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View 15th October 1897 – 2020

CONTRIBUTORS:

FJW 1955-2007

CHW 2015-

JCW 1897-1939

CW 1940-1955

2026 – CHW

Three of us at the Garden Society Dinner. RJW took three Crataegus species fruits – Crataegus chlorosarca, Crataegus phaenopyrum and Crataegus calpodendron. DJW took Styrax shiraianus, Cotoneaster moupinensis and Cotoneaster cornifolius ‘Ogisui’. I took flowers of Camellia taliensis, Camellia sasanqua ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ and Camellia ‘Plantation Pink’.

A new laurel hedge opposite The Vean after Goretti.

Replacement laurel hedge on Bond Street corner.

One of our home grown Camellia sasanqua taken as cuttings from the ancient plant on the castle wall.

A few small secondary flowers after the drought on Hydrangea paniculata ‘Skyfall’.

Campylotropis macrocarpa in full flower by the Hothead.

Buddleja auriculata in flower beside it. Not a great scent!

Ilex dimorphophylla covered in berries on one side of the tree. Not yet quite ripe enough for Asia to collect.

Ripe fruit on Brassaiopsis dumicola.

2025 – CHW

An unlabelled Sorbus in Kennel Close.

Prunus ‘Kursar’ with varied colours.

Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’ nearly out.

Seed forming on Sycopsis tutcheri.

Elderly Camellia sasanquas at the bottom of Old Park.

Only the younger sweet chestnut tree are producing decent sized seed clusters. Older trees have little fruit after the drought.

Aesculus wilsonii conkers still far from ripe.

2024 – CHW
I did not see this myself but these were taken by Lara Levett at Rescassa and Porthluney Beach last Thursday night. As close to the Arora Borealis as we are ever going to get here I suspect.

Fuchsia exorticata has several early flowers by the front door.

The ancient darker pink Camellia sasanqua is now full out.

Strangely all the fuchsias towards the ladies and gents loos have dropped all their leaves and only the odd flower remains. Last year this same plant was full of flower on Christmas day.

Massive regrowth on the rhododendrons and azaleas cut back in the Rockery in the spring.

Camellia sasanqua ‘Variegata’ just out.

Unexpectedly good autumn colour are the dwarf Rhododendron canadense.

2023 – CHW
Callicarpa shirasawanum with berries and autumn colour.

These 3, now enormous, Philadelphus pekinensis were only planted in 2015.

This Deutzia x rosea ‘Yuki Cherry Blossom’ has developed slowly after planting in 2020.

This Diospyros kaki was planted in 2013. A few hints of autumn colour.

Keteleeria davidiana making good progress and hosting a number of ladybirds.

Photinia parvifolia with its first berries.

Schinus molle growing on well.

Quercus franchetii with secondary new growth and an interesting trunk.

Photinia lasiogyna (P. nussia) a year after planting.

Carpinus shensiensis.

Podocarpus parlatorei with late secondary new growth.

Podocarpus lambertii far less vigorous.

Diospyros cathayensis.

Seeds from Magnolia globosa.

Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’ at its very best.

An extraordinary sight. Secondary flowers on a red flowered tree peony in October!

2022 – CHW
Rhododendron quinquefolium ‘Five Arrows’ with good autumn colour. I had not spotted this before.

Work complete on the tree surgery on the Pinus insignis with no damage to the tarmac on the drive and only minimal damage to nearby shrubs. Mostly the cut branches were lowered to the ground. A good job indeed by Treleaven Tree Services.