24th February

…now in the tunnels but I have seen this elsewhere recently. A delicate light blue tinge. Rosemarinus officinalis ‘Severn Sea’ Rosemarinus officinalis ‘Severn Sea’ Calceolaria ‘Camden Hero’ is new to…

15th February

…sister seedling to Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ on Bond Street. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ The very last flower on Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’. Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’ 2023 – CHW The Daphne…

14th November

…from the USA and the sea certainly looks ominous. It transpires that it hits Scotland and not Cornwall. Sea view Sea view The seed on hedychium is certainly impressive. The…

21st August

…The Lapageria rosea has been out for about a fortnight but I had omitted to photograph it. Only one of the elderly plants survives. Lapageria rosea Lapageria rosea A young…

13th December

…2019 – CHW Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’ with its last flower. Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’ Lapageria rosea with its last flower. Lapageria rosea Lapageria rosea Amazingly a flower still on…

26th July

…can say about this week’s record UK temperatures is that thankfully they have not applied to Cornwall. Overcast with sea mist and a good westerly breeze.Two flowers on a magnolia…

29th July

season appears on the bank above the castle. the first mushroom of the season Below the greenhouse the very rare Rubus ichangensis is about to produce raspberries in large triangular…

7th April

…Garden Society Show yesterday by a TV celebrity gardening presenter who I had never heard of. Apparently he married his bearded male partner at the Chelsea Flower Show recently. His…

11th September

…8 September 2020 at 16:27:44 BST To: Andrew Bengough Subject: FW: BLM / Rule Brittania – background In the 17th century the seas around Britain were ruled by North African…

10th September

…Rambler’ now well established by the Playhouse. Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ Flowers and seed heads on Desmodium elegans. Desmodium elegans Desmodium elegans Another picture of sea mist taken…