RHS Savill Garden Pictures 2018

…glabrescens This was not quite Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ but the pheasant did not mind Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ Abies forrestii would be perfect as a vigorous replacement for the abies which…

16th November

…few nasty looking red fungi on the lawn which the pheasants are clearly enjoying – or something is! No idea what they are or if poisonous. red fungi 1992 –…

16th July

…Here the Scouts receive their cheque. Scouts receive their cheque. And here the Cornwall Air Ambulance. Cornwall Air Ambulance 2021 – CHW Excellent bronzy-red new growth on Sisygium smithii. Sisygium…

30th August

…again no prickles to speak of so why the name? Crataegus horrida Crataegus horrida Crataegus jozana with just a few dark purple-red fruits as yet. N.E. Asia. Crataegus jozana Crataegus…

4th August

red hydrangea took in the drought last year but it is now recovering. clump of red hydrangea 2022 – CHW We are now in full drought conditions. Younger plants and…

23rd February

…which featured in yesterday’s article is absolutely full out today. Not a huge tree but plastered in flowers. Here are five varied pictures of FJW in ‘his’ pomp. Today its…

17th June

…coloured forms from mauve-purple to red and dark red. The clumps on the drive, in the Auklandii Garden and outside the front gate are full out now and flowering more…

14th January

…properly. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ Camellia ‘Yuletide’ almost over and rather battered too. Camellia ‘Yuletide’ Massive flower drop under the record sized (unnamed) Camellia x williamsii outside the…

29th February

…has flowered here. Older plant on Bond Street. Magnolia ‘Red Lion’ Magnolia ‘Red Lion’ Magnolia x veitchii (graft from Caerhays originals) looks spot on but a bit of work to…

18th January

…‘Jacqueline Postill’ These 4 rather poor camellia x williamsii seedlings were created and grown by JCW and planted along the castle wall. They were never considered worthy of naming but…