…the police are in evidence. They visited Porthluney Beach which has both car parks locked but there were still a few cars and walkers parked in the road doing their…

…indicum or are they dwarf enough to be nakaharae? More assorted colours here as they cover the entire bank. low growing indicum low growing indicum low growing indicum Another forgotten…

…A tail end flower on Rhododendron ‘Tally Ho’ low down. Drought had held it back no doubt. Rhododendron ‘Tally Ho’ A good flowering on Rhus chinensis especially low down this…

…dying rhododendrons from previous droughts. Rhododendron ‘Bobolink’. Rhododendron ‘Bobolink’ Rhododendron ‘Yellow Petticoats’. Rhododendron ‘Yellow Petticoats’ Rhododendron ‘Yellow Petticoats’ Rhododendron ‘Lemon Meringue’. Rhododendron ‘Lemon Meringue’ Rhododendron ‘Lemon Meringue’ Rhododendron ‘Lemon Meringue’…

…flower head forming. The leaves are nowhere near as intricate. Brassaiopsis dumicola (KWJ 12217) Brassaiopsis dumicola Brassaiopsis dumicola Drought damage lower down to Persea thunbergii. Yellow leaves but some red…

…rubrum Secondary autumn flowers on Rhododendron yakushimanum. Unreal! Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ Despite all the rain the pond levels are low. pond levels are low One of the Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Pendula’…

…go here Our planting below the Hermits Walk really is getting going now. Our planting below the Hermits Walk Our planting below the Hermits Walk The castle preparing for an…

…– pink and yellow forms full out on the drive. Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ 2024 – CHW One cannot really let the RHS get away with this article…

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW (images to follow) 2024 – CHW A visit to a now well-known garden…

…record sized Magnolia ‘Yellow Fever’ just coming with the leaves. Magnolia ‘Yellow Fever’ Magnolia [?] Magnolia [?] Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ nearly over. Magnolia ‘Yellow…

…US not Brussels provenance though. This year so far it is a far better yellow than ‘Yellow Bird’ but not usually. ‘Yellow Bird’ may have been blown open early. Magnolia…

…before. Osmanthus delavayi below Donkey Shoe. The old plants died out 20 years ago and the new ones are now quite a show in the same place. Osmanthus delavayi Osmanthus…

…‘Yellow Lantern’ Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ Rhododendron niveum on Sinogrande Walk. See how the flowers fade in colour with age. Rhododendron niveum Rhododendron niveum This is one of a batch of…

…‘Paul Cook’ Magnolia ‘Paul Cook’ Magnolia ‘Paul Cook’ 2024 – CHW Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ just opening and Acacia cultriformis just going over. Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ just opening and Acacia cultriformis…

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW (images to follow) 2024 – CHW A check up of how things look…

…for the sunken pump to be under water again. I have never seen the Burncoose pond as low as this in 40 years although it is fair to say the…

…Camellia saluenensis that is low down enough to photograph. Camellia saluenensis Prunus ‘Jo-nioi’ looking superb today by the garden entrance. Prunus ‘Jo-nioi’ Prunus ‘Jo-nioi’ Prunus ‘Chocolate Ice’ above the Green…

…show today below Slip Rail. Azalea ‘Greenway’ Seeds and well advanced flower buds on a nearby Pieris. Pieris Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ has not turned red in this very mild…

…kaki Diospyros kaki Acer freemanii ‘Autumn Blaze’ below White Styles. Only planted in 2021 but already making an impact. Acer freemanii ‘Autumn Blaze’ Magnolia ‘Leonora’ is extremely well budded for…

…speciosa ‘Geisha Girl’ has, for the first time, small round yellow quinces which are already starting to drop. They are well hidden in the low growing shrub and not yet…