7th August

…at their best while the Thalicitum are over. Last year it was the other way around. Lilies superb! lilies Phlox ‘Bright Eyes’ and Crocosmia masonorum. Phlox ‘Bright Eyes’ and Crocosmia…

5th November

…very different autumn colours. One is bright yellow while the smaller ‘runty’ plant has a reddish hue. Unusual or is one dying? Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Wallaby’ 2017 – CHW The clump…

7th April

…the Crown Estate. Note how different it is to our plant as above. Rhododendron kesangiae Rhododendron kesangiae Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ on the show bench. Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ Out in the…

29th March

…‘Wim Rutten’ looks much better today. Magnolia ‘Wim Rutten’ Another Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ glows against the laurel hedge. Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ 2023 – CHW Pouring with rain at Burncoose. Magnolia…

Royal Cornwall Show – 2022

…we grow here – one of only two). Camellia japonica ‘Dewatairin’ Camellia japonica ‘Holly Bright’ – we imported this from Stervinou. Camellia japonica ‘Holly Bright’ Camellia japonica ‘Spring Festival’ Camellia…

19th May

…darker in colour. Enkianthus cernuus recurvus Enkianthus cernuus recurvus Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Showy Lantern’ a wonderful bright red in colour. Silly name perhaps but spectacular against other red forms. Enkianthus campanulatus…

13th April

…‘Phelan Bright’ long after the other flowers have dropped. Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ Flower cones on our Pilgerodendron uviferum spotted for the first time. Pilgerodendron uviferum Rhododendron monstroseanum with its first…

13th October

…yearbook 2019 again Pages 62 – 66) as far as I can see EXCEPT that the fruits are bright red and not orange as they should be. Neither appear to…

11th July

…hungaricus Acanthus hungaricus Kniphofia ‘Mango Popsicle’ – an attractive colour. Kniphofia ‘Mango Popsicle’ Kniphofia ‘Mango Popsicle’ Geranium ‘Orkney Cherry’ with dark brownish leaves and contrasting bright flowers. Geranium ‘Orkney Cherry’…

12th July

…hall where it was far too bright for any of the slides to actually show up at all on the screen. A total waste of time but around 20 people…