8th September

…donax ‘Golden Chain’ Arundo donax ‘Golden Chain’ Arundo donax ‘Golden Chain’ Ligustrum japonicum ‘Aureum’ in full flower. Ligustrum japonicum ‘Aureum’ Ligustrum japonicum ‘Aureum’ Dregea sinensis Dregea sinensis Dregea sinensis 2016…

20th April

…williamsii ‘Caerhays’ Salix undensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ just leafing up in Tin Garden. Salix undensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix undensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ is darker than Magnolia ‘Peachy’ which is lighter…

15th December

…Spangles’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ is red not yellow in the autumn! Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ This is the third…

29th November

…show. Acer griseum 2019 – CHW Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ produces golden autumn colours as well as genuinely yellow leaves in the spring and summer. Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix…

21st April

…Azalea ‘Blushing Belle’. Late flowers on Camellia japonica ‘Golden Anniversary’. Camellia japonica ‘Golden Anniversary’ To the greenhouse to select plant gifts for our trip this week. Prickly new growth on…

3rd May

…sinensis Davidia involucrata var. vilmorimana ‘Golden Birr’ has golden young leaves and originated in Birr Castle in Ireland. Davidia involucrata var. vilmorimana ‘Golden Birr’ Davidia involucrata var. vilmorimana ‘Golden Birr’…

20th November

…kiusiana just gets better! Tilia kiusiana Liriodendron chinense is approaching its best. Liriodendron chinense Liriodendron chinense Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’ develops black leaves as they prepare to drop. Magnolia obovata…

24th March 1897 – 2020

…Cornish accent! The cold damage which we saw is now sadly far more evident.Leaf drop from frost damage on the evergreen Hoheria populnea ‘Variegata’. The tree is almost completely defoliated…

30th December

…very wet few days as nature catches up on the dry summer and our below average rainfall up to now. Leaf drop under the Trevanion holly as we have come…

28th November

…come again to the three malus trees on Bond Street which are now fully ripe.1. Perhaps Malus ‘Golden Hornet’? Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ 2. The pear or oval…

1st July

‘Golden Crane’. SUPERB. Propagate at once! Hydrangea chinesis ‘Golden Crane’ Hydrangea chinesis ‘Golden Crane’ Hydrangea chinesis ‘Golden Crane’ Hydrangea chinesis ‘Golden Crane’ 2020 – CHW A very fine self-sown buddleia…

28th March

…just coming out. This is a Caerhays cross and its sister is ‘Golden Oriole’ var Busaco which has more of an orange tinge. Rhododendron ‘Golden Oriole var Talavera’ Rhododendron ‘Golden

23rd November

…styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ with wonderful red autumn colour. The new leaves may be yellow but the winter colour is not! Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ Betula luminifera…

26th September

…Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ with nuts on an old tree pruned up to give summer shade to his dogs. Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’…

16th December

…tomorrow. The tarmac boys Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’ now full out by Donkey Shoe. Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ below Donkey Shoe now also full out…

22nd April

…This is Magnolia ‘Golden Goblet’ which will not be winning any prizes! Not one of the yellows that has made the grade. Magnolia ‘Golden Goblet’ Magnolia ‘Golden Goblet’ Still a…

27th June

…it really. Dutch trying to sell on a silly but marketable name again. Hydrangea ‘Black Diamonds’ Hydrangea ‘Black Diamonds’ Agapanthus ‘Golden Drop’ – in flower at last with pale blue…

18th November

…all looking good. herbaceous plants herbaceous plants herbaceous plants The leaves Euonymus hamiltonianus ‘Popcorn’ turn white before they drop. Loropetalum ‘Daybreak Flame’ also well into flower. Loropetalum ‘Daybreak Flame’ Good…

21st September

…compared to normal years. Leaf drop of old leaves is normally in May. late summer leaf drop Just a few solitary seed pod with only a couple of seeds in…

1st January

…to try to register this year with the International Camellia Society. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Pickthorn’ Lead drop on Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ which is both normal and attractive today. Unusual…