…finally feeling rather more normal and less tired. A Christmas to forget if ever there was one. Grim and dispiriting. Furthermore today I finally discover that Andrew Leslie died just…

…tasteful green ribbon! Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ has now lost all its flowers. Bashed into submission by the rain and hail. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ An evil looking sea. The tent for…

…sheltered spot in dappled shade. I will photograph the flowers again when they are further out. Planted in 2014/5. Acquired from Crûg Farm as a 5-6ft tall specimen which has…

…on a red flowered tree peony in October! red flowered tree peony 2022 – CHW Rhododendron quinquefolium ‘Five Arrows’ with good autumn colour. I had not spotted this before. Rhododendron…

…space of time could not be greater. All of the rhodos featured on our Chelsea stand have gone fully over. Even the deciduous azaleas have flowered and finished in this…

…botanical day of spring is declared once six magnificent Magnolia Campbellii in each of the Great Gardens of Cornwall have flowered, with at least 50 blooms on each of the…

…me. November usually – October never! A single storm battered flower or, possibly, the passing tarmac machine. Camellia x williamsii Camellia x williamsii Tarmac relaying and potholes all now repaired.…

…lot of time over the contractors stupidity. Juglans ailantifolia Kalmia polifolia totally covered in flowers at the nursery entrance. Kalmia polifolia Mahonia x wagneri ‘Fireflame’ was planted out a year…

…‘Sodekakushi’ Michael has arranged for the old Rain Gauge to be repaired and restored. During lockdown we spent hours trying to find one similar to the two I remember from…

…‘Real Deal’. Verbena ‘Santos Purple’ and Leucanthemum ‘Real Deal’ Salvia ‘Fairy Queen’ not bad at all. Salvia ‘Fairy Queen’ Hydrangea ‘Red Baron’ – another new name for what looks very…