…Chicken of the woods Chicken of the woods Hedychium tengchongense ‘Trum Trom’ (WWJ 11964) is the first of the gingers to flower this year at last. Hedychium tengchongense ‘Trum Trom’…

…stocked and looking good for spring sales. Pittosporum and Ceanothus beds Pittosporum and Ceanothus beds Nandina domestica ‘Firepower’ still with good red tints. Nandina domestica ‘Firepower’ Nandina domestica ‘Woods Dwarf’…

…woodland garden with a huge newly restored walled garden attracting 100,000 visitors a year. Lots of new planting and vigour from the Head Gardener, Claire Woods MBE. The Castle Gardens…

…Meliosma oldhamii Heard the first cuckoo calling at 10am from Old Park or Brownberry Woods. Saw three swifts at dusk last night which appear to be nesting in the castellations…

…they never opened their wings to reveal which species they were. Speckled woods? Cirsium vulgare Cirsium vulgare Cirsium vulgare Magnolia tamaulipana was half out yesterday and pure white. Today, by…

…2022 – CHW Cotoneaster ‘Exburyensis’ covered in 40 to 50 butterflies. Mainly speckled woods I think. Cotoneaster ‘Exburyensis’ Cotoneaster ‘Exburyensis’ Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ at its best. Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar…

…To Trelowarren for an update on the Cornwall Red Squirrel Project and a visit to the two red squirrel enclosures hidden in the woods. Both contain breeding pairs and it…

…few nobleanum starting, the Hamamelis is at its best. 1914 – JCW A few snowdrops and Aconite, some good rhodo’s in flower in all three woods, mostly based in the…

…Watsonia arderneri Watsonia arderneri Even more lovely is the delicate pink Watsonia ‘Tresco dwarf pink’. Not dwarf at all in habit but the flowers are perhaps small by watsonia standards….

…Sedum ‘Gold Mound’ may be dwarf and a rockery plant but it is still quite striking. No idea about its flowers. Sedum ‘Gold Mound’ Sedum ‘Gold Mound’ Ligularia gigantea ‘Giant…

…are nice enough too. half castes half castes This supposedly dwarf growing forsythia on the lawn was given to me to treasure and propagate by a very elderly gardener who…

…ready in 3L in six weeksEucryphia ‘Dwarf’ – a tiny shrub of unknown origin Eucryphia ‘Dwarf’ Eucryphia ‘Dwarf’ Eucryphia ‘Dumpling’ – a bit like Eucryphia milliganii Eucryphia ‘Dumpling’ Eucryphia ‘Dumpling’…

…Lavandula allardii ‘Meerlo’ Monarda ‘Balmy Pink’ – dwarf growing. Monarda ‘Balmy Pink’ Monarda ‘Balmy Lilac’. Monarda ‘Balmy Lilac’ Silene maritima is a plant which I do think Burncoose and the…

…ripe in the Isla Rose. Amelanchier bartramiana The dwarf Carpinus nimpoli? with reddish new growth. dwarf Carpinus nimpoli 2024 – CHW The next two windows to restore in St Michael’s…

…‘Admiral Spry’ Camellia japonica ‘Admiral Spry’ The dwarf Rhododendron canadense puts on a good show. Rhododendron canadense Rhododendron canadense 2024 – CHW We also forgot to propagate Rhododendron oreotrephes. Rhododendron…

…clump of dwarf narcissi which are just going over but have a superb scent. dwarf narcissi A pot of double flowered daffodils with a reddish orange centre are looking good…

…the flower remains (in theory) ‘purplish-red’. Not much red really? Buddleia ‘Harlequin’ Buddleia ‘Harlequin’ The Hothead and underground spring with upraised beds for dwarf rhododendrons. Needs a good clean out…

…coming out. An attractive dwarf rhododendron. Rhododendron canadense Rhododendron canadense Rhododendron ‘Praecox’ showing its age. Rhododendron ‘Praecox’ Rhododendron ‘Praecox’ A rather east wind battered Magnolia ‘Margaret Helen’ on the drive….

…no idea. Helleborus orientalis ‘Annas Red’ Helleborus orientalis ‘Annas Red’ Helleborus orientalis ‘Annas Red’ Helleborus orientalis ‘Annas Red’ A nice showing of dwarf blue iris in pots too. dwarf blue…

…Villosa Group A pure white flowered form of Clerodendron trochotomum. Clerodendron trochotomum Clerodendron trochotomum Carbutilon from Mexico I think. Carbutilon Carbutilon Hydrangea scandens x Hydrangea serrata – as dwarf as…