…we covered nine kilometres in all. Quite a bit of champagne too and sixteen to lunch plus six for drinks.The michelia species question is now resolved; by the experts anyway….

…tonkinense. Polyspora axillaris var. tonkinense Polyspora axillaris var. tonkinense 2020 – CHW Erica arborea out in flower already but not every clump as yet. Erica arborea Prunus ‘Ichiyo’ (‘Pink Champagne’)…

…part of the equally elderly clump of Azalea ‘Hinodegiri’. Never a dull moment in the garden with no ‘incidents’. Lots of new planting ‘deads’ already in the drought and Jaimie…

…A first bud on the tender Magnolia tamaulipana. We have lost two of these to cold before so this should be an exciting moment. Magnolia tamaulipana 2018 – CHW A…

…(They make a donation of £150 which shows the usage). Visitors Neil, Lamorna, Neil’s father and Lizzie – an early moment when there were still spare seats on the lawn….

…tree at the top end of Old Park cut up and the track restored. Another recently fallen beech tree Another recently fallen beech tree Its all go at the moment…

…is done after seven to eight days’ work. VIP moment! This is the 35th year I have completed this tedious and time consuming job.The clearance work above the top wall…

…so occupancy will only be possible in one of them for the moment. This is despite Western Power having been paid in full last November. Covid again, of course, but…

…spring lockdown to consult (online) non churchgoers for their views. Consulting churchgoers themselves was, naturally, avoided until the very last moment in this disgraceful fait accompli of ‘change’. My guess…

…out a year ago with the final smaller ones planted this week. Pheasants have shown little inclination to eat cotoneaster berries elsewhere but the plants are all, for the moment,…

…rain but a nice clutch of the next flowers show colour today. Camellia sasanqua 2021 – CHW A colchicum in flower outside the anteroom. A brief moment before it gets…

…should report an allergy or is this a ‘ME TOO’ moment? quince quince Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ with its autumn flowering which is rather good this year. As good as the…

…at least for the moment to give more wind protection. Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Squarrosa’ Another casualty of the drought – a 5 year old big leafed rhododendron seedling. Two 17 year…

…pictures speak for themselves of a narrow and lucky escape! A few bruises, bath and a strong drink! Never a dull moment in lockdown. 2019 – CHW A trip to…

…spring more quickly. The plants assembled have come from three main sources. Burncoose Nurseries have supplied the majority of the original planting plan leaving aside, for the moment, the more…

…for the moment.New growth emerging early on the semi evergreen Pseudocydonia sinensis as it usually does. First few flowers and one large fruit on this 15 to 20 year old…

…out. Trying to get a film crew here on the right day weather wise and fitting in with their diary is not easy. Will the best moment be around 10th…

…yesterday. The mail order orders continue to flow at Burncoose at the moment so I suppose we carry on there if we have the staff and couriers to do so?…

…the gloom. The Cornwall Garden Society show at Wadebridge is the first flower show casualty but we expect to hear, any moment, that Chelsea is off too. So time to…

…the moment. We also attend the president’s drinks where there are no chairs for the tired exhibitors and I complain to the chairman who agrees and the catering manager gets…