…looking at a Facebook video of John Marston’s garden overlooking Barnstaple. He had a large 12 year old Aesculus californica full out. This prompted a look where I discover our…

Next Day > < Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW Jaimie spots a Kingfisher in the river. Kingfisher In a single day…

…Azalea ‘Whitethroat’ full out on the drive. Azalea ‘Whitethroat’ Rhododendron (Azalea) kiusianum has very few flowers this year. Rhododendron (Azalea) kiusianum Jaimie has discovered that a (French) partridge has laid…

…Rhododendron ‘Mi Amor’ at its fantastic best. Rhododendron ‘Mi Amor’ Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Monarch’ just opening. Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Monarch’ Rhododendron yakushimanum below Donkey Shoe. Pink in bud opening white. Rhododendron yakushimanum…

…on Saturday: Camellia ‘Ruby Wedding’ Camellia ‘Ruby Wedding’ Camellia reticulata – white form Camellia reticulata – white form Nearly open magnolia buds picked from the garden winds today and wrapped…

…Williams’, which, oddly, has come out right beside the main trunk. Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ now scenting the Rockery. Outstanding. Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ A pure white…

…‘Plum Pudding’ now fully out. A small round headed shrub and not a big tree. Magnolia ‘Plum Pudding’ A white flowered Bergenia ‘Bressingham White’ by the front door peeping out….

…is good news. Camellia ‘White Swan’ with the odd flower. Camellia ‘White Swan’ The camellia sales beds – full with good healthy plants. camellia sales beds camellia sales beds Genista…

…on the fallen oak in White Styles. fallen oak Already Salix gracilistyla ‘Mount Aso’ is covered in flower by the Old Dog Kennels. Salix gracilistyla ‘Mount Aso’ Salix gracilistyla ‘Mount…

…still green fruits. Known as ‘Late hawthorn’ this large shrub has very few thorns and comes from E. USA and Southern Canada. Crataegus calpodendron Crataegus horrida looking fairly ripe –…

…car park was looking particularly fine with the seed heads showing a hint of pink. Carpinus betulus Carpinus betulus Hook Norton village has always had wonderful gardens. Here a fine…

…up the water meadows. islands under water islands under water islands under water islands under water King Charles’ 1984 planted blue cedar tree is looking rather battered. King Charles’ 1984…

…I had thought yesterday when consulting the planting plan. Rhododendron ririei Rhododendron ririei Seeds on Sophora ‘Sun King’. Sophora ‘Sun King’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ now at its best on the…

…Camellia x williamsii ‘Charles Michael’ by Tin Garden full out. Camellia x williamsii ‘Charles Michael’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Charles Michael’ ‘King Alfred’ daffodils in Kennel Close. The first clump to…

…from afar! Looking back again at the old hunt kennels Looking back again at the old hunt kennels I wonder how many magnolia flowers we have just experienced in Old…

…new name for what looks very like ‘King George’ to me. Hydrangea ‘Red Baron’ Salvia ‘Purple and Bloom’ would be well worth Burncoose stocking. Salvia ‘Purple and Bloom’ Salvia ‘Purple…

…That is the question to be proved or disproved.The Japanese nursery set up in London in 1907 at Kingsway. Wade’s Hakoneya nursery arrived after WW1. Reuthe’s nursery sold camellias before…

…the road has been removed by Bob with the telehandler. We now look forward to the restricted parking and no parking signs which have finally been approved by Cornwall Council…

…then again, most deciduous species usually do. Rhododendron weyrichii Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide’ has been attacked by birds seeking the nectar at the base of its flowers. Nevertheless plenty of decent…

…its bulbous white flowers. Trevarno has a superb Agathis australis, which I had then never seen before. I wonder if it still survives today under Russian ownership? Trevarno (after Peter’s…