21st May

…The family line up (with Giles of course) Pictures of the gold medal in our hands. gold medal gold medal 2023 – CHW Zantedeschia aethiopica full out already. We saw…

24th August

…nine!) after I first pictured it here in flower in the winter. Is this a record? Zantedeschia aetheopica Zantedeschia aetheopica 2015 – CHW Certain rhododendrons produce a small secondary flowering…

4th March 1897 – 2020

…in the sun. Then heavy rain so only the snowdrifts remain on the roads. last bits of snow The Zantedeschia aetheopua which had one early flower 10 days ago is…

28th January

…but no sign of movement as yet. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Surprise’ The badly frosted clump of Zantedeschia aethiopica has recovered and is now upright. Zantedeschia aethiopica Most Echium pininana untouched by…

4th January

…japonica ‘Lady Clare’ Drainage ditches full. Drainage ditches full Zantedeschia aethiopica touched by the frost but still largely intact. Zantedeschia aethiopica Similarly the Echiums which have some blackening on the…

25th December

…gracilis The Camellia x williamsii ‘J C Williams’ hedge by the Rockery looking great. Camellia x williamsii ‘J C Williams’ Camellia x williamsii ‘J C Williams’ The clump of Zantedeschia

22nd December

…already lifted and potted a large number in case of frost. Echium seedlings Zantedeschia aethiopia still in full growth and untouched by frost. A big contrast to how things looked…

16th December

…Ginkgo biloba fell as the sunshine caught the frost. They literally crackled to the ground. Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo biloba Frosted Zantedeschia aethiopica. Frosted Zantedeschia aethiopica An immature pigeon squab dead…

11th December

…form of Camellia saluenensis is now full out. pale form of Camellia saluenensis pale form of Camellia saluenensis pale form of Camellia saluenensis Zantedeschia aethiopica untouched by the frost. Zantedeschia

15th November

…crassum And on Rhododendron ‘Damaris’. Poor flowers all over. Rhododendron ‘Damaris’ One pristine flower on Zantedeschia aethiopica. Not bad for mid-November in a mild autumn. Zantedeschia aethiopica 2021 – CHW…

19th November

…the plant with some windblown flowers too. Camellia saluenensis Camellia saluenensis The last flower on Zantedeschia aethiopica. Zantedeschia aethiopica 2022 – CHW Caerhays Castle, in Cornwall, has won the inaugural…

2nd October

…in terms of mycology, rather more so. description description DISCHLORIDIUM LAEENSE DISCHLORIDIUM LAEENSE You seldom see ripe seed heads on Zantedeschia aethiopica as here. Zantedeschia aethiopica A nice lot of…

6th September

…kousa ‘Doubloon’ Sorbus folgneri ‘Emiel’ has no berries at all this year. Last year it was plastered. Sorbus folgneri ‘Emiel’ 2019 – CHW Zantedeschia ‘Green Goddess’ with a fully formed…

12th May

…floccigerum Paeonia delavayi just into flower outside the front door and on the lawn. Paeonia delavayi Zantedeschia aetheopica in full flower already and quite pickable if we were going to…

26th April

…‘Orange Dream’ is quite special outside the front gate and well worth its place and name. Acer palmatum ‘Orange Dream’ Acer palmatum ‘Orange Dream’ This Zantedeschia aethiopica has featured in…

6th April

…flower arrangements Outside the front door the arum lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica), which has not turned a hair all winter, now has five flowers out. Zantedeschia aethiopica Beside it is a…

3rd April

…are pink but they are not initially.) Rhodoleia aff. parvipetala Rhodoleia aff. parvipetala Rhodoleia aff. parvipetala Zantedeschia aethiopica with a perfect flower already. Zantedeschia aethiopica First flowers on Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’…

16th February

…as I had originally hoped. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Burncoose’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Burncoose’ 2022 – CHW Zantedeschia aethiopica still in full normal growth and untouched by winter. Zantedeschia aethiopica Primroses now aplenty…

13th May

…sinensis 2019 – CHW Arum lilies (Zantedeschia aetheopica) full out already and perhaps cuttable for Chelsea? Arum lilies Arum lilies Quite a few days recently of first ever flowerings here….