…Come to think of it I do not ever remember seeing Acacia baileyana ‘Purpurea’ in flower before. Here a young plant by the packing shed with loads of purple new…

…Ours are still in tight bud. Acacia melanoxylon Acacia melanoxylon 2019 – CHW A huge elderly Magnolia campbellii seedling coming out in the mist above Crinodendron Hedge. Magnolia campbellii seedling…

…loaded with ripe seeds. They hang down in tassels like sophora seeds. Acacia dealbata Acacia dealbata One of those big leaved hebes that grow badly in wet Cornwall is doing…

…flowering. The trunk is maturing on this large tree which has attractive splitting stripes lower down. Acacia melanoxylon Acacia melanoxylon The Escallonia ‘Iveyi’ have now had their haircut to reshoot…

…Acacia melanoxylon Rhododendron scabrifolium var. scabrifolium still just alive above the top wall under the Acacia melanoxylon. Rhododendron scabrifolium var. scabrifolium Fuchsia excorticata just showing. Fuchsia excorticata Fuchsia excorticata The…

…broken branches cut away. Will it reshoot and should we pollard the other branches? Not sure! We have another young plant to start off elsewhere. Acacia cultriformis Acacia cultriformis Camellia…

…Acacia dealbata tree near Ponsanooth. This year I find an even better one in a garden nearer the nursery at the edge of Frogpool. Acacia dealbata Acacia dealbata 2022 –…

…Staphylea holocarpa var. rosea smashed up by the rain. Staphylea holocarpa var. rosea Another drought casualty now showing up. Another drought casualty Acacia verticillata looking very fine today. Acacia verticillata…

…Acacia baileyana ‘Purpurea’ Acacia baileyana ‘Purpurea’ 2016 – CHW The medlar tree is in place on the bank outside the front door for the official ‘planting’ ceremony by the Worshipful…

…Glacier’ ‘Pink Glacier’ Corydalis nobilis Corydalis nobilis Grevillea x semperflorens Grevillea x semperflorens Alnus ullungdoensis Alnus ullungdoensis Acacia boormanii Acacia boormanii Lithodora zahnii Lithodora zahnii Paeonia cambessedessii Paeonia cambessedessii Euphorbia…

…at Caerhays and have seen the odd flower but nothing as fine as this. The same stable and vintage as Magnolia ‘Genie’. Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ 2015 – CHW ACACIA dealbata Acacia…

…side of the path. Camellia reticulata ‘Lasca Beauty’ The largest Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ half out on a murky day. Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ Acacia pravissima nearly out. Acacia pravissima…

…Flower buds now showing up well on Acacia cultriformis. Acacia cultriformis The Azalea kaempferi hedge starts to get its second haircut in 20-25 years. Azalea kaempferi Ginkgo biloba ‘Saratoga’ at…

…All seeds have dropped on Schefflera delavayi. Schefflera delavayi Acacia cultriformis nearly out. Acacia cultriformis Mahonia japonica nearly over. Mahonia japonica 2022 – CHW A new laurel shelterbelt on Bond…

Next Day > < Previous Day View 14th January 1897 – 2020 CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW Acacia baileyana ‘Purpurea’ now properly out…

…Phormium. Yuccas, Cordyline and Phormium Acacia rhetinodes just coming out. Acacia rhetinodes Ribes sanguineum ‘White Icicle’ just out but frosted. Ribes sanguineum ‘White Icicle’ View 13th January 1897 – 2020…

…note as we well know. Several flowers out now on the Camellia japonica ‘Adolphe Audusson’ on Quarry Path. Recorded one on the drive about 10 days or so ago. Acacia…

…blown away. Rhododendron moupinense Branch split on Acacia cultriformis in the gales. Acacia cultriformis First flower on what I think is Camellia x williamsii ‘E G Waterhouse’ (next to Camellia…

…soon will be. Trochodendron aralioides Trochodendron aralioides Acacia baileyana now also just starting to show. Acacia baileyana Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ with a few flowers. Daphne bholua ‘Garden House…

…Berberis wilsoniae? Later than usual to go deciduous. Berberis wilsoniae Good autumn colour and ripe fruits on Malus x prattii at Slip Rail. Malus x prattii Malus x prattii Acacia…