1897 – 2020

…parents and it is this which makes this hybrid unique and different. Well worthy of formal registration with the International Magnolia Society (IMS) which it now has been as ‘Caerhays…

25th March 1897 – 2020

…particularly unique but nice enough. Queen Mother’s magnolia Queen Mother’s magnolia Another towering Magnolia sargentiana var robusta which you get a perfect view of from the churchyard and village. Magnolia…

26th March 1897 – 2020

…UK it is slow growing with a unique rose like flower from which the tepals uncurl. It is also a light-medium pink as it opens darkening later.For years there has…

25th February 1897 – 2020

…slowly (and before its siblings the best of which is on the drive) but what a fantastic and unique colour. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Long may this rare bout of still…

2nd March

…wonder if it is really unique enough to merit an attempt at registration but I fear we may have lost the crossing records for this plant. Very good today. hybrid…

11th December

…shrubs and new plants for the Caerhays collection. Finally we recently had delivered a special order from Crug Farm nurseries of some of their new and unique wild collected species…

30th November

…and larger as time passes. Not really ideal for planting out and poorly shaped in some instances but unique to them so we cannot grumble, but doubt that there will…

19th November

…of the mineral collection at Caerhays it is world class and completely unique, we would not have been able to achieve this without the help and guidance of the unbelievably…

30th June

…the tip of most (but not all) buds which is an unusual (unique?) characteristic of this species. Magnolia sapaensis Magnolia sapaensis Magnolia sapaensis Pterostyrax hispida at its absolute best. I…

2nd August

…Hydrangea paniculata ‘Unique’ which is much taller growing is the current best seller at Burncoose. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ 1980 – FJW Still a few flowers…

3rd July

…of grey partridges (£21 per partridge) and a part time game keeper. Tregirls is unique in having an HLS scheme designed around the corn bunting, another very rare bird. The…

2nd June

…dense growth and small damp glades of exotic, rare and tender plants which you seldom, if ever, see surviving outside the greenhouse. A unique and wonderful plantsman’s paradise and the…