4th March 1897 – 2020

…Rhododendron ‘Maisie’ Camellia reticulata ‘Dream Castle’ measured beside Lizzie’s hand. Camellia reticulata ‘Dream Castle’ Caerhays bred Rhododendron Golden Oriole Group – ‘Talavera’. Rhododendron Golden Oriole Group – ‘Talavera’ Rhododendron Golden…

3rd March 1897 – 2020

…but with cut bud and flowers I have determined that for registration the colour codes are as follows: In bud – Red Purple Group 70B – Strong Reddish Purple Full…

21st September

…bungei on our stand. It hovered and lowered its tongue/proboscis into the flower. Clerodendron bungei Clerodendron bungei On the Crûg Farm stand: Roscoea purpurea f. rubra ‘Gurkha Red’ Roscoea purpurea…

28th September

…plant loaded with fruits. Crataegus laevigata ‘Gireoudii’ Crataegus laevigata ‘Gireoudii’ Top grafted Sorbus reducta with a fairly small crop this year. Sorbus reducta Sorbus reducta A surprisingly good (secondary) flower…

4th October

…which I have not seen before here. Tilia japonica ‘Ernest Wilson’ Crataegus calpodendron with orange-red pear shaped fruits appearing for the first time here. A US and Canadian native with…

20th September

…is plastered in what are becoming yellow berries which will become pink tinged later on. Cotoneaster ‘Exburyensis’ Cotoneaster ‘Exburyensis’ The young Magnolia insignis which flowered so well in the summer…

17th May

…Mount Congreve 12 years ago, is now a compact shrub. Here it is covered with flower clusters of reddish male strobili. Hard to think of this as a conifer! The…

3rd February

‘Red Admiral’. Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ Another laurel hedge cut back before the start of the opening season. This one below Engine House. laurel hedge laurel hedge Flowers on Rhododendron ririei…

15th September

…from white to pink and then red. Weigela coraeensis Cotoneaster bullatus covered in berries which are already ripe by the KPK offices. Cotoneaster bullatus Cotoneaster bullatus Gigantic seed heads of…

5th February

…Sycopsis sinensis Sycopsis sinensis Helleborus ‘Red Lady’ just out. Helleborus ‘Red Lady’ Small Liquidambar styraciflua with just a few purple-red leaves remaining at the top of the plants. Liquidambar styraciflua…

7th February

…to plant 15 new German bred magnolias in Kitchen Garden. 15 new German bred magnolias They more of less full the bottom end of the Kitchen Garden above the Old…

14th February

…‘Cornish Red’ and Rhododendron grande above the greenhouses. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ 2021 – CHW Another really foul cold day where going into the garden is not a pleasure especially when…

21st February

…Magnolia ‘Bishop Peter’. Some wind damage to ‘Citation’ but not to the Bishop! Camellia x williamsii ‘Citation’ Flowers nearly out high up on Magnolia ‘Ian’s Red’. Magnolia ‘Ian’s Red’ Camellia…

4th March

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…

13th March

…Corylopsis spicata and Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’. Corylopsis spicata and Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ Corylopsis spicata and Camellia x williamsii ‘Brigadoon’. Corylopsis spicata and Camellia x williamsii ‘Brigadoon’ Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ in…

30th March

…a year or so to assemble some of the key plants. newly cleared area around the Tin Garden newly cleared area around the Tin Garden The Tin Garden shed has…

5th April

…Ghost’ Betula utilis ssp. jacquemontii ‘Jermyns’ is plastered in catkins too. Look at the colour changes between the younger branches (dark), more mature branches (reddish) and the trunk (white). Named…

6th April

…lawn a mass of orange-red flowers. Chaenomeles Chaenomeles The mini digger has cleared and levelled the path on Sinogrande Walk. path on Sinogrande Walk The mini digger tackles the huge…

19th April

…A few new camellias planted above the Red Linney two years ago. Nearly over of course but some nice things. Camellia x williamsii ‘William Carlyon’. Camellia x williamsii ‘William Carlyon’…

15th May

…have always known it as red and a new purchase from Glendoick is red too. Rhododendron prunifolium Rhododendron prunifolium An unknown cherry by Four in Hand came as a batch…