16th August

…(2 plants only in the UK) Litsea populifolia. One at Tregrehan and one in John Marston’s garden. Litsea populifolia Litsea populifolia Lindera reflexa. Lindera reflexa Lindera reflexa Lindera elongata. Lindera…

26th August

…to the latest Hillier’s) is now 20ft tall and making good headway. A present from John Hillier 10 years ago. Attractive bark now as well. We have another much younger…

2nd July

…forward and might even help John Williams get to know his plant names rather better and more quickly in the future. Certainly it would help with everything new which we…

2nd August

…and new ones!) them properly. I cannot remember this happening for several years. Time to think, children all married (John and Katie visit), dogs happy, work absolutely up to date….

16th February

John Michael Williams. The Royal Cornwall Gazette dated 13th February 1868 Attached is a letter from the RHS with certificates for the awards showed at the Rosemoor Show in March…

8th January

…Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ In John Marston’s latest garden video he shows Leujocum aestivum ‘Summer Snowflake’ in flower in January. Our bulbs are well into their foliage but…

15th June

…collection box ‘Game keeping’ with the figures showing more than a passing resemblance to John & Caroline George. Slightly unchurchlike but splendid! ‘Game keeping’ ‘Game keeping’ ‘Game keeping’ ‘Fishing’ –…

13th January

…Camellia ‘Cornish Spring’ John Anderson, the keeper of the gardens from The Crown Estate at Windsor, called this week with a few plants as gifts for us. Sadly I have…

9th September

…on Tresco with a youthful Tim Smit, Philip Macmillan-Browse and John Nelson (Heligan), Tony Hibbert (Trebah), Mike Nelhams (Tresco) and James Humphreys (Trewithen) present. Of these only James will be…

3rd August

…such gorgeous blue spring new growth most definitely does. The small tree blew over years ago and has become a low mounded shrub which makes the flowers more reachable. John