17th July

…is very similar to Hydrangea serrata ‘Kiyosume’ as I have argued before. Hydrangea ‘Love you Kiss’ Hydrangea ‘Love you Kiss’ Hydrangea ‘Love you Kiss’ A much older clump of Hydrangea…

27th July

…is quite nice although the early picotee edge has faded here. Hydrangea ‘Love you Kiss’ Hydrangea ‘Love you Kiss’ Hydrangea ‘Love you Kiss’ A good clump of Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ blue…

3rd July

…fashionable (lacecap) Hydrangea ‘Love you Kiss’. Very like the Hydrangea serrata ‘Kiyosumi’ in my old hydrangea reference book in fact! Hydrangea ‘Love you Kiss’ Hydrangea ‘Love you Kiss’ 2016 –…

26th March

…a bit damaged! Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Caerhays Surprise’ Camellia reticulata ‘Lovely Lady’ flowering properly 18 months on from planting. Camellia reticulata ‘Lovely Lady’ Camellia reticulata ‘Larry Piet’ likewise….

15th June

…on Sunday with £1,956 raised from gardens entry and car parking for Cornwall Hospice Care.A pot full of Salvia ‘Love and Wishes’ outside the front door which replaced the now…

Royal Cornwall Show – 2022

…japonica ‘Spring Festival’ Camellia japonica ‘Anemoneflora’ Camellia japonica ‘Anemoneflora’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Jenefer Carlyon’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Jenefer Carlyon’ Camellia japonica ‘Love Light’ Camellia japonica ‘Love Light’ Camellia japonica ‘Cornish…

12th July

…rain Sunday before last as they would otherwise be drooping in this heatwave. Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’ can be blue or pink. Reliable flowerer. Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’ Hydrangea ‘Love You Kiss’ – silly…

31st March

…for the Spring Show later next week. Very wet overnight (yet again) and now a cold east wind. Cloudy and not encouraging for visitors. Enkianthus chinensis looks good to go….

7th April

…just opening. (M. ‘Forrest Pink’ x M. ‘Marilyn’). Magnolia ‘Wim Rutten’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Mag’s Pirouette’ out a bit later than some of the other named double flowering x loebneri…

9th April

…only flowers in late May or early June. Much friendly banter! Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia kawakamii Is this Acer pentaphyllum? Not in leaf as yet and not on planting plan. Having…