2nd August

…a pure white ‘red hot poker’ before. Kniphofia ‘Ice Queen’ Kniphofia ‘Ice Queen’ Olearia virgata, I think, in flower in the rain. Olearia virgata, Sorbaria tomentosa (possibly) var angustifolia with…

19th December

…Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ 2020 – CHW Roy Lancaster’s Christmas card also said that his Carpinus rankinensis was still in full leaf. So is ours!…

5th August

…Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’ Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’ The variegated leaved Luma apiculata ‘Glanleam Gold’ with bits of reversion to green here and there. Luma apiculata ‘Glanleam Gold’ Only a…

4th April

…naming the very best. Just have a look and these and make your own mind up! Even the names are an exaggeration: MAGNOLIA ‘Candy Cane’ MAGNOLIA ‘Pink Diamond’ MAGNOLIA ‘Pickards

9th December

Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Carpinus kawakamii proving yet again that it is an evergreen species with us. Reddish new growth already evident and not…

15th October

…Magnolia globosa Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’ at its very best. Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’ Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’ An extraordinary sight. Secondary flowers on a red flowered tree peony in October! red flowered…

27th May

…flower as usual. Camellia japonica ‘Mathotiana Alba’ Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ plastered in bracts. Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cutting back the deciduous azaleas to remove ivy…

11th February

snow at Burncoose which, after two hours of plotting the planting programme in the garden, finally spurred me to go home for fear of the roads. Nearer Truro no snow

8th March 1897 – 2020

…= Magnolia ‘Pickards Ruby’ x Magnolia ‘Caerhays Surprise’ ‘Anne Leitner’ = Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘JC Williams’The book has my strongest recommendation for all magnolia breeders and collectors. I…

7th March

…last year. 2022 planted. Magnolia ‘Snow Blood’ Magnolia ‘Snow Blood’ Magnolia ‘Snow Blood’ Magnolia ‘Vulcan’s Forge’ also much better. 2022 planted. Magnolia ‘Vulcan’s Forge’ Magnolia ‘Vulcan’s Forge’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’…

17th July

…fact three garden centres only a mile or so apart near Arreton.Passiflora caerulea ‘Snow Queen’ rather better than the more common Passiflora ‘Constance Elliot’. Passiflora caerulea ‘Snow Queen’ Passiflora caerulea…

14th March

…into flower. Sorbus aff. ligustrifolia The Queen Mother’s Magnolia. Queen Mother’s Magnolia Magnolia ‘Betty Jessel’ and Magnolia mollicomata in the Ririei Opening. Magnolia ‘Betty Jessel’ and Magnolia mollicomata 2024 –…

13th June

…kousa chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Beautiful foliage on Fagus sylvatica ‘Aurea Pendula’. Fagus sylvatica ‘Aurea Pendula’ Hydrangea sargentiana ‘Goldrush’ now with…

10th June

…‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ (‘Miss Satomi’ in the new Hillier’s) Growing in full sun in the open…

4th May

…Sequoiadendron giganteum Ilex dipyrena Ilex dipyrena Ilex dipyrena Rhododendron ‘Jubilee Queen’ (loderi ‘Venus’ x Rose du Barri – 1935) Rhododendron ‘Jubilee Queen’ (loderi ‘Venus’ x Rose du Barri – 1935)…

19th May

…them asking the questions listed here! Lord Sugar Lord Sugar A survivor from my mother’s gardening era is a small bed of Iris siberica ‘Snow Queen’. Iris siberica ‘Snow Queen’…

11th September

…flowers are semi-double and a darker pink than ‘September Charm’. Anemone hupehensis ‘Queen Charlotte’ Anemone hupehensis ‘Queen Charlotte’ Japanese anemones are an absolute must for every garden in September. 2017…

RHS Savill Garden – Flower Show Pictures – 2018

…its leaves Spiraea prunifolia Spiraea prunifolia Beberis x stenophylla ‘Lemon Queen’ – one to get for the catalogue Beberis x stenophylla ‘Lemon Queen’ Beberis x stenophylla ‘Lemon Queen’ Pulmonaria ‘Blue…

29th November

…We need to propagate from the two plants above the ‘George Blandford’. ‘Cornish Snow Michael’ ‘Cornish Snow Michael’ ‘Cornish Snow Michael’ Three Corokias with masses of different coloured fruits: Corokia…

10th December

…of buds showing colour but the frost may well get them. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ 2021 – CHW The electrics are finally attached to the new incinerator at…