7th June

…Gillenia trifoliata Rosa ‘Blue for You’ on the Cornish Rose Company stand. Rosa ‘Blue for You’ Rosa ‘Blue for You’ A nice memorial for Albert Riddle outside the members’ pavilion….

26th November

…batch of pre ordered new plants Picea pungens ‘Fat Albert’ makes its first appearance here. Picea pungens ‘Fat Albert’ Magnolia dawsoniana finally starting to shed its leaves outside the front…

11th December

…spring. Here a Prince Albert’s Yew (Saxegothaea conspicua) to give shelter one day from the east. Prince Albert’s Yew The reinforcements to the windbreak above the path are now in…

23rd September

…conspicua on just the odd branch. Quite a surprise as I had thought that ‘Prince Albert’s yew’ had berries? The reference books say these cones are in fact soft and…