…the Stephenson Clarkes from Borde Hill and Koen Camelbeke from Arboretum Wespelaar who combined with a party from Tregothnan (am) and the Carew Poles (pm). The Carew Pole party included…

…ermanii ‘Grayswood Hill – 1st tree from the top which is unlabelled. Betula ermanii ‘Grayswood Hill’ Betula ermanii ‘Grayswood Hill’ Betula ermanii ‘Grayswood Hill’ Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii ‘Grayswood Ghost’…

…up soon! Perhaps a fine dry flowering spring? landslip on Porthluney Hill landslip on Porthluney Hill landslip on Porthluney Hill 2017 – CHW One of the young seedlings of Rhododendron…

Next Day > < Previous Day View 20th March 1897 – 2020 CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW Magnolia sprengeri ‘Marwood Hill’ now more…

…var jacquemontii ‘Greyswood Ghost’ Betula utilis var jacquemontii ‘Greyswood Ghost’ Betula ermarii ‘Greyswood Hill’ Betula ermarii ‘Greyswood Hill’ Betula utilis ‘Doorenbos’ Betula utilis ‘Doorenbos’ Betula costata – dead Betual dahurica…

…hill which is not to be thinned and is marked accordingly. One day you will hopefully see this from miles away. Cleared around a magnolia Two quick growing Tetradium daniellii…

…also suffering from drought until last Wednesday and Friday’s torrential rain. Carpinus caroliniana ‘Red Hill’ Carpinus caroliniana ‘Red Hill’ A more mature but not yet fruiting Carpinus rankanensis (there are…

…of the two conifers on top of the hill. An osprey nest platform A very smart public footpath across what was a 1920-1970 rubbish dump in the estuary. The dump…

…‘Navy Blue’. Agapanthus ‘Navy Blue’ Ampelopsis brevipedunculata and Trachelospermum jasminoides growing together. Ampelopsis brevipedunculata and Trachelospermum jasminoides Sunset over Hill Farm. Sunset over Hill Farm 2024 – CHW Then to…

…sprengeri var. Diva ‘Marwood Hill’ near the old dog kennels with its first flowers. Magnolia sprengeri var. Diva ‘Marwood Hill’ Another unnamed hybrid of Jaimie’s looking good above the kennels….

…‘Don Quixote’ which is a Knap-Hill bred variety and the synonym ‘Soho’.Galle’s gigantic reference book on Azaleas lists pages of named Knap-Hill azaleas but not one named ‘Don Quixote’. Galle…

…Zealander. Magnolia ‘Old Port’ 2023 – CHW A Brookland Travel tour today with Andy McIndoe, formally MD of Hilliers, and an elderly group.Magnolia x veitchii ‘Peter Veitchii’ at its stunning…

…Amelanchier laevis ‘Princess Diana’ Amelanchier grandiflora ‘Robin Hill’ with a hint of pink in bud. I had not noticed this before in the nursery. Amelanchier grandiflora ‘Robin Hill’ Amelanchier laevis…

…(‘Majestic’) Amelanchier laevis ‘Snow Cloud’ (‘Majestic’) Amelanchier grandiflora ‘Robin Hill’ Amelanchier grandiflora ‘Robin Hill’ Amelanchier ‘La Paloma’ F.C.C. – large flowers and large clusters. Amelanchier ‘La Paloma’ Amelanchier ‘La Paloma’…

…remained the same size for 20 years. SORBUS ‘Hilling Spire’ SORBUS ‘Hilling Spire’ Sorbus ‘Hilling Spire’ – this plant was a present from Trevor (Yorkshire) Green who grafts sorbus as…

…Guy Hands Gemma Arterton & John Hill Gemma Arterton & protea ‘Little Prince’ John Hill from Burncoose Nurseries, Gemma Arterton, Gabby Evans from the Prince’s Trust Enterprise Programme, Charles Williams…

…small plants. Philadelphus ‘Petite Perfume White’ Viburnum x hillieri ‘Winton’ full out in the nursery as it is at Caerhays. Viburnum x hillieri ‘Winton’ Passiflora ‘Damsel’s Delight’ not that different…

…many borders as feature plants where they have been staked up (usually multi stemmed) into 6ft tall shrubs covered in flower when we visited. Deutzia setchuanensis Deutzia setchuanensis The lower…

…reseeding unlike ryegrass. This is the way ahead This is the way ahead The view across the Portholland valley to Parnalls Hill wood. Portholland valley A sadly elm diseased clump…

…was full of dead elm and dying ash we sought a felling licence to clear the bottom of the Portholland Valley below Parnalls Hill Wood. The licence did not arrive…