…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…

…vibrant autumn colours. This was a gifted layer from the Tregrehan plant. Enkianthus serrulatus Acer forrestii has little notable autumn colour here. Rather drab. Acer forrestii Pruning out suckering growth…

…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…

…completely different from 100 years ago. Very cold – a little flower on Tree Heath on the bank. Very few Camellias, a bit of Nobleanum. Narcissi very far behind. 1994…

…A young Abies spectabilis with excellent new growth. The cones on this species are quite spectacular. Seen at Tregothnan over the years. Abies spectabilis Rhododendron ‘Beauty of Littleworth’ full out…

…and was a little surprised to see these pictures taken in late February which is a bit later than normal for a mild Lizard winter – but then February was…

…a Wilson collection in 1912 and is clearly growing into a handsome species with a ‘lumpy’ or bullate leaf a little like Viburnum rhytidophyllum although that is not that clear…

…this for oneself.Very good at Burncoose today were: Escallonia ‘Glowing Embers’ Escallonia ‘Glowing Embers’ Beschorneria calciola Beschorneria calciola Beschorneria calciola Rhododendron ‘Tinkerbird’ Rhododendron ‘Tinkerbird’ Rhododendron ‘Tinkerbird’ Hydrangea ‘Runaway Bride’ Hydrangea…

…‘Red Admirals’ died by Donkey Shoe. Two groups planted in 1997 and 1998 but the plans now bear little resemblance to reality due to deaths and being planted too close…

…– CHW Fairly decent bank holiday weather after a little rain yesterday evening. Good news that the registrar of the International Camellia Society has very quickly confirmed the reregistration of…