Over 20 species and hybrids laid out for inspection in the Georgian Hall.

We had thought most Carpinus only flower and fruit after 20 years of age (the exception being C. japonica and C. fangiana). However, closer inspection showed that several species were fruiting albeit well inside the tree canopy and sometimes only on one side of the tree.

Tom’s Carpinus polyneura and ours. Just about the same if you key out the 2 sized leaf serrations.

Tom’s Carpinus polyneura with fruits.

Tom’s Carpinus shensiensis.

Tom’s Carpinus hebestroma from Taiwan.

Tom’s Carpinus caroliniana which matched 2 of our 3 samples from here. Fruit forming.

Tom’s Carpinus turczaninowii (SICH 220).

Tom’s Carpinus londoniana from Vietnam. Red undersides to the leaves.

Our Carpinus turczaninowii var. turczaninowii (Farrer) in the Tin Garden.

Our Carpinus shensiensis.

Fruits on Carpinus caroliniana.

Fruits on Carpinus fargesiana.

Amelanchier bartramiana with berries already ripe in the Isla Rose.

The dwarf Carpinus nimpoli? with reddish new growth.

2024 – CHW
The next two windows to restore in St Michael’s Church perhaps using some of the proceeds of the fete last Sunday.

They do not look good from the outside. The inspection with the Churchwarden, Captain John George, now complete and we need to write up a Faculty to get planning permission from the bishop to actually do the work.

Another splendid picture from Daphne Scott Harden’s garden in Durham. From the left Cornus ‘Norman Hadden’, C. controversa ‘Variegata’ and C. kousa with Viburnum plicatum ‘Kilimanjaro Sunrise’ and Abutilon vitifolium ‘Album’ on the right. All Burncoose plants originally.

Then a quick dash to Burncoose to meet the Business Rates Officer. Unbelievably they last inspected the nursery in the year we opened in 1984. Our good luck! On the tour the following were looking good:-

Papaver nudicaule ‘Moondance’.

Dichroa guizhou – should the flowers be blue?

Limonium latifolium – nowhere near as impressive in flower as Limonium perezii.

Lupin ‘Lavender Spires’ with rather a dwarf habit and strange bicolour flowers.

Iris ensata – the flowers never last long so catching one like this is a bonus.

The nursery looks remarkably tidy and weed free for this time of the year. Not perfect but much better than I have seen in years gone by mid-June.

2023 – CHW
Each of the Great Gardens of Cornwall have commissioned a painting or two of their own garden this spring. These were auctioned in Lemon Street Market to raise funds for The Cornwall Community Foundation. This is one of the Caerhays pictures which was pre-sold.

This was the larger Caerhays picture which sold reasonably.

This was the auction which raised c.£6K from 11 paintings.

2022 – CHW
Cornus walteri now fully out in flower on the drive. Blown open in the wind.

A hint of pink on Styrax japonicus ‘Pink Chimes’. Pinkish buds and occasionally one part of the starshaped flowers is pink.

Camellia ‘Kitty’ on Burns Bank is still laden with flower in late June. Exceptional and flowers pink and fading to white.

Styrax americanus has struggled with dieback in the exposed Isla Rose Plantation. Wrong place for it.

The odd new bit of reversion on Quercus cerris ‘Variegata’ despite my best efforts last year.

The Rhododendron maddenii with the largest flowers nearly over above Orchid House Nursery.

As expected and feared Neolitsea sericea has gone dead and our other older plant has gone (nearly) the same way at the same time. I wonder at the cause?

Euonymus hamiltonianus ‘Popcorn’ in full flower and recovering well from dieback.

Quercus liebmannii getting going two years from planting. A gift from Thomas Methuen-Campbell.

Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ living up to its name. No sign of fading to green here.

Indigofera himachalensis (from Roundabarrow nurseries) flowering properly for the first time. A vigorous and erect shrub.

Sapium sebiferum recovering from cold dieback in its first winter after planting out.

Cannot locate Styrax confusus. Need to check the planting plans.

2021 – CHW
Another posh garden tour. A little rain overnight.

Styrax japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’ at its best.

Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ has recently caught us out with a customer complaint. M. acuminata ‘Miss Honeybee’ x Michelia figo is probably not as our original M. ‘Yuchelia’ actually is but more like this?

The bracts of Cornus ‘Venus’ now becoming more pink.

Styrax japonicus ‘Jippei Kawamure’ full out and doing well.

Paulownia kawakamii has almost finished flowering and I have missed it.

Eucalyptus crenulata with its attractive new growth.

Magnolia rostrata has a flower on one of its lowest branches.