11th March

…Rhododendron ‘Mrs J.C.Williams’ is just opening. Rhododendron ‘Mrs J.C.Williams’ Camellia ‘Dream Castle’, which was cut back 2 years ago, is restored to its full glory. Camellia ‘Dream Castle’ Camellia ‘Dream

19th March

…first time. This is Magnolia ‘Green Diamond’. Not terribly green really even in bud and not so different from M. cylindrica ‘Lv Xing’ which was called M. ‘Sunrise’ originally here….

26th April

…Nursery. Rhododendron niveum Acer palmatum ‘Orange Dream’ just in leaf with Rhododendron niveum. Acer palmatum ‘Orange Dream’ One of Dad’s hybrids (unnamed) Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ x Rhododendron ‘Charles Michael’. This one…

8th January

…‘Sugar Dream’ gets better and better! Camellia ‘Sugar Dream’ Camellia ‘Sugar Dream’ A few very pale and poor flowers just out (but most others frosted) on Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’. Rhododendron…

7th May

…just as good today as ‘Lois’? Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Newly planted and new here is Viburnum ichangense. Viburnum ichangense Aesculus pavia ‘Atrosanguinea’ – a…

10th March

…a visit to Hayle to a farm which now produces compost from green waste collected by Cornwall Council’s green recycling system. This is the green waste compost into which we…

24th April

…an American product presumably as seed via the Magnolia Society International. MAGNOLIA ‘Green Bee’ MAGNOLIA ‘Green Bee’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ is another Belgian from Philippe de Spoelberch which is good…

24th November

…one to us which Asia and Burncoose need to propagate for the future. Camellia sasanqua ‘Sugar Dream’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Sugar Dream’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Sugar Dream’ Sunlight on the fallen leaves…

14th May

‘Green Bee’ now full out. Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ We have seen buds before on Eucalyptus crenulata, but this is the first time I have actually seen flowers. Eucalyptus crenulata Eucalyptus…

11th November

…prostrate, producing rosettes of dark green leaves. Deep yellow flowers resembling Rhododendon Valentiniodes. April/May. CWT6442. Rhododendron sino-falconeri. Falconera subsection. Forms a large tree. Huge pale green leaves. Indumented below, yellow…