16th May

…the pheasants get at them first. SYRINGA vulgaris ‘Primrose’ SYRINGA vulgaris ‘Primrose’ Syringa vulgaris ‘Primrose’ – I do not really like common (vulgaris) lilacs because they remind me of Chelsea…

21st May

…a bit more wind shelter. Silene vulgaris ssp. vulgaris Silene vulgaris ssp. vulgaris Scilla verna also growing in profusion on the cliffs alongside bluebells which were three weeks later into…

13th May

…The novel and unusual Aquilegia vulgaris ‘Greenapples’. [ALONGSIDE] The new to us Centaurea ‘Jordy’. Aquilegia vulgaris ‘Greenapples’ Centaurea ‘Jordy’ Achillea ‘Moonshine’ will offset beautifully with the new Farfugium japonicum ‘Wavy…

4th May

…the drive which I have caught a bit earlier this year. The yellow soon fades off in the sun but the scent is good. Syringa vulgaris ‘Primrose’ Syringa vulgaris ‘Primrose’…

25th May

…excellent today here we cut this for Chelsea a week ago but it flopped in the heat and had to be binned before judging. Syringa vulgaris ‘Sensation’ Syringa vulgaris ‘Sensation’…

14th September

…light mauve with not all the flowers coming out at once to give a foxtail appearance. Calluna vulgaris ‘Silver Fox’ Calluna vulgaris ‘Silver Fox’ We have over 200 new catalogue…

Royal Cornwall Show – 2022

…ibericum Primula vulgaris ‘Bradleyi’ Primula vulgaris ‘Bradleyi’ Helleborus x hybridus ‘Harrington Pink Speckled’ Helleborus x hybridus ‘Harrington Pink Speckled’ Coleonema pulcherimum Coleonema pulcherimum Coleonema pulcherimum Drimys lanceolata ‘Red Spice’ –…

28th April

…‘Coppertone’ x Raphiobotrya ‘Coppertone’ Clianthus puniceus ‘Flamingo’ alongside Clianthus puniceus ‘Albus’. Clianthus puniceus ‘Flamingo’ Syringa vulgaris ‘Madame Antoine Buchner’ just coming out. A new entry in our 2021 catalogue. Syringa…

14th May

…purple-red flowers this lilac in Monica Trudgeon’s garden is, I think, Syringa vulgaris ‘Charles X’. Not a named variety which I have come across before. Syringa vulgaris ‘Charles X’ I…

7th May

…double flowered Syringa vulgaris ‘Mme Antoine Buchner’ on Hovel Cart Road. Syringa vulgaris ‘Mme Antoine Buchner’ New things in Higher Quarry Nursery bed to go out next spring. Rhododendron ‘Tibet’…