…hardy. It is already 15-20ft tall at Caerhays and multi stemmed. This species seems to flower with us either in late summer or in mid/late autumn. I am not really…

…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…

…a hardy, semi-evergreen shrub which spreads by suckering (ex-Mark Bulk). Morella pensylvanica Morella pensylvanica Six Hydrangea sargentiana ‘Gold Rush’ planted below Rookery Nursery. Hydrangea sargentiana ‘Gold Rush’ Ross has also…

…Star’ No fruits at all this year on Asimina triloba. Asimina triloba Lots more dead Aucuba below Hardy and Berts Nursery. dead Aucuba Magnolia ‘Coral Pink’ has always looked sickly….

…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…

…catalogue plants looking exceptional.Begonia ‘Betitochiba’ looks to have a nice red flower and is apparently hardy to -5°. We will see! Begonia Rex like perhaps? Begonia ‘Betitochiba’ Begonia ‘Betitochiba’ Polyanthes…

…of the ones here are really hardy? Clare will know. Here is my ‘new’ plant offering anyway.Pride of place at the entrance went to Rudbeckia lac. ‘Goldquelle’. Rudbeckia lac. ‘Goldquelle’…

…different in habit and clearly some are old hybrids quite close to their rhododendron species parents. Azaleas Azaleas Azaleas Azaleas Azaleas Azaleas Azaleas Azaleas Azaleas Then back down through Hardy…

…try if it is hardy enough? Araucaria bidwillii has survived but I have lost this species before. Araucaria angustifolia Araucaria angustifolia Outstanding in the nursery today were: Iris ‘Jane Phillips’…

…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 order…

…I suspect this species is only borderline hardy here and, after the new clearing below it, is even more exposed now. Some of these newer Mexican oaks sit and struggle…

…‘Innocence’ just coming out above Bond Street. Staphylea holocarpa ‘Innocence’ The first full out bluebell I have seen with true blue colours. Bluebells In the old Hardy & Bert’s nursery…

…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…

…the scent is rather nicer! Syringa reticulata Syringa reticulata 2016 – CHW No entry. 2015 – CHW No entry. 1903 – JCW Woodwardias [ferns] in the quarry are our best…

…Apothecary’ ‘The Apothecary’ Beside the altar a magnificent ‘Transport’ with a cart and unusual but effective combinations of Hosta, laurel, ferns, chrysanthemum and Alstroemeria. Beside the alter ‘Smithy’ St Michaels…

…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. Fuchsias nice. Some lapagerias. 1948…

…had yet, though many poor flowers were there. 1899 – JCW I saw a brood of wild ducks about ten days old, most daffs going back. Many tree ferns starting….

…roses show colour. Ferns opening. 1901 – JCW Finished crossing and went to Appleshaw, all except a few late poets are open. There has been a terrible sun. Auklandii some…

…are perhaps yet as spectacular as Betula albosinensis ‘Bowling Green’ and ‘Chinese Garden’ (the two Werrington wild collected original ferns) or, indeed, the newly named ‘China Ruby’. I have featured…

…been out for two days. 1901 – JCW One of the tree ferns three parts grown. Royali, Edgeworthi, Gibson, Dalhousi and Fortunei all well out. Auklandii nearly over. I have…