…x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Patriot’ has astonishing blue buds with a silvery indumentum. They open blueish and then a blueish yellow. Better than Magnolia…

…of rhododendron layering as you can see from these pictures. rhododendron layering rhododendron layering rhododendron layering rhododendron layering rhododendron layering Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ full out now. Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ Michelia martinii has…

…autumn colouring in the nursery. Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Cornus florida well on the way to autumn glory in early September and quite a sight today….

…may well stand corrected! (In ririei opening.) Rhododendron heliolepis Rhododendron heliolepis Rhododendron araiophyllum (C&N 5796) – first proper flowering and correct (in ririei opening). Rhododendron araiophyllum Rhododendron araiophyllum Rhododendron wilsonae…

…arvensis Papaver rhoeas, corn or common poppy, which is in decline in Cornwall and usually found (before sprays) in corn fields. Papaver rhoeas Myosotis arvensis, common forget-me-not, in similar patches….

…of the Malus planting in the Old Kitchen Garden as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy. Newquay Voice newspaper Magnolia ‘Blushing Belle’ is usually out later in the year than…

…tender of the three species growing in Tin Garden and in the Isla Rose Plantation. Much dieback even after a mild winter and only one plant in the trios has…

…Lem’ nearby are a splendid red. Doing well in a quite exposed position near the Hotei seedlings. Rhododendron ‘Halfdan Lem’ Rhododendron ‘Halfdan Lem’ Rehderodendron macrocarpum is not out at Burncoose…

…prospective new tenants. Trevarrick barn conversions Trevarrick barn conversions Trevarrick barn conversions Trevarrick barn conversions Trevarrick barn conversions Trevarrick barn conversions Trevarrick barn conversions Trevarrick barn conversions Trevarrick barn conversions…

…as an insect. Why didn’t the ‘Stop Oil’ protestors chuck paint over him rather than an innocent show garden? Some idiot dressed as an insect South Korean minstrels beside a…