…inundation. One bridge has floated 200 yards Camellia japonica ‘Konronkoku’. Camellia japonica ‘Konronkoku’ First flowers out on the 123 year old Camellia japonica ‘Lady Clare’ on the Castle wall by…

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…order only on the Burncoose Nurseries website later this week. Fargesia murielae ‘Luca’ Fargesia murielae ‘Luca’ Fargesia murielae ‘Luca’ Fargesia murielae ‘Luca’ Fargesia murielae ‘Luca’ 2017 – CHW Belvoir Castle…

…‘Lord Rudolph’ Rhododendron sinogrande ‘Lord Rudolph’ Camellia ‘Dream Castle’ was only cut down two years ago yet already a wonderful show from the regrowth. Camellia ‘Dream Castle’ Camellia ‘Dream Castle’…

…its full glory. Camellia ‘Dream Castle’ Camellia ‘Dream Castle’ Camellia ‘Dream Boat’ is a new one to us. Better when fully open. Camellia ‘Dream Boat’ Camellia ‘Dream Boat’ A rather…

…Rhododendron ‘Maisie’ Camellia reticulata ‘Dream Castle’ measured beside Lizzie’s hand. Camellia reticulata ‘Dream Castle’ Caerhays bred Rhododendron Golden Oriole Group – ‘Talavera’. Rhododendron Golden Oriole Group – ‘Talavera’ Rhododendron Golden…

…‘Lasca Beauty’ ‘Dream Castle’ – a sparse flowerer ‘Dream Castle’ ‘Royalty’ ‘Royalty’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ strutting its stuff. Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ One of Jaimie’s new magnolia hybrids and Rhododendron ‘Ostara’…

…CHW To Belvoir Castle for another round of planting below the castle itself.A very fine Prunus cerasifera amid the fog. Prunus cerasifera Prunus cerasifera Some of the magnolias planted over…

…The young Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ below the Pound is just out. I looked on Monday and nothing doing then. Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ First flowers on Camellia reticulata ‘Dream Castle’. Camellia…

…Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’. Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ Magnolia ‘Shiraz’ and Camellia japonica ‘Adolphe Audusson’. Magnolia ‘Shiraz’ and Camellia japonica ‘Adolphe Audusson’ Magnolias as a castle backdrop. Magnolias as a castle backdrop…

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…unknown species of Rehderodendron unknown species of Rehderodendron 2025 – CHW Saw the first House Martins around the castle this morning. Having been at the show for the last 3…

…wife after a train trip from Cheltenham Spa. Cornus capitata with gigantic bracts. Cornus capitata Quercus liebmannii (gift from Penrice Castle) growing well in full sun. Quercus liebmannii Styrax japonicus…

…in full flower on the castle wall and has extended on into a neighbouring camellia. Tropaeolum ciliatum Tropaeolum ciliatum More flowers of Tom Hudson’s Manglietia insignis with its small and…

…ovatifolius 2015 – CHW Karol has been out with his drone taking fabulous pictures of the castle. Caerhays Aerial Porthluney Caerhays Beach Aerial After the rain the first mushroom of…

…use the word ‘stuff’ to describe his plants. A rare aberration from the then protocol. Chordospartium stevensonii (coastal plant seen at Ventnor)Carriera calycina (original plant here from Penrice Castle) Cornus…

…Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snowflake’ Cattle below the castle. Cattle below the castle 2024 – CHW Eucryphia x hillieri ‘Penwith’ with its purple anthers. Eucryphia x hillieri ‘Penwith’ Eucryphia x hillieri ‘Penwith’…

…‘Meteor’ 2024 – CHW The flies in our bedroom (all castle bedrooms) are reaching monumental proportions as the hundreds of house martins which have bred under the castle battlements this…

…castle which was then being undertaken by two elderly garden staff. The operation of a vegetable garden supplying the house was obviously uneconomic then and remains so today. The old…

…many years finally succumb to gravity? A tough old historic tree which can certainly be seen in pre World War I pictures of the castle. Cryptomeria japonica Cryptomeria japonica A…