6th May

…driftwood pig! driftwood pig Camellia ‘Bella Lambertii’ growing in a large pot in the shade. Enormous flowers and very late season. Camellia ‘Bella Lambertii’ Camellia ‘Bella Lambertii’ 2018 – CHW…

10th July

subsp. cuneifolia label but is also subsp. tenuis even if not quite out subsp. tenuis subsp. tenuis subsp. tenuis 3. This large plant was planted in 2006 above Charlie Michaels…

12th September

bella in flower. Hoya lanceolata subsp. bella Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Charles Lemont’ out already. Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Charles Lemont’ Tetradium daniellii showing autumn colours. Tetradium daniellii Quercus imbricata with nice…

24th September

…late flowers on Myrtus communis subsp. tarentina. Myrtus communis subsp. tarentina Camellia sasanqua ‘Dazzler’ just out in a tunnel. Camellia sasanqua ‘Dazzler’ 2022 – CHW More work in the greenhouse…

27th December

…major in the garden as seen so far. It would seem that Storm Bella was not as bad in Cornwall as anticipated. Perhaps we are all still on a ‘high’…

28th December

…‘Winter Orange’ splendid in the sun. Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Storm Bella has partially blown over our Trachycarpus wagnerianus trunk. Trachycarpus wagnerianus Flowers, high up, on Camellia ‘Lulu Belle’. Camellia…

1st April

subsp. jacquemontii ‘Knightshayes’ Betula pendula subsp. szechuanica ‘Liuba White’. Betula pendula subsp. szechuanica ‘Liuba White’ Betula pendula subsp. szechuanica ‘Liuba White’ Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis – the best catkins today….

21st July

subsp. cuneifolia but covered in flower this year. Meliosma dillenifolia subsp. cuneifolia The oldest Manglietia insignis now has a hole right through its trunk and only one side shoot which…

23rd February

…to see this one! Magnolia ‘Atlas’ (seed parent) and Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata ‘Lanarth’ (pollen parent) Magnolia ‘Atlas’ (seed parent) and Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata ‘Lanarth’ (pollen parent) Magnolia ‘Atlas’…

27th March

…‘Duchess d’Orleans’ (today known as ‘Bella Romana’). That is only a guess and there are few flowers left today. Pretty close to ‘Tricolor’ in reality and clearly sports a lot!…