…nice red flower and is apparently hardy to -5°. We will see! Begonia Rex like perhaps? Begonia ‘Betitochiba’ Begonia ‘Betitochiba’ Polyanthes tuberosa – I have never seen this double form…

…styraciflua ‘Red Star’ nonetheless. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ No fruits at all this year on Asimina triloba. Asimina triloba Lots more dead Aucuba below Hardy and Berts Nursery. dead Aucuba…

…gift from Raf. Magnolia figo x Magnolia champaca Reddish secondary new growth on Phoebe sheareri (bought from Nick Locke). Phoebe sheareri Morella pensylvanica – the Kartesz Bayberry, a hardy, semi-evergreen…

…full flower. Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ The best thing in the garden today is Calliandra surinamensis. Scarcely hardy but a fine show after a hot summer. Calliandra surinamensis Calliandra surinamensis Calliandra…

…be:Fargesia scabrindaPhyllostachys bambusoides ‘Castillonis Inversa’Indocalamus tessellatus and Indocalamus latifoliusHelen Chen, who gave the talk, said there are 200 species and cultivars of bamboo which are hardy enough to grow and…

…Perfectly hardy. Rhododendron nuttallii Rhododendron nuttallii Rhododendron nuttallii Rhododendron nuttallii Rhododendron maddenii (from Taiwan). Rhododendron maddenii Rhododendron maddenii Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group…

…Azaleas Azaleas Azaleas Then back down through Hardy and Berts Nursery between the two ferneries. Who Hardy and Bert were I have no idea nor do I ever remember the…

…himachalensis Indigofera himachalensis And Araucaria angustifolia – a new species to try if it is hardy enough? Araucaria bidwillii has survived but I have lost this species before. Araucaria angustifolia…

…other bamboo species and varieties. In addition, the plant is hardy and requires little or no maintenance. It is hardy to -20°.This plant will be available to pre-order by mail…

…hardy here and, after the new clearing below it, is even more exposed now. Some of these newer Mexican oaks sit and struggle for years before a few get away….

…Street. Staphylea holocarpa ‘Innocence’ The first full out bluebell I have seen with true blue colours. Bluebells In the old Hardy & Bert’s nursery (former gardeners) I find a Magnolia…

…and will need cutting back to reshoot. The lower branches will be dead. Drimys winteri In a sea of devastation Schefflera macrophylla is untouched. Those plants are totally hardy through…

…was a campaigner for social justice (children in tin mines) and education reform in the mid-19th century. The last owner to bear this name.The collection of tender ferns, palms, bananas…

…the same, waterlilies well on, no Nitida moving yet. Some of the tree ferns have only lately started, the best are at full length. Some Mitis [bamboo] well on, but…

…– JCW Much as above. Plagianthus begins to go yellow in the leaf, flowers good yet. 1910 – JCW The buddleias are just starting. Mitraria are good. Ferns by the…

…wood. The whole of the Rockery, Auklandii Garden – 1550, Tetropeplum hybrid, Salutation, Donation, Iteophyllum, Saffron Queen, Diaprepes, Humming Bird, Crassum – 2 Camellias by tree ferns, one up by…

…girls discover Tree Ferns. two daughters Ripe seed already on Magnolia sieboldii. Magnolia sieboldii Acer palmatum ‘Senkaki’ turning yellow already. Acer palmatum ‘Senkaki’ 2022 – CHW I am noticing every…

…the last survey in 2011. Colin is author of the 600 page pictorial reference book on the wild flowers and ferns of Cornwall. Hopefully we will now have enough proof…

…growing on a Dicksonia antarctica. Hopefully they will re-find this very rare (in the UK) Australasian fungus on our tree ferns. A description of this inconspicuous fungus is attached together…

…. Royal Flush a lot out. Hydrangeas some well. All very late and a wet summer. Rockery Tree ferns picked up a bit but old ones in Drive very bad….