…‘Lavender Haze’ – nothing startling but nice enough. Agapanthus ‘Lavender Haze’ Agapanthus ‘Lavender Haze’ Agapanthus ‘Windsor Grey’ – dull white-grey flowers. Agapanthus ‘Windsor Grey’ Agapanthus ‘Windsor Grey’ Miscanthus sacchariflorus –…

…whitish grey in bud and tall growing. Quite excellent and arguably better than Agapanthus ‘Queen Mum’. A must get for Burncoose. Agapanthus ‘Windsor Grey’ Agapanthus ‘Windsor Grey’ Agapanthus ‘Inkspots’ –…

…‘Royal Velvet’ is quite stunning today. Agapanthus ‘Royal Velvet’ Hydrangeas lined up for customers by the sales point. Hydrangeas Agapanthus ‘Windsor Grey’ really is grey! Agapanthus ‘Windsor Grey’ This batch,…

…(a calophytum cross or form I was given by Windsor) and Rhododendron ‘Rebecca’ (a Caerhays bred hybrid) growing and prospering below Slip Rail. Well worth growing but perhaps not quite…

…Rhododendron ‘Kabaret’ Rhododendron ‘Kabaret’ Rhododendron ‘Kabaret’ Rhododendron serpyllifolium – the Caerhays form is even more of a dwarf or mini azalea like than the Windsor one seen last week. Our…

…in the rest of Cornwall, it was 30 to 35 years ago. GWCT Cornwall have raised £13k to fund a reintroduction project in August with five cuvvies of grey partridges…

…in the study a large grey squirrel repeatedly jumps up at the glass on the window. I presume that since the glass is tinted it could see its reflection as…

back to the 29th April Mount Stewart, then a few miles around the loch to Grey Abbey gardens. The last flowers on Rhododendron Rhododendron magnificum Rhododendron magnificum . Rhododendron ‘Dr…

…Grey Partridge reintroduction project at 5.30pm. I forgot to take any pictures so you will have to make do with a copy of the leaflet.10 Jun16 Cornish Grey Partridge Project…

…reticulata without the need to graft them. A long time in the mist bench. Camellia reticulata ‘Arch of Triumph’ I have been sent these five photographs of a grey squirrel…

…of light blue-grey leaves. Elymus arenarius Elymus arenarius Miscanthus sinensis ‘Ghosa’ was not bad either. Miscanthus sinensis ‘Ghosa’ Miscanthus sinensis ‘Ghosa’ Agapanthus ‘Graskop’ out long after all the others. Agapanthus…

…from Windsor in 1991 with a Windsor label. We have inadvertently used our own label and incorrectly called it Ilex dipyrena. A few green berries here and there as we…

…Star’ Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ has faded but still a show after six weeks. Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ A 2019 present from Windsor coming into leaf – Acer ‘Valley Phantom’ with…

…royalii hybrid Azalea ‘Cannons Double’ is just out. Azalea ‘Cannons Double’ 2016 – CHW A very happy and interesting visit to the rhodo species collection at Windsor Great Park and…

…day. You can just see the white insides of the tepals which makes this hybrid so special. First seen in The Valley Gardens at Windsor a couple of years ago….

…the former keeper of the gardens at Windsor Great Park and one of my mentors and friends, once demanded a plant of for the Valley Gardens at Windsor. Student gardeners…

…late May. Azalea ‘Hinodegiri’ Prunus ‘Matsumae- hanaguruma’ was a gift from Windsor (Harvey Stephens) in 2015. Some hail damage but may well be perfect for the show. Prunus ‘Matsumae- hanaguruma’…

…cups after 10 years and outside competition, especially from Windsor, unwelcome! Harvey is Cornish (although Nadia his wife is not) and started working life at the Probus Demonstration Garden with…

…Gardens at Windsor doing so well. Magnolia ‘Purple Prince’ Magnolia ‘Tikitere’ still putting on a good show on the drive. Magnolia ‘Tikitere’ Cornus ‘Eddie’s White Wonder’ out early as usual….

…specimens but just as hairy. Quite whether we have a true original M s sinensis to match the one at Windsor is therefore not conclusive although the habit and flower…