12th November

…flowered last autumn is out again. The flowers look a bit premature and are not quite fully formed. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ A light blue hydrangea still full…

21st December

…both on the drive. Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ A smallish plant of Camellia ‘Winton’ now nicely out beside ‘Winter Intruder’. Camellia ‘Winton’…

19th October

…Rhus typhina ‘Tiger Eyes’ Our stock plant of Pseudowintera ‘Red Leopard’ is the best thing in the nursery today as regards autumn colour. Outstanding! Pseudowintera ‘Red Leopard’ Pseudowintera ‘Red Leopard’…

4th May

…var sterculiaceum Acer sterculiaceum var sterculiaceum This is the most striking red late flowered camellia full out in May. It has to be Camellia ‘Mathotiana Rubra’. Might it last for…

4th February

…Intruder’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ and Camellia ‘Winton’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ and Camellia ‘Winton’ A close up of Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’. close up of Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Camellia japonica ‘Carter’s Sunburst’…

16th April

…by the February cold. Hydrangea lobbii Magnolia veitchii ‘Isca’ and Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ seen from the lawn. Magnolia veitchii ‘Isca’ and Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ Still plenty of flowers on Camellia…

23rd November

…‘Takanini’ Camellia ‘Takanini’ Camellia ‘Takanini’ Camellia ‘Winter’s Dream’ Camellia ‘Winter’s Dream’ Camellia ‘Winter’s Dream’ The new multi span tunnel is now full of the next crop of herbaceous plants. multi…

22nd October

…real red although some leaves are still green. Quite a sight today in the pale sunlight. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Liquidambar styraciflua…

17th October

…with their autumn colour. Azalea ‘Koster’s Brilliant Red’ Skimmia japonica ‘Veitchii’ and Azalea ‘Koster’s Brilliant Red’ not bad either. Skimmia japonica ‘Veitchii’ and Azalea ‘Koster’s Brilliant Red’ Malus ‘Red Sentinel’…

15th September

…as they will be soon. Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Carpinus betulus ‘Fastigiata’ was planted in 2009 and is romping away erectly as…

29th September

…Euonymus europaeus ‘Red Cascade’ plastered in seed pods. Euonymus europaeus ‘Red Cascade’ Cestrum nocturnum flowering away well. Cestrum nocturnum Sorbus ‘Autumn Fire’ with fruit but, as yet, no autumn colour….

4th October

…of berries. Cornus alba ‘Siberian Pearls’ A multitude of camellias suddenly out in a nursery tunnel. Camellia sinensis assamica Camellia sinensis assamica Camellia ‘Winter’s Interlude’ Camellia ‘Winter’s Interlude’ Camellia ‘Winter’s…

27th February 1897 – 2020

…avenue above the Camellia ‘Donation’ hedge The clump of Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ full out above the Rockery. Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ Is this Camellia ‘Mars’? More like Camellia ‘Takanini’ when I…

18th December

…has discovered one of our last true Blood Red arboreums in Dry Walls. It was revealed when the laurel was felled around it. Certainly one to propagate from. Blood Red

5th February

…hookeriana ‘Winter Gem’ in full flower. A good new thing in the catalogue. Sarcococca hookeriana ‘Winter Gem’ Sarcococca hookeriana ‘Winter Gem’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Caerhays’ above the fern bed in…

21st November

…williamsii ‘November Pink’ is now full out in the main quarry. Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’ Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’ Camellia ‘Winter’s Charm’ Camellia ‘Winter’s Charm’ Camellia ‘Winter’s Snowman’….

8th November

‘Winter’s Joy’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Winter’s Joy’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Winter’s Joy’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Glow’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Glow’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Plantation Pink’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Plantation Pink’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Blush’….

10th January 1897- 2020

…Camellia ‘Winton’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ now nearly full out in three separate clumps. Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Rhododendron nobleanum and Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ are also a good sight…

14th June

…CHW The G7 has brought lots of covid to Cornwall I am told. Two hundred police or security billeted on a specially chartered cruise ship in Falmouth harbour have got…

31st March

…been visible for some time. The new growth shoots are upright along the stems with reddish new leaves. The older evergreen leaves have been bashed in the wind over winter