…CHW So what is out in flower in the garden still after my absence on the Isle of Wight? Silver gilt medal for Burncoose at Hampton Court. Drama because we…

…least in the short term. Pinus insignis These willows and alders in the Village Hall garden hedge should be cut down though as they will soon collapse the stone faced…

…Harebell, Campanula rotundifolia, which you often see on moorland edges. Campanula rotundifolia Campanula rotundifolia Campanula rotundifolia Field scabious, Knautia arvensis, which would be fine in a pot in the nursery….

…doltsopa, which is a surprise. Michelia doltsopa Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ in full shade and, so far, unscarred by drought. Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ 2021 – CHW My favourite edge of the…

…in the garden with berries forming. Osmanthus yunnanensis Lilium regale and an unknown dwarf holly with a crinkly and barbed leaf edge. holly Two days on and the cut flower…

…green Frost damage to the newer growth on the scented rhododendrons. scented rhododendrons Edgeworthia chrysantha ‘Grandiflora’ at its best. Edgeworthia chrysantha ‘Grandiflora’ Sycopsis sinensis nearly evergreen. Sycopsis sinensis Sycoparrotia semidecidua…

…of these subspecies looked the same. Today Jaimie and I visited Tregrehan to examine Tom Hudson’s collection of Meliosma species to try to progress our knowledge. We did and we…

…this at this time of the year. Hamamelis vernalis ‘Sandra’ Hamamelis vernalis ‘Sandra’ Tricyrtis hirta has a most peculiar flower. Quite a good thing to jolly up the edge of…

…Leedstown to photograph this extraordinarily large Datura sanguinea growing outside in someone’s garden. Leedstown is on top of a hill at the edge of the Lizard Peninsula but still clearly…

…Inn A clipped Hypericum ‘Hidcote’ hedge of about 5ft in height in the pub garden just coming into flower. Hypericum ‘Hidcote’ 2020 – CHW A quick trip to the greenhouse…