…a small cane or two of Arundinaria gigantea subsp. tecta above and below Rookery Gate. Chusquea gigantea is dead and Chusquea culeou has vanished from Hovel Cart Road.Burncoose has rather…

…my time here and at Burncoose. I fear that the mature Burncoose clump may now also flower and die. Chusquea gigantea Chusquea gigantea Chusquea gigantea 2018 – CHW A trip…

…effective in this South African themed garden which really works well. Stipa gigantea Stipa gigantea Stipa gigantea Miscanthus zebrinus as a great contrast to the stipa and other grasses. Miscanthus…

…Scabious’ was living up to its name with white flowers. Five to six feet tall. Very difficult to grow in a pot! Ligularia gigantea ‘Giant Scabious’ Ligularia gigantea ‘Giant Scabious’…

…1967. Treseders may well have got it from here originally. Camellia ‘Althaeiflora Gigantea’ Camellia ‘Althaeiflora Gigantea’ Another fine set of berries hidden away on an Aucuba japonica. Aucuba japonica Rhododendron…

…I only noticed because I was cutting back a few canes that had flopped onto two other plants nearby. Chusquea gigantea Chusquea gigantea Magnolia ‘Stellar Acclaim’ is rather small flowered…

…bursting buds everywhere. Rhododendron ‘Bo-Peep’ Rhododendron ‘Bo-Peep’ First flowers (in heavy rain) on Rhododendron moupinense. Rhododendron moupinense The now dead canes (after flowering) on Chusqua gigantea are on the list…

…view Mrs Scott emerges from lockdown. Mrs Scott Chusquea gigantea has flowered, seeded and died here as it has in the Caerhays garden. Chusquea coleou seems to be alright as…

…must get for the nursery to stock. We could dig a few canes here soon. Hibanobambusa tranquillans ‘Shiroshima’ Hibanobambusa tranquillans ‘Shiroshima’ Hibanobambusa tranquillans ‘Shiroshima’ Chusquea gigantea is clearly in too…

…Fatsia polycarpa Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ resilient in the background of a Michelia which still has its leaves intact despite the wind. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ The clump of dead Chusquea gigantea…

…hardy bamboos. Grows to 6ft or so. Indocalamus tesselatus Indocalamus tesselatus Chusquea culeou – ‘Foxtail Bamboo’ – let us hope it does not seed and die like Chusquea gigantea just…

…under shelter belt fir trees in Kennel Close. This is, I think, Calvatia gigantea. Something has been eating it – pheasants? Odd to see a puffball of any sort in…