28th June

…one for the national survey on surviving elms. Ulmus minor subsp. angustifolia (or Ulmus carpinifolia var. cornubiensis). Ulmus minor subsp. angustifolia Ulmus minor subsp. angustifolia Ulmus minor subsp. angustifolia Ulmus…

23rd February

…We have tried this and lost it. Camellia kissii Camellia kissii Camellia minor – dull too! Much like Camellia saluenensis I think as does Tom. Camellia minor Camellia minor Camellia…

20th January

…princeps Sabal minor Sabal minor Sabal minor Sabal minor Rhapidophyllum hystrix Rhapidophyllum hystrix Rhapidophyllum hystrix Unknown palm Unknown palm Unknown palm 2017 – CHW Rhododendron ‘Seta’ (moupinense x spinuliferum) is…

9th February

minor shows colour. Snowdrops just at their best. 1901 – JCW Minimus at its best, a few minor, nothing else except seedling trumpets. 1900 – JCW Minor only just shows…

8th January

…starting. 1967 – FJW Family all went to church for first time. Minor interruptions. 1911 – JCW I saw Aconite and several snowdrops. 1899 – JCW Picked the first minimus…

22nd February

…americana and Fascicularia A wonderful carpet of Vinca minor ‘Alba’ under a yew tree and behind a wall so it is totally sheltered from the salt spray. Vinca minor ‘Alba’…

11th November

…the wind and heavy showers filled with hail. Vinca minor ‘La Grave’ Vinca minor ‘La Grave’ Cubby had to go to the vets to be put down today aged only…

6th October

…true Camellia oleifera. Camellia oleifera Camellia oleifera Schefflera macrophylla glowing in the evening sun. Flowers not yet quite out. 20-25ft tall plants. Schefflera macrophylla Camellia minor with seed heads (this…

14th December

…only place we have for this number of plants is at the bottom of the Kitchen Garden. magnolia hybrids from Germany A small leaved Cornish elm (Ulmus minor subsp. angustifolia)…

20th July

…with its enormous tassles. Itea Illicifolia Itea Illicifolia Vinca minor ‘Atropurpurea’ in full flower in July? Vinca minor ‘Atropurpurea’ Fuchsia magellanica ‘Arauco’ was a new website entry in 2021 but…