…the best thing at the top of the garden. Looks like an auklandii x thompsonii cross. old red rhodo old red rhodo Rhododendron ‘Conroy’ is a delight but very tender…

…top of the squirrels as they delight in these and I once saw a dozen stripping one large Cornus capitata tree. Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var….

…– CHW Another attempt to sort the Knapweeds outside the front door now that they are all full out and a delight on the new uncut backs. I think this…

…Ventnor a male. Malus japonicus Malus japonicus We have acquired Illicium tashiroi from Crug Farm in 2013. To my surprise and considerable delight this was in full flower today. The…

…2019 – CHW The St Michaels Caerhays flower festival themed as “Poldark’s Cornwall” has involved and brought together many people in the community who might otherwise not be churchgoers. A…

…overflow from the drive. These trees delight in growing in boggy waterlogged situations as here. Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’ Prunus ‘Shirotae’ is not nearly as good as it was last…

…to show that these are Meadow Puffballs (Lycoperdon pratense) and not Common Puffballs. Both start white and then go brown but the Meadow Puffballs seem too go darker and develop…

…Rhododendron laetum Rhododendron periclymenoides Menziesia ‘Dartmoor Storm’ (now Rhododendron!) Menziesia ‘Shepherds Delight’ (now Rhododendron!) Rhododendron (menziesia) formerly ciliicalyx x var. purpurea (bit confused myself!) Menziesia ‘Spring Morning’ (now Rhododendron) Menziesia…

…all come out at once. At this time of the year a late delight. Azalea indica The multi stemmed Cordyline australis outside the front door (which I planted 30 to…