31st July

…in shade. Gingko biloba ‘Saratoga’ Gingko biloba ‘Saratoga’ Gingko biloba ‘Saratoga’ Gingko biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ growing in dappled sun and shade. Gingko biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ Gingko biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ Gingko…

8th November

…long term. No colour yet. Ginkgo biloba ‘Saratoga’ Ginkgo biloba ‘Saratoga’ Ginkgo biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ is in a good spot in the open above the drive. Just a hint of…

22nd June

…dry spell. rhododendrons Ginkgo biloba ‘Jade Butterflies’ with its attractive leaves. Planted 2009. Ginkgo biloba ‘Jade Butterflies’ Ginkgo biloba ‘Jade Butterflies’ Impressive new growth on Taxus baccata ‘Semperaurea’. Taxus baccata…

6th December

…the Camellia japonica flowers are untouched by frost as these were higher up the bank. Camellia japonica The largest Gingko biloba shed all its leaves overnight so no autumn show…

13th April

…var. biloba Magnolia officinalis var. biloba Magnolia officinalis var. biloba Magnolia officinalis var. biloba Magnolia officinalis var. biloba Magnolia officinalis var. biloba Paulownia fortunei now properly out. Its early white…

16th December

…ago all the leaves on the Ginkgo biloba fell as the sunshine caught the frost. They literally crackled to the ground. Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo biloba Frosted Zantedeschia aethiopica. Frosted Zantedeschia…

29th November

…– CHW The Gingko biloba through the front arch. Gingko biloba Nice colours on a Hydrangea quercifolia. Hydrangea quercifolia Hydrangea quercifolia Hilliers suggest that this is not just Camellia ‘Cornish…

15th December

…splendour! Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo biloba Magnolia dawsoniana still has most of its leaves which are nicely coloured in the sun. Magnolia dawsoniana Magnolia dawsoniana…

15th April

…USA. Magnolia officinalis var biloba Magnolia officinalis var biloba Magnolia officinalis var biloba Magnolia ‘Yellow Fever’ is just out long after the ‘Yellow Bird’ beside it has gone over. As…

28th April

…(25) than ever before. Magnolia offinalis biloba Magnolia offinalis biloba Magnolia offinalis biloba A very late Myrtus lechleriana just starting to flower. Other plants were out in late February. Wonderful…

22nd November

…Azalea kaempferi Ginkgo biloba ‘Saratoga’ at the start of Sinogrande Walk with its long narrow leaves with deep notches at the ends. Ginkgo biloba ‘Saratoga’ Berberis xanthoclada with its usual…

8th December

…but the two flowers out have already been frosted. Camellia x williamsii ‘Jury’s Yellow’ The Ginkgo biloba is finally turning its splendid yellow. Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo biloba 2021…

5th May

…buds are slightly windblown but still a superb delicate pink on opening. Magnolia officinalis var biloba Magnolia officinalis var biloba Another smaller Magnolia ‘Sunburst’ on the drive is just showing….

18th May

…we should try again with a Great Gardens of Cornwall theme for the next spring season.First flower almost out on Magnolia officinalis var. biloba. The individual flowers last only about…

9th June

…versipile ‘Spotty Dotty’ and Hosta sieboldiana ‘Frances Williams’. Podophyllum versipile ‘Spotty Dotty’ A mature plant of Ginkgo biloba ‘Menhir’ on the Burncoose stand. Ginkgo biloba ‘Menhir’ Ginkgo biloba ‘Menhir’ Leucadendron…

25th June

…the pub’s roadside garden. It turned out to be a large and clearly elderly Gingko biloba. The owners had tried to cut it down and caused a furore. Gingko biloba

1st August

…all over the small tree. Gingko biloba ‘Variegata’ Gingko biloba ‘Variegata’ Rhododendron parishii (CWT 6346) with its first ever flower with us. A totally new species to us which looks…

3rd August

biloba ‘Variegata’ with its irregular leaf variegations was looking good in Kennel Close. Gingko biloba ‘Variegata’ Gingko biloba ‘Variegata’ Flower buds showing and nearly out on Tilia kuisiana. This was…

2nd September

…size they were last year. As last year also a secondary flower. Magnolia officinalis var biloba Magnolia officinalis var biloba Tilia henryana has flowered early and the seeds are setting….

4th September

…Magnolia officionalis biloba Magnolia officionalis biloba Magnolia ‘Yellow Fever’ has many pleasant secondary yellow flowers on its new growth. Some seem larger than the spring ones in size. Again a…