26th August

…black nuts or seeds which we saw this time last year on this ‘Chilean nut tree’ or ‘Chilean hazel’. Gevuina avellana Gevuina avellana Gevuina avellana Gevuina avellana Gevuina avellana 2016…

7th October

…had (then) no idea that we already had. Gevuina avellana A few small Gevuina avellana flowers. Gevuina avellana flowers Gevuina avellana flowers Our mature Schefflera macrophylla (not nearly as good…

7th February

…but they got frosted or blown away then. Corylus avellana Corylus avellana Bluebells sprouting out of the ground in early February! Earlier and earlier. Bluebells Old Park in the sun….

18th February

…park perhaps prematurely before Storm Eunice. Porthluney beach car park Corylus avellana with the catkins fully extended. One sees these all along the motorway verges. Corylus avellana Corylus avellana Magnolia…

20th March

…evident from the base. Gevuina avellana Gevuina avellana Magnolia ‘Atlas’ more or less full out but already wind battered. Magnolia ‘Atlas’ Magnolia ‘Atlas’ Magnolia ‘Atlas’ A Camellia lutchuensis hybrid which…

19th June

…graft, some straight green leaved hazel stems to remove quickly. Corylus avellana ‘Red Majestic’ Corylus avellana ‘Red Majestic’ Cornus kousa ‘Windle Weeping’ has taken years to put on a decent…

26th September

…Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ with nuts on an old tree pruned up to give summer shade to his dogs. Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’…

24th October

…flower also by Georges Hut. Gevuina avellana Gevuina avellana Tim has cut the banks for the second time leaving the cyclamen to be lightly strimmed over rather than mown. banks…

25th September

…Rhus chinensis 2022 – CHW Hydrangea aspera (from Lord Howick) in full flower today. Hydrangea aspera Hydrangea aspera Rather small flowers this year on Gevuina avellana after the drought. Gevuina…

9th March 1897 – 2020

…sad and untended nursery all looks rather sad and untended nursery all looks rather sad and untended A nice Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ with catkins which I do not remember ever…

16th December

…the paler form of Rhododendron irroratum. Rhododendron irroratum First couple of flowers on Camellia ‘Cinnamon Candy’. Camellia ‘Cinnamon Candy’ The old Gevuina avellana has massive dieback from the early summer…

15th December

…japonica ‘Veitchii’ just as good beside it. Skimmia japonica ‘Veitchii’ While Skimmia japonica ‘Kew White’ is nearly in flower alongside. Skimmia japonica ‘Kew White’ Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ with early catkins….

29th October

…the work on the part collapsed Gevuina avellana. See how well what we cut down a year ago is reshooting. Reshooting Gevuina avellana by George’s Hut Schefflera pauciflora (WWJ 11999)…

9th October

…on Quercus insignis. Quercus insignis Mallotus japonicus has grown on well this year. A few flower heads. Mallotus japonicus Another picture of the pruned Gevuina avellana. Gevuina avellana A low…

25th August

…Kennel Close. Magnolia ‘Apollo’ Our old plant of Gevuina avellana needs cutting back to reshoot but some flowers low down on suckering growth. Gevuina avellana Berries already eaten by pheasants…

24th September

…blowing over in a summer gale which broke its root system. Schefflera macrophylla Gevuina avellana is not looking well after two dry summers. Only tiny flowers. Probably needs a hard…

4th September

…first time there has been water in this cleft for 2 months. Michelia doltsopa The other half of the mature Gevuina avellana has been blown over in the gale. Gevuina…

3rd September

…not fazed by the rain. Copious fruit on Cornus kousa ‘Gold Star’. Very good indeed. Cornus kousa ‘Gold Star’ Lomatia ferruginea is just going over. Lomatia ferruginea Gevuina avellana, the…

10th July

…Camellia sasanqua. A tail end flower on Stewartia pseudocamellia at Burncoose. The new charging machine is installed at West Portholland. Hydrangea ‘Hobella’. Hydrangea ‘Taube’. 2024 – CHW Gevuina avellana reshooting…

10th June

avellana after some cold damage. Gevuina avellana 2017 – CHW Styrax japonicus ‘Pendulus’ is now full out although you have to delve into the centre of this pendulous tree to…