30th January

…beach However the sea defences and boulders have held firm so far. sea defences and boulders sea defences and boulders Sleet and snow later in the day which did not…

10th February

…The snowdrops once from the Vean are a fine clump. snowdrops Cyclamen coum has naturalised itself in assorted colours all over the bank and these are now showing up well…

7th July

…‘Ascendens’. Taxodium distichum ‘Ascendens’ Tail end flowers on Eucryphia glutinosa. Eucryphia glutinosa Well formed fruits on Passiflora ‘Snow Queen’. Passiflora ‘Snow Queen’ 2021 – CHW The customary pilgrimage to Will…

7th February

…worth a name as has always been known. unnamed seedling from the ‘Caerhays Belle’ seed batch Snowdrops nearly over outside the front gate. Snowdrops Bluebells (Spanish) even nearer to having…

Magnolias and Climate Change at Caerhays

…spring; the snowdrops. Again the diary can readily demonstrate that they appeared exactly on time at Caerhays on around 10th January. They have often been earlier and are now, as…

6th February

…far too deeply and part of the clump is only now showing above ground with many of the flowers still in bud. snowdrops 2018 – CHW Snow today at the…

2nd February

…out. Interestingly they have naturalised with ordinary ones nearby to produce seedling offsets which are halfway between the two in size. snowdrops on the lawn snowdrops on the lawn Rhododendron…

28th April

…Michelias Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ Michelia laevifolia Michelia laevifolia Michelia laevifolia Michelia laevifolia ‘Summer Snowflake’ Michelia laevifolia ‘Summer Snowflake’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Wildcat’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Wildcat’ Magnolia…

19th May

…mother’s gardening era is a small bed of Iris siberica ‘Snow Queen’. Iris siberica ‘Snow Queen’ And one of her favourite roses. roses There was an Echium pininana height competition…

21st May

…x bushii just into flower in Kennel Close. Aesculus x bushii The very last flower on Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ which first came out five and a half months ago. Camellia…