31st May

…in flower than last year. Styrax formosanus var. formosanus Styrax japonicus ‘Evening Light’ has no flowers at all but wonderful black new growth. Styrax japonicus ‘Evening Light’ Styrax japonicus ‘Evening…

23rd September

…much wind to get a decent picture. Clethra pringleyi Clethra pringleyi Styrax japonicus ‘Evening Light’ living up to its name. Wonderful near black foliage. Styrax japonicus ‘Evening Light’ Styrax japonicus…

21st October

…‘Camelliifolia’ The Cornwall champion Acer caesium subsp. giraldii has been given more light and has responded with a large crop of viable seed which we have never noticed or got…

7th August

…a dead camellia planted in March. The two other camellias behind it have more shade and have survived. dead camellia Styrax japonicus ‘Evening Light’ looking great in full sunlight! Styrax…

18th May

…much on the stand to do still much on the stand to do still much on the stand to do By Saturday morning all the cut stuff has been arranged…

7th March

…box blight box blight box blight box blight sign Agapanthus leaves turned to mush by the cold but the bulbs will probably be fine. Agapanthus leaves Agapanthus leaves Rhododendron eximeum…

29th March

…welcome addition to our four other pink and purple flowered Loropetalum varieties. Loropetalum carolina ‘Moonlight’ Teucrium fruiticosum ‘Azureum’ – a good blue and much better than the light blue of…

24th March

…rush down to Burncoose with Michael Gove’s announcement this morning that building sites could stay open (with social distancing). KPK have already decided to close completely and we ‘furlough’ our…

6th June

…Meconopsis baileyi (syn. betonicifolia) as a blue flower in the early morning sunlight in the cashpoint. Meconopsis baileyi Meconopsis baileyi Lupinus ‘Manhattan Lights’ 2021 – CHW The rare plant fair…

5th January

…of the night worrying about it all and the grim business of staff furloughing in the morning. Was L3 really necessary? I fear yes as the Christmas holidays have brought…