…‘Livingstone’. Magnolia ‘Livingstone’ A good form of Rhododendron racemosum in Old Park. Rhododendron racemosum Rhododendron racemosum Comptonia peregrina in flower in the greenhouse. Comptonia peregrina Comptonia peregrina Senna stipulacea var….

…x M. x soulangeana) Magnolia ‘Avocet’ (M. x veitchii ‘Isca’ x M. x soulangeana) Berberis kawakamii. Berberis kawakamii Magnolia ‘Joli Pompom’ looking splendid above the greenhouse. Magnolia ‘Joli Pompom’ Magnolia…

…an original Forrest collection. Jaimie said it was defoliating a month ago but now virtually leafless with just two flowers. The odd green shoot from the stem so it might…

…The Fellows at Tregothnan. The Fellows Magnolia ‘Milky Way’ on the Bowling Green at Tregothnan. Magnolia ‘Milky Way’ Magnolia ‘Milky Way’ Magnolia ‘Milky Way’ Quercus suber and Michelia doltsopa. Quercus…

…on the Bowling Green – Caerhays gift to George & Elizabeth Falmouth, 1963. Magnolia campbellii Casuarina cunninghamiana growing beside Tregothnan House where underground cables keep the soil warm enough for…

…Red’ has always been one of the highlights of Tregothnan in March. Rhododendron arboreum ‘Blood Red’ Jonathan Jones marshalling us on the Bowling Green. Jonathan Jones Roy Lancaster thought this…

…reticulata Camellia reticulata Podocarpus parlatorei rompinig ahead above the greenhouse. Podocarpus parlatorei As is Podocarpus lambertii. Podocarpus lambertii Camellia ‘Fairy Bush’ set in front of a young Quercus ilex. Camellia…

…a wall 5 or so years ago by the greenhouses has taken some minor frost damage but, in reality, very little. When I was a child a large Metrosideros grew…

…Christmas. A green hue in the base of the trumpets. These dwarfish plants may have once been indoor Christmas azaleas which surprisingly survived. Late flowering evergreen azalea Late flowering evergreen…

…Foerster’. Arisaema consanguineum Fatsia polycarpa ‘Greenfingers’ Fatsia polycarpa ‘Greenfingers’ Cercis canadensis ‘Ruby Falls’ and Fatsia polycarpa ‘Greenfingers’. Cercis canadensis ‘Ruby Falls’ Astrantia major ‘Ruby Wedding’ and Athyrium nipponicum var. pictum….

…September and quite a sight today. Cornus florida Cornus kousa ‘Gold Star’ with large numbers of strawberry fruits after the dry summer. Some leaves have reverted to plain green on…

…packing shed. Romneya coulteri 2021 – CHW A visit to the greenhouse to see what new was out.Digitalis sceptrum from Madeira nicely in flower. Well worth propagating. A woody (greenhouse)…

…is an evergreen from South East Australia. This is the second time we have flowered it here as it becomes a large bush. I had not seen the attractive peeling…

…has fared a little worse but has survived. Nearer the top of the banks above the greenhouse and in full sun. Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Strawberry’ A young Sorbus hedlundii (ex Roundabarrow)…

…Michelia yunnanensis ‘Summer Snowflake’ Contrastingly, Kalopanax septemlobus has far less gigantic seed heads than we saw last year. The seeds rather resemble ivy and are still quite green. Kalopanax septemlobus…

…year haircut. Forsythia We have given up on the half cut back Cordyline australis. After the drought it only had 3 or 4 terminal green shoots, so now a ground…

…garden.The young rhododendrons in the frames are looking good. young rhododendrons young rhododendrons Eucryphia lucida above the greenhouse. Late into full flower after the odd flower over the last month….

…turning a lovely yellow already which contrasts well with its yellow-green snake bark. Acer rufinerve ‘Erythrocladum’ Acer rufinerve ‘Erythrocladum’ Acer rufinerve ‘Erythrocladum’ The enormous seed heads on Lithocarpus pachyphyllus grow…

…unlike last. Crataegus schraderiana Crataegus wattiana with fruits turning colour already. Crataegus wattiana Crataegus aprica still has green fruits and only a few. Crataegus aprica Crataegus combyi with fruits colouring….

…Wars’ The 3 stages of the developing flower on Hydrangea paniculata ‘Skyfall’. Greenish to white. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Skyfall’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Skyfall’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Skyfall’ 2023 – CHW New chimney stack…