7th May

…Less & Co and once went to Chelsea. We pruned the nearby camellia last year to give it more room. Fagus sylvatica ‘Aurea Pendula’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Aurea Pendula’ Styrax odoratissimus…

19th May

…in the early morning sun. This plant once went to Chelsea but is now growing away well. Fagus sylvatica ‘Aurea Pendula’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Aurea Pendula’ 2017 – CHW We arrive…

29th June

…is not a bamboo I have taken in before. Growing vigorous new canes now and rather attractive. Phyllostachys aurea ‘Argenteovariegata’ Phyllostachys aurea ‘Argenteovariegata’ Carpinus fangiana is another species which I…

21st July

…baccata ‘Dovastonii Aurea’. Taxus baccata ‘Dovastonii Aurea’ Taxus baccata ‘Dovastonii Aurea’ Not quite out yet is Meliosma dillenifolia subsp. cuneifolia but covered in flower this year. Meliosma dillenifolia subsp. cuneifolia…

24th July

…small azalea galls from the leaf hopper insect. evergreen azalea evergreen azalea Taxis baccata ‘Dovastonii Aurea’ with most attractive drooping young yellow new growth. Taxis baccata ‘Dovastonii Aurea’ Taxis baccata…

30th August

…prolific flowers. Olearia solandri ‘Aurea’ Olearia solandri ‘Aurea’ Magnolia ‘March-till-Frost’ is living up to its name. Very dark coloured flowers indeed and much darker than last year’s. Magnolia ‘March-till-Frost’ Magnolia…

7th October

…to be removed. Ilex aquifolium ‘Aurea Marginata’ Ilex aquifolium ‘Aurea Marginata’ Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Camelliifolia’ with berries turning colour. Attractive and mainly spineless leaves. Pyramidical habit. Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Camelliifolia’…

19th October

‘Aurea’ Catalpa bignonoides ‘Aurea’ Rhus typhina ‘Tiger Eyes’ with flower but the autumn colours have nearly gone over. Rhus typhina ‘Tiger Eyes’ Rhus typhina ‘Tiger Eyes’ Our stock plant of…

14th December

…baccata ‘Repens Aurea’ Taxus baccata ‘Repens Aurea’ Juniperus pingii ‘Hulsdonk Yellow’ – another new one for next year which I may have photographed already. Not very yellow at all at…

24th December

…Podocarpus totara ‘Aurea’ which I fear these pictures do not do justice to. A very visible yellow in the clearing above the greenhouse. Podocarpus totara ‘Aurea’ Podocarpus totara ‘Aurea’ Saw…

25th January

…myriocarpa The yellow foliage on Podocarpus totara ‘Aurea’ stands out proud today in the afternoon light. Podocarpus totara ‘Aurea’ Podocarpus totara ‘Aurea’ Fruits still aplenty on Malus x micromalus. They…

28th April

…on Tresco? I wonder what the record height actually is? Echium pininana Echium pininana Staphylea x elegans is also a late flowerer compared to the rest. A tinge of red…

15th June

…bodinieri ‘Profusion’ Bergenia ‘Morgenröte’ also out absurdly early. Bergenia ‘Morgenröte’ Desmodium elegans out on time but not that impressive. Desmodium elegans Clematis heracleifolia ‘Cote d’Azur’ flowering better than I have…

8th July

…bramble and bracken under control. view Then back to more normality in the garden! Hosta sieboldiana ‘Elegans’ growing in full shade under a camellia. Hosta sieboldiana ‘Elegans’ Rhododendron sanguineum by…

7th July

…‘Alba’ Galega x hartlandii ‘Alba’ Cestrum elegans – the true form and not what we have sometimes seen under this name in the nursery. What grows on the top wall…

20th July

…Desmodium elegans in full flower. A delicate blue colour on a tall erect bush. Desmodium elegans Dicentra scandens just out. Dicentra scandens Hydrangea serrata ‘Garden House Beauty’ looking superb. Should…

18th September

…flower already in the greenhouse. Camellia brevistyla Desmodium elegans with numerous pea-like seedpods. Desmodium elegans Buddleia caulescens in flower here for the first time. Buddleia caulescens 2020 – CHW The…

11th August

elegans. Planted this spring. Desmodium elegans Pinus wallichiana is now getting established and starting to put on decent growth. A Chelsea stock plant put out before lockdown. Pinus wallichiana Hibiscus…

6th January

…of flowers on two separate plants. I would call this very early for any Mathotiana. Camellia x williamsii ‘Monica Dance’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Monica Dance’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Elegans’ –…

Royal Cornwall Show – 2022

…before. Camellia reticulata ‘Ming Temple’ Camellia japonica ‘Elegans Splendor’ Camellia japonica ‘Elegans Splendor’ Camellia japonica ‘Aanafuki’ Camellia japonica ‘Aanafuki’ Camellia japonica ‘Okan Higo’ – another Higo Camellia japonica ‘Okan Higo’…