4th October

…now down form the greenhouses and at the assembly point for scores more to come up from Burncoose from 5 other nurseries for planting out in the Kitchen Garden shortly….

28th May

…The evergreen Acer oblongifolium with attractive new growth. It struggles here and will not make anything like this. Acer oblongifolium Schefflera bodinieri – just one of a huge collection of…

13th December

…Charles’ 1984 planted blue cedar tree Frosted leaves on the hydrangeas by the Green Gate. The hydrangeas on the main drive still green and unfrosted. Frosted leaves on the hydrangeas…

8th December

…expanding large shrub. Euonymus morrisonensis Euonymus morrisonensis Euonymus tonkinensis whose seed pods are still yellowish-green. Euonymus tonkinensis Catalpa duclouxii has fallen over yet again despite being cut back hard 2…

29th May

…mess. Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ Near Green Gate the original evergreen Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ with its peculiar white then yellow new growth contrasting nicely with its light mauve…

9th December

…work. slip rails The Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ seedling in Tin Garden which we pollarded in February has made a bold leap to recovery and is still holding green leaves on…

29th September

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW (images to follow) 2023 – CHW To the greenhouses to pick out plants…

14th December

…leaves remain green to dark green while the centres of the leaves are red and yellow. Eucryphia glutinosa Eucryphia glutinosa 2017 – CHW Correas in full flower for Christmas. What…

29th August

…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….

13th February

…planting team pictures in the Kitchen Garden with the Malus collection all in the ground and planted (65 varieties – 185 trees). These now get uploaded to the Queens Green