8th October

…flowers on Rhododendron ‘Blue Tit’. Rhododendron ‘Blue Tit’ 2021 – CHW (photos to follow)Our spring order of daffodil bulbs has just arrived from Ron Scamp’s son. These are what we…

13th April

…and Zara. Easter Egg Hunt Easter Egg Hunt Easter Egg Hunt Easter Egg Hunt Easter Egg Hunt Pink bluebells outside the Rockery. Pink bluebells Grandchildren feeding the cattle with increasing…

5th March

blue sky. Magnolia campbellii Magnolia campbellii Camellia ‘Mimosa Jury’ just opening. A fairly recent introduction here and good! Camellia ‘Mimosa Jury’ Camellia ‘Mimosa Jury’ Jaimie’s new hybrid is a hugely…

14th May

…this season’s germination is progressing. A nice Lupinus arboreus with blue (rather than the usual yellow) flowers greets me. Last year’s seedling. Lupinus arboreus with blue (rather than the usual…

15th May

…Melaleuca diosmifolia Crassula coccinea. Crassula coccinea Erica cerinthoides – the heath from South African which Burncoose has sold on occasion. Erica cerinthoides Echium gentianoides was a startling blue. Echium gentianoides…

9th March

…new laundry building motors ahead. laundry building laundry building laundry building laundry building These blue barrels will be used as supplementary pheasant feeders for all the birds which survived the…

15th April

…its is developing really well. Lithocarpus Lithocarpus Flower on Roy Lancaster’s Ilex spinigera. A younger plant than our original. Ilex spinigera Distylium myricoides ‘Blue Cascade’ making good growth despite the…

9th December

…flowers on the younger cut back new growth with blue tit damage obvious on some. A little browning from frost. Other plants elsewhere in the garden still to show. Camellia…

17th March

…first (Spanish) bluebells are just out a bit later than for the last two years I think. bluebells 2019 – CHW For those who want to click here for the…

4th December

…Cornwall.Views today of the reflections in the lake and the castle in a slight haze as the last mist lifts. Views Views Views Views Views Prince Charles’ blue cedar was…