26th April

…a ‘Mrs Butler’ special. Rhododendron ‘Lady Montagu Group’ Rhododendron ‘Lady Montagu Group’ Rhododendron ‘Lems Cameo’ just coming out. Five years from planting. Rhododendron ‘Lems Cameo’ Rhododendron ‘Lems Cameo’ Rhododendron ‘Cinnabarinum…

25th May

…Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’. Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’ Rhododendron ‘Moonstone Group’ has now been out for ages. Rhododendron ‘Moonstone Group’ Rhododendron ‘Moonstone Group’ Rhododendron ‘Moonstone Group’ Crataegus laevigata ‘Paul’s Scarlet’ had been recently blown…

4th June

…Gerard and Nicky Clinton and, of course, a garden tour. Another pinkish Rhododendron royalii hybrid has one flower. pinkish Rhododendron royalii hybrid Here is part of the group photo. group

20th November

…a nearby secondary flowering of Rhododendron cinnarbarinum Concatenans Group. Rhododendron cinnarbarinum Concatenans Group Rhododendron cinnarbarinum Concatenans Group Leaf drop under the two original Acer henryi. Acer henryi The castle with…

13th June

…out and very splendid. Not as dark in colour as the one at Ventnor above the tropical house. Catalpa bungei Duclouxii Group Catalpa bungei Duclouxii Group Catalpa bungei Duclouxii Group

12th March 1897 – 2020

…veitchianum Cubittii Group. Rhododendron veitchianum Cubittii Group Wonderful new growth on Pittosporum adaphniphylloides. Pittosporum adaphniphylloides First flowering with us of Magnolia ‘Westonbirt’. About a dozen flowers and a columnar habit….

23rd May

…few flowers left out. It was very late into flower this year. Magnolia ‘Yellow Fever’ Magnolia ‘Yellow Fever’ Three groups of my father’s rhododendron hybrids which Jaimie will have to…

7th April

…Charles Lemon’ Rhododendron arboreum ‘Peter Schilling’ nearby is just as good. Rhododendron arboreum ‘Peter Schilling’ Rhododendron ‘Lady Montague Group’ which I see Jaimie has done some crossing on. Rhododendron ‘Lady…

21st March

…Magnolia campbellii ‘Raffillii Group’ on the drive. Magnolia campbellii ‘Raffillii Group’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Raffillii Group’ Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ (seedling) and Magnolia campbellii Alba Group (seedling). Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ (seedling) and Magnolia campbellii…

1st January

…away. Rhododendron cinnarbarinum Concatenans Group Rhododendron cinnarbarinum Concatenans Group Camellia ‘Reigyoku’ now out with its unusual leaf variegation. An interesting contrast. Camellia ‘Reigyoku’ Camellia ‘Reigyoku’ First flower on Camellia ‘High…

28th April

…pale Rhododendron augustinii. Rhododendron concinnum var pseudoyanthinum Group Rhododendron concinnum var pseudoyanthinum Group Rhododendron concinnum var pseudoyanthinum Group I cannot locate the name of these three excellent loderi types with…

27th May

…cross actually involved cinnarbarinum xanthocodon and cinnarbarinum blandfordiflorum. Anyway nice to know that cinnarbarinum and concatenans are both again flourishing at Caerhays. Rhododendron cinnarbarinum Concatenans Group Rhododendron cinnarbarinum Concatenans Group

29th February 1897 – 2020

…‘Felix Jury’ Rhododendron Golden Oriole Group – raised here as ‘Golden Oriole var. Busaco’. Rhododendron Golden Oriole Group Rhododendron Golden Oriole Group A grafted Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ above the greenhouse from…

10th September

…sargentiana lives rather longer. Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group One forgets just how attractive the leaf arrangement is on Ginko biloba even before the brilliant autumn yellowing….

27th July

…Hydrangea aspera ‘Villosa Group’ by the lawn. Hydrangea aspera ‘Villosa Group’ Maturing seeds on Meliosma veitchiorum. Meliosma veitchiorum 2022 – CHW A wonderful show from Aesculus parviflora below Slip Rail….

2nd June

…‘Sohuksan’ (‘Emerald Pagoda’) Trewithen hosted the RMC Group AGM and had a small show to accompany it. The Rhododendrons which I did not know well are shown here. Rhododendron temenium…

28th May

…Rhododendron concinnum Pseudoyanthimum Group Rhododendron concinnum Pseudoyanthimum Group A nice new clump at the entrance to Old Park of Rhododendron ‘Penvose’ which is a Caerhays hybrid between tethropeplum and cinnarbarinum….

25th December

…in recent gales. Pinus insignis Pinus insignis Rhododendron Golden Oriole Group – ‘Busaco’ with its first flowers on a newly planted group on the Main Ride. Rhododendron Golden Oriole Group

22nd May

…A new crossbred batch of ewes designed to produce ‘longer’ commercial lambs as you can see here above Tubbs Mill in a group of circa 100 ewes with early March…

29th April

…Blue’ is a different cross but we could both be correct! Rhododendron augustinii ‘Electra Group’ Rhododendron augustinii ‘Electra Group’ The Azalea ‘Babeuffs’ outside the back yard is perfect in the…