…from Sichuan by E.H. Wilson in 1908 but little known in cultivation today. Can reach 6-10 feet eventually. Viburnum wilsonae Viburnum wilsonae Viburnum rhytidophyllum with, as usual, seed heads and…

…new plant sales area outside the new shop is starting to take shape. new plant sales area Magnolia ‘Todds Fortyniner’ has moved on more than a little in the last…

…Caerhays. Malus hupehensis Malus hupehensis Cornus nuttallii ‘Pink Blush’ with little pink but a choice plant which we ought to stock. Cornus nuttallii ‘Pink Blush’ Cornus nuttallii ‘Pink Blush’ Acer…

…plan gets changed a bit when we are in situ. A few plants missing and a few extra ones so the master list will have to change a little. Malus…

…bullshit and little common sense here! Go back please too to the Spectator article about death recording as well which was featured in this diary.I rest a case which may…

…‘Sugar Dream’ Enkianthus serrulatus with its vibrant autumn colours. This was a gifted layer from the Tregrehan plant. Enkianthus serrulatus Acer forrestii has little notable autumn colour here. Rather drab….

…hunts.Viburnum calvum with huge leaves and reddish petioles and new growth. Viburnum calvum Myrsine divaricata – another genus of little merit except to the collector. Goes in with Schimus and…

…look magnificent. 1997 – FJW Garden completely different from 100 years ago. Very cold – a little flower on Tree Heath on the bank. Very few Camellias, a bit of…

…greenhouses has taken some minor frost damage but, in reality, very little. When I was a child a large Metrosideros grew exactly here but it died in a cold winter…

…Wang, the registrar of the International Camellia Society, concerning Camellia x williamsii ‘Delia Williams’. Quite dull perhaps but an interesting little bit of Caerhays/Trewithen history. Click here to see it….