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…

13th September

…As you can see the cyclamen are being smothered. knapweed seeds Vitis coignetiae has turned red earlier than usual. Vitis coignetiae Vitis coignetiae Astonishing growth on the supposedly very tender…

22nd January

…‘Star Wars’ has several flowers showing a rather pale colour. Not as far out as its sister, Magnolia ‘Red Lion’, pictured a week or so ago. Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ Magnolia…

18th September

…superb at this time of the year. Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Heavenly Blue’ Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Heavenly Blue’ Callistemon ‘Red Cluster’ with secondary flowers. Callistemon ‘Red Cluster’ Our new pictorial labelling…

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 September

…‘crabs’. A list of the malus which have already been acquired together with a list of those species and named varieties offered by various nurseries is attached. A national collection…

3rd November

…produced a decent autumn show below Donkey Shoe. Magnolia fraseri var. pyramidata As usual a few battered and misshapen out of season flowers on Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ above the Aucklandii…

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…