19th March

…flower, and perform later in the year. A last flower on Magnolia campbellii ‘Betty Jessel’ at the garden entrance. Magnolia campbellii ‘Betty Jessel’ Rhododendron ‘Emma Williams’ is semi deciduous but…

6th March

…Rhododendron moupinense An early and windblown flower on Rhododendron ‘Emma Williams’. Rhododendron ‘Emma Williams’ Magnolia denudate ‘Forrest Pink’ is showing colour but still far from out. Magnolia denudate ‘Forrest Pink’…

1st March

…Huge fodder beet First early flower on Rhododendron ‘Emma Williams’. Rhododendron ‘Emma Williams’ Rhododendron moupinense at its absolute best. Rhododendron moupinense Rhododendron moupinense Last late flower on Rhodendron nobleanum. Rhodendron…

Royal Cornwall Show – 2022

…reticulata ‘Dr Clifford Parks’ Camellia reticulata ‘Dr Clifford Parks’ Camellia reticulata ‘Emma Gaet’ Camellia reticulata ‘Emma Gaet’ Camellia reticulata ‘Royalty’ Camellia reticulata ‘Royalty’ Camellia reticulata ‘Miss Tulare’ Camellia reticulata ‘Miss…

24th April

…all. 1982 – FJW CHW married Emma Richey at Woodstock – Mag nitida in evidence. 1973 – FJW Big leafed Rhodo’s very bad – only 4 Sinogrande flowered – decorum…

5th March

…willimasii ‘Galaxie’ with rather variable and poorish flowers but still a fine show 4 days after Storm Emma and the snow has passed. A quick recovery. More magnolias soon I…

16th April

‘Emma Williams’. Rhododendron schlippenbachii Cornus ‘Eddie’s White Wonder’ with its white bracts at about half-size as yet. Cornus ‘Eddie’s White Wonder’ The first deciduous azaleas emerging into flower beyond the…

8th March

…at last to the pleasant job of planting out some of our young rhododendrons from the outside frames. These were dug around and lifted before Storm Emma etc.Sparmannia africana by…

10th March

…song too after the first flowers opened on this bush in November. Camellia ‘Sode-gashuki’ Plenty to see already despite The Beast and Beastly ‘Emma’. 2017 – CHW A drab day…

5th May

…‘Black Hawk’ Azalea ‘Black Hawk’ A young plant of Rhododendron tethropeplum; one of the parents to Rhododendron ‘Emma Williams’. Rhododendron tethropeplum Rhododendron kiuisianum in the Rockery. The larger clump on…