20th May

…today. Cornus controversa ‘Variegata’ Cornus controversa ‘Variegata’ Cornus controversa ‘Variegata’ Cornus controversa ‘Variegata’ Rhododendron ‘Rubicon’ Rhododendron ‘Rubicon’ Lizzie’s first day outside Caerhays for eight and a half weeks. She may…

4th June

…best thing in the garden today. Cornus controversa ‘Variegata’ Cornus controversa ‘Variegata’ Cornus controversa ‘Variegata’ Cornus controversa ‘Variegata’ Rhododendron ‘Tortoiseshell Orange’ just going over. Rather paler than our form so…

16th June

…us right and said it is Cornus controversa. Cornus controversa Cornus controversa Cornus controversa A pretty good form though but I wonder what the old one is near Georges Hut?Cornus…

4th July

…really works well. Stipa gigantea Stipa gigantea Stipa gigantea Miscanthus zebrinus as a great contrast to the stipa and other grasses. Miscanthus zebrinus Miscanthus zebrinus Cornus controversa ‘Variegata’ and Clematis…

25th November

…picture of Cornus controversa with the last of its full yellow autumn display. This is a self-sown seedling of the nearby elderly Cornus which we had believed was Cornus bretschneideri…

30th September

…of the few plants which normally flowers and fruits at the same time. Arbutus unedo Arbutus unedo The elderly Cornus controversa by Donkey Shoe has produced loads of seedlings on…

20th October

…Acacia boormanii has grown exponentially since I bought it in the Isle of Wight only three years ago. Acacia boormanii 2020 – CHW Cornus controversa donning its autumn colours with…

13th November

…Quercus palustric ‘Flaming Suzy’ living up to its name. Quercus palustric ‘Flaming Suzy’ Quercus palustric ‘Flaming Suzy’ Prunus ‘Beni-Yutaka’ turning a good dark red. Prunus ‘Beni-Yutaka’ Prunus ‘Beni-Yutaka’ Cornus controversa

4th September

…‘Cleopatra’ Cornus controversa covered in fruits. Cornus controversa Still catkins on Salix fargesii on secondary or tertiary new growth. Salix fargesii Seed heads far from ripe yet on Magnolia obovata….

15th September

…on Cornus controversa. Cornus controversa A rather better flower now on Hedychium spicatum ‘Liberty’ (BWJ 8116). Last week’s picture did not do it justice. A very intricate flower. Hedychium spicatum…