…on Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Geisha Girl’. Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Geisha Girl’ Erica canaliculata glowing with flowers in the sun. Erica canaliculata Erica canaliculata Plenty of seed on the Styrax obassia that was…

…(we were selling Tibouchina orangensis) Tibouchina urvilleana Treseders Nursery:Cuphea ignea Cuphea ignea Cuphea ignea Other spectacular plants of interest at the fair:Erica cerinthoides Erica cerinthoides Erica cerinthoides A very fine…

…autumn flowerer. Asterotrichion discolor Erica verticillata in full flower – tender. Erica verticillata Erica verticillata Corylopsis glabrescens with flowers opening. Corylopsis glabrescens 2024 – CHW Rhododendron weyrichii nicely coloured up…

…bank of erica bank of erica Liriodendron tulipifera has shed in the wind but the sides of the drive show what the gales tore off. Liriodendron tulipifera The first daffodil…

…usually noteworthy in January and February. Has our climate really changed that much in 100 years? Erica arborea Erica arborea 2004 – FJW Drive camellias well out. 1940 – CW…

…– once stocked by Burncoose. Clerodendrum speciosissimum Mimosa pudica – Sensitive plant. Mimosa pudica Mimosa pudica Persea americana – Avocado. Persea americana – Avocado Then to the Mediterranean biome. Erica…

…Camellia saluenensis The erica by the Four in Hand has also shot out in the last week. erica by the Four in Hand erica by the Four in Hand 2015…

…Not much frost yet. Cam sasanqua remains, some roses also. C coum ⅕ out. Erica hybrida ⅓ open. A piece or two of Erica codonodes. A bud or two of…

…‘Delia Williams’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Delia Williams’ Erica arborea now perhaps the best thing in the garden today. Erica arborea Erica arborea Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Harry’ in the nursery is…

…mucronulatum bed is by far our best shrub in flower. Erica hybrida is opening on the Terrace. R moupinense is very good and so is R Ririei. 1928 – JCW…

…1924 – JCW Just about 1918 but Erica hybrida is not quite open. 17 species show some flower. 1918 – JCW No Soleil d’or as yet. R moupinense is at…

…untouched by the frost / cold wind earlier this week. Erica arborea Erica arborea The Magnolia mollicomata seedling through the arch has moved on a bit with the odd flower…

…JCW Argenteums opening just about 1923. 1923 – JCW Argenteums open in several places only a few Camellias. Rho praecox and Erica hybrids are the best things. Sutchuenense are good…

…‘Praecox’ (Heather) Erica carnea ‘Myretoun Ruby’ – easily the best thing today in the heather beds. Erica carnea ‘Myretoun Ruby’ Erica carnea ‘Myretoun Ruby’ Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticlear’ in full flower….

…entry signage. New garden entry signage Erica canaliculata looking good. Erica canaliculata An efficient new system for bed labels in all the tunnels. new system for bed labels A very…

…Labelled Camellia japonica species? Camellia japonica species Camellia japonica species Quercus agrifolia in flower. Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia Rhododendron cilpinense and Rhododendron bauhiniiflorum. Rhododendron cilpinense Erica canaliculata and…

…fruticosa ‘Africana’ Erodium ‘Bishop’s Form’. Erodium ‘Bishop’s Form’ Melaleuca diosmifolia in full flower. Melaleuca diosmifolia Melaleuca diosmifolia Crassula coccinea. Crassula coccinea Erica cerinthoides – the heath from South African which…

…‘Skyfall’ The South African Erica cerinthoides is a new website entry shortly. Erica cerinthoides Euonymus grandiflora ‘Ruby Wine’ in flower. Euonymus grandiflora ‘Ruby Wine’ The new defibrillator has now become…

…are simply too tender. I wonder if JCW tried any fuchsia hybrids? Certainly P D Williams at Lanarth produced some erica hybrids which are still sold today and introduced the…

…is well away Loads of seed heads on just one of the 5 Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ on the bank. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ We cut back a number of old Erica…