…Portholland Valley Portholland Valley These pictures show part of the old pumping system which pumped water up the hill to serve Caerhays and Portholland villages and neighbouring farms until the…

…my Dad. 2018 – CHW A flower on the arum lily by the front door in February! arum lily Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ now at its best a little late…

…flower for 2017 on the arum lily clump by the gents’ loo. No hint of frost damage here and a few snails hide in the flower. arum lily Trip to…

…a self-sown beech tree removed from the middle of it. Chamaecyparis squarrosa Chamaecyparis squarrosa An annoying leak in the gutter valley above the archive room causes a panic. About a…

…in the spring. lead valley lead valley A leak above the museum shows a rusty metal girder in the roof. All we can do for now is mend the leadwork…

…enough to be labelled as Pieris ‘Valley Valentine’ (which it is) but quite nice today. Pieris ‘Valley Valentine’ Pieris ‘Valley Valentine’ First flower out on a 2015 planted Michelia ‘Fairy…

…with Karol ‘resting’ in the Valley Gardens. Karol ‘resting’ in the Valley Gardens. 2015 – CHW A trip around the garden with a nice group of fairly non gardeners who…

…dawsoniana ‘Valley Splendour’ Magnolia dawsoniana ‘Valley Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ is still unnamed as far as I know. Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ Magnolia ‘Aphrodite’ is…

…newer growth and a fine snake bark stem developing on Acer tegmentosum ‘Valley Phantom’. Acer tegmentosum ‘Valley Phantom’ Acer tegmentosum ‘Valley Phantom’ Odd shaped seed pods on Magnolia kobus ‘Octopus’…

…with good autumn colour and full leaf still. Actinidia deliciosa ‘Tomuri’ 2015 – CHW Only in Cornwall could one see an Arum lily (zantedeshia aethiopica) in full growth with a…