22nd October

…and at its best. white flowered Camellia sasanqua white flowered Camellia sasanqua This John Deere tractor is 3 years old and worth £63K as a trade in for a new…

24th August

…the awards The ladies trophy. The ladies trophy The junior trophy. The junior trophy Lizzie wins the scurry with Drummer and Buddy is third. Lizzie wins the scurry with Drummer…

27th August

…in the ladies competition and we risk a kiss. (After the recent ladies football world cup in Australia public kissing by male football officials is rather frowned upon). Speeches in…

18th June 1897 – 2020

…pink in the group grown from Major Howell’s seeds 30 years or so ago. No idea at all of its name/parentage! A late white rhododendron A late white rhododendron A…

30th April

…not M. foggii or white!? Magnolia foggii or Magnolia laevigata ‘White Caviar’ Magnolia foggii or Magnolia laevigata ‘White Caviar’ We used to call this Michelia yunnanensis – now (apparently) Magnolia…

28th April

…flower and not the 30 or so species of Mahonia which you will now find (without flowers) on our website database.Acer ‘White Tigress’ dominates the front garden. Acer ‘White Tigress’…

16th October

…smaller, white Camellia sasanqua smaller, white Camellia sasanqua Fuchsia and white Camellia sasanqua both in flower side by side! Fuchsia and white Camellia sasanqua The first Camellia sasanqua which suddenly…

21st December

…‘Dazzler’ Camellia hiemalis ‘Dazzler’ 2018 – CHW First flowers on the paler of the two original Camellia saluenensis by the ladies loo. A little later than last year but this…

10th April 1897 – 2020

…Caerhays flower wise. Michelia maudiae Michelia maudiae Wonderful Telopeas in full flower too in the nursery:‘Shady Lady White’ TELOPEA ‘Shady Lady White’ TELOPEA ‘Shady Lady White’ ‘Braidwood Brilliant’ TELOPEA ‘Braidwood…

27th November

…is not bad either. Camellia sasanqua ‘Sekiyo’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Sekiyo’ The very first flower on the darker (original) Camellia saluenensis by the ladies loo. The paler one beside it has…

12th April 1897 – 2020

…attractive. Perhaps it fades to white? We will see in a few days. Magnolia (Michelia) laevifolia x M. figo ‘White Caviar’ Rhododendron magnificum on the label but these huge flowers…

5th April 1897 – 2020

White’. The catkins have individual flowers with red centres. Catkins in profusion all over. Betula pendula ssp. szechuanica ‘Liuba White’ Betula pendula ssp. szechuanica ‘Liuba White’ Betula pendula ssp. szechuanica…

21st March 1897 – 2020

…Rider’ Camellia ‘Giant White’ largely unfrosted. Strange shape as the bud unfurls. Camellia ‘Giant White’ Camellia ‘Giant White’ Camellia ‘Giant White’ First leaves on Acer palmatum ‘Katsura’ coming into leaf…

18th March 1897 – 2020

…size and nowhere near out yet. Michelia ‘Fairy White’ Michelia ‘Fairy White’ Michelia ‘Fairy White’ Magnolia ‘Early Rose’ is a Magnolia campbellii x Magnolia liliiflora cross bred in New Zealand…

20th November

…a course in wreath making on 1st December. Christmas wreaths The new roof water collection tanks have arrived. roof water collection tanks Callicarpa japonica ‘Leucocarpa’ with its white berries. Callicarpa…

8th February 1897 – 2020

…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…

14th May 1897 – 2020

white deciduous azalea with a yellow throat. Again unnamed or unknown anyway. white deciduous azalea with a yellow throat white deciduous azalea with a yellow throat A very late flowering…

26th April 1897 – 2020

…forwarding to Adrian Agley re dead New Zealand acers)Telopea ‘Shady Lady White’ now full out in all its glory. Telopea ‘Shady Lady White’ Telopea ‘Shady Lady White’ Sorbus wardii in…

16th March 1897 – 2020

…Williams’, Magnolia ‘Burncoose White’ – a form of mollicomata that is almost white growing above the tennis court at Burncoose and now also at Caerhays in Bond Street, Magnolia ‘Bishop…

21st May

…will never know. Hydrangea ‘Fairytale White’ Rhaphiolepis indica ‘White Cloud’ was however compact and an interesting finalist. Rhaphiolepis indica ‘White Cloud’ Salvia ‘Peach Melba’ – yet another fairly similar one…