15th May

Showers’ making good headway in the Isla Rose Plantation. Ceanothus thrysiflorus ‘Snow Showers’ Ceanothus thrysiflorus ‘Snow Showers’ Ceanothus thrysiflorus ‘Snow Showers’ 2019 – CHW To Burncoose to sort out what…

19th March

…and Isla Rose Plantation at Radio Cornwall.On my return from Truro the snow had nearly all gone. snow had nearly all gone snow had nearly all gone snow had nearly…

11th March

…depressed or devastated. Although a north wind with cold showers for Mothering Sunday the Camellias are coming into their peak. A little late due to the snow but none the…

1st March

…the “spring” season has been cancelled. So too the High Sheriffs dinner at Pentille and next weekends Rosemoor show. snow snow snow snow snow snow snow snow snow snow The…

3rd June

…Barbier’ Rosa ‘Alberic Barbier’ Rosa ‘Golden Showers’ (climber) beside it. Rosa ‘Golden Showers’ Rosa ‘Golden Showers’ Zelkova serrata ‘Variegation’ on Nicholas Lock’s stand. Zelkova serrata ‘Variegation’ Zelkova serrata ‘Variegation’ Aextoxicon…

10th November

…ones may be a month away still. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Stachyurus lancifolius with exceptional colours today and next spring’s flowers already well formed as you can see…

5th March

…Fan’ Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Snow Queen’ not very floriferous. Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Snow Queen’ Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ – despite its name this is not actually a huge flower. I fear that this…

31st December

…the cold vernalised snowdrops into springing into flower but we have had only 1 days frost (a month ago) this winter. snowdrops A primrose on Christmas Day and now, suddenly,…

9th December

…‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Carpinus kawakamii proving yet again that it is an evergreen species with us. Reddish new growth…

2nd March

…Karol has good pictures of the huge 4 feet high snow drifts below the church and at the Portholland turning. snow drifts snow drifts To cheer us up Jaimie has…