6th May

…Oosthoek’ is nothing startling when compared to other older clumps on the drive. Azalea mollis ‘Dr M Oosthoek’ Azalea mollis ‘Dr M Oosthoek’ A rather fine double daffodil. daffodil Azalea

16th April

…pheasant eye daffodils Azalea ‘Hinodegiri’ and Rhododendron bauhiniiflorum on Hovel Cart Road. Azalea ‘Hinodegiri’ First flowers on Azalea ‘Ledifolia Alba’ on the drive. Azalea ‘Ledifolia Alba’ Azalea amoena and Rhododendron…

12th May

…red. evergreen azalea clump evergreen azalea clump As far as I can pin this old clump to a name it is Azalea ‘Pink Delight’. Azalea ‘Pink Delight’ Azalea ‘Pink Delight’…

1st May

…no utena’ but it is not exact. Amazing that there still is not a full set of pictures on Google search! evergreen azaleas evergreen azaleas evergreen azaleas Azalea ‘Melina’ is…

19th June

Azalea nakaharae Azalea nakaharae Azalea nakaharae Azalea nakaharae A more mature Azalea (Rhododendron) cumberlandense (bakeri) below the tower. A wonderful late show. Azalea (Rhododendron) cumberlandense (bakeri) Azalea (Rhododendron) cumberlandense (bakeri)…

23rd June

…the very last deciduous azaleas to flower. Most were over a month ago. Azalea ‘Gena May’ Azalea ‘Gena May’ 2018 – CHW Yesterday a Great Gardens of Cornwall meeting at…

5th January

Azalea ‘Omoine’. (‘Dame Lavender’) Wilson Azalea ‘Omoine’. (‘Dame Lavender’) Wilson Azalea ‘Omoine’. (‘Dame Lavender’) Wilson First flowers on Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ – yellow form by the Lithocarpus pachyphyllus. Rhododendron ‘Bo…

9th May

…view from the entrance to the (Upper) Rockery The Caerhays bred Azalea ‘Black Hawk’ and Rhododendron reticulatum out together. Azalea ‘Black Hawk’ Menziesia ciliicalyx ‘Honshu Blue’ in flower in the…

2nd June

…and I have never seen this one. Rhododendron ‘Glebe’s Surprise’ Rhododendron ‘Bridget’. Rhododendron ‘Bridget’ Rhododendron ‘Gloria’. Rhododendron ‘Gloria’ Azalea ‘Wee White’. Azalea ‘Wee White’ Rhododendron insigne. Rhododendron insigne Rhododendron maddenii…

5th May

…reticulatum Azalea ‘Black Hawk’ just coming out. A good contrast soon between the other colours. Azalea ‘Black Hawk’ Rhododendron kiusianum was cut back hard two years ago and has responded…

9th April 1897 – 2020

…Rhododendron bahuiniflorum Rhododendron bahuiniflorum Azalea ‘Hino Crimson’ Azalea ‘Hino Crimson’ Azalea ‘Hino Crimson’ Rhododendron macabeanum Rhododendron macabeanum Pieris ‘White Pearl’ Pieris ‘White Pearl’ If you want to see other nice…

15th June

…orangeish flowers. More in a big clump by the Fernery. No idea of a name. evergreen azalea with orangeish flowers evergreen azalea with orangeish flowers Another clump of low growing…

19th April

…the majority of the other evergreen azaleas. Azalea ‘Greenway’ Prunus ‘Chocolate Ice’ (let us forget the Japanese name here) living up to its name perfectly. Prunus ‘Chocolate Ice’ Prunus ‘Chocolate…

26th December

…yesterday.Azalea ‘Greenway’ with quite a few pale flowers above the greenhouse. Secondary flowers. Azalea ‘Greenway’ Azalea ‘Greenway’ A few rather insipid flowers emerging on Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’. It was late…

15th May

…Laburnocytisus ‘Adamii’ A young clump of Azalea ‘Persil’ above Crinodendron Hedge. (1 of 3 dead). Azalea ‘Persil’ And beside it an even better clump of Azalea ‘Silver Slipper’. Azalea ‘Silver…

13th June

…can see. Azalea indica Azalea indica Azalea indica Azalea indica 2016 – CHW Work on the old kennels is nearing completion and is well underway on capping off and repairing…

21st May

…out. Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’ Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’ Azalea ‘Corneille’ is making a good clump. Azalea ‘Corneille’ Azalea ‘Corneille’ Azalea ‘Corneille’ Azalea ‘Tower Darling’ is another old Ghent variety….

6th June

…Christmas. A green hue in the base of the trumpets. These dwarfish plants may have once been indoor Christmas azaleas which surprisingly survived. Late flowering evergreen azalea Late flowering evergreen

8th May

…originally were and the few survivors today. evergreen azalea evergreen azalea We have always called this Azalea ‘Ledifolia Alba’ but I fear we should call it Rhododendron x mucronatum. We…

7th December

…Magnolia x veitchii The leaf drop under the oldest Magnolia campbellii. Magnolia campbellii The rain has battered the flowers on Azalea ‘Glendoick Glacier’. Azalea ‘Glendoick Glacier’ Aesculus wangii is turning….