…have just arrived via Burncoose from Avaxa Plants. – Alangium chinense – Comptonia peregrina – Daphniphyllum calycinum – Disporum smithii – Halesia car. Arnold Pink – Halesia diptera magniflora –…

…right! It is possible that a US species did come to Caerhays perhaps from the Arnold Arboretum. However, far more likely is that it is a Chinese introduction. Forrest collected…

…perfect position. Apparently the first boulder which Lucinda selected in the quarry was even bigger with a smooth polished face but, as the plaque square was being cut out, it…

…by Arnold Dance about 40 years ago. Camellia x williamsii ‘Burncoose Apple Blossom’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Burncoose Apple Blossom’ Magnolia ‘Mr Julian’ is suddenly out. Magnolia ‘Mr Julian’ First colour…

…tree surgeon James has felled two rows of Thuja plicata originally planted by Arnold Dance near the drive after the 1978 whirlwind which blocked the drive for over a year….

…Irish trip – A long drive to visit two island gardens near Sneem on the coast. Rossdohan House 2017 – CHW A trip to the greenhouses to select some plant…

…Azalea ‘Blushing Belle’. Late flowers on Camellia japonica ‘Golden Anniversary’. Camellia japonica ‘Golden Anniversary’ To the greenhouse to select plant gifts for our trip this week. Prickly new growth on…

…and untouched by the cold winds in February/March. We select one upright branch and one side on branch to cut which we mark with white plastic. We will cut these…

…medal! More importantly, we select half a dozen new and unusual plants which are looking good in the show tunnel (today at least) to feature prominently on the website the…

…at lunchtime. Jill also told us that she had arranged for Sir Nicholas Bacon (the RHS President) to select HIS choice as Plant of the Decade on Friday’s programme and…

…Meliosma veitchiorum. Last year’s plantings were all munched and leafless. Why do deer only select the rarest plants to kill? Meliosma veitchiorum Secondary flowering on Rhododendron flavidum as normal. Rhododendron…

…says it’s ‘Symmes Select’. Is this a record for lateness in the wrong season? First colour showing on record Magnolia campbellii on main path. Should be out in full by…

…half a dozen schefflera species. Schefflera rhododontifolia was doing particularly well. 2017 – CHW A Burncoose day of paperwork and a nursery tour to help select the plants for the…

…spring. 2019 – CHW To Tregullow to look at large new planting areas with James Williams and then on to the nursery to select the wish list to fill some…