7th September

…in September. Syringa reticulata Syringa reticulata Cheques handed out at the wind-up meeting after the highly successful Caerhays charity fete on the 16th June. In all over £8,000 was available…

23rd September

…the spring open season (currently) from mid-February to mid-June each year. The conifers were planted originally to put an end to vegetable production for the castle which was then being…

3rd March

…not be as dead as I thought. Daphne bholua The Cryptomeria japonicas bend dangerously in the wind. How they stay upright I do not know. Cryptomeria japonicas Snow still lies…

24th December

…now nearly full out (the smaller flowered form and a little later out). Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Catastrophe with a large beech tree falling into the young rhododendrons…

2nd January

…now. Camellia ‘Silver Anniversary’ Camellia ‘Silver Anniversary’ and a pinkish (unnamed) form of Camellia japonica near the tallest veitchii. Camellia japonica Another plant of Camellia ‘Cornish Snow Michael’ with the…

4th March

…camellia flowers 2018 – CHW The last bits of snow outside the front door in the sun. Then heavy rain so only the snowdrifts remain on the roads. last bits…

13th March

…a good white with just a hint of pink perhaps at the base but I wonder if this is what Burncoose is selling as Magnolia ‘Snow White’. Very similar certainly….

11th December

…Normally semi-evergreen. Embothrium lanceolatum First flowers high up on a Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Glyptostrobus pensilis ‘Wooly Mammoth’ with its peculiar winter colours. Glyptostrobus pensilis ‘Wooly Mammoth’ Last…

23rd March

…wall. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ The dovecote in the walled garden. dovecote in the walled garden Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’ looking splendid. Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’ Cornus sanguinea…

12th October

‘Snow Cone’ Styrax japonicus ‘Snow Cone’ Pterocarya rhederiana ‘Fern Leaf’ was only planted in the spring. It certainly lives up to its name and is well worth its position. Propagated…