…They clearly both have family connections and a link to Werrington. JCW was a founder of the Primula Society and even delivered papers at their conferences. Forrest sent back seed…

…‘sport’! First flowers showing on Magnolia dawsoniana and no frost damage. Magnolia dawsoniana Part of yesterday’s planting all staked and wired. yesterday’s planting A huge Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ now full…

…seed tassels. Carpinus caroliniana ‘Red Fall’ Carpinus caroliniana ‘Red Fall’ First black fruits ever on Crataegus chlorosarca. Crataegus chlorosarca Crataegus tanacetifolia covered in yellowish fruits. Crataegus tanacetifolia Crataegus tanacetifolia Crataegus…

…new growth is purple-red when it unfurls (a bit later than Q. glauca). Our ‘hedge’ certainly has attractive purple-red new growth. Alan then says that the undersides of the newer…

…Red’ on the Burncoose website. Hilliers states ‘striking shades of bright red and orange’. What I am seeing is hardly this but this is fairly typical of Cornwall’s mild climate…

…Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ racing out by the lawn. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ 2023 – CHW Cold north wind to hold the magnolias back again – no harm in that. More rhododendrons…

…in our climate. This is the third variety to flower in the nursery this year. Lagerstroemia indica ‘Red Emperor’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Red Emperor’ Passiflora edulis with a couple of fruits…

…remaining small leaves are yellow. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Victoria’ Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Red Bells’ has little colour left. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Red Bells’ But Enkianthus campanulatus var hirtinervus is still fully green with…

…grey-brown. fungi First flowers this year on Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’. Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ Lower branch pruning on Lomatia ferruginea to prevent overshadowing of nearby young rhododendrons. Nice bark on its…

…in the other greenery. A columnar habit and smallish blue-black leaves edged purple when you look closely. Cercidophyllum ‘Red Fox’ Cercidophyllum ‘Red Fox’ Cercidophyllum ‘Red Fox’ Styrax serrulatus nearly out….