13th May

…Rhododendron ‘Tinkerbird’ Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ – yellow form. Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ Rhododendron ‘Chip Lima’ is excellent. Rhododendron ‘Chip Lima’ Rhododendron ‘Chip Lima’ The Enkianthus flowering for the…

24th April

…‘Crimson Cascade’ Malus ‘Crimson Cascade’ Malus ‘Paul Hauber’. Malus ‘Paul Hauber’ Malus ‘Royal Beauty’. Malus ‘Royal Beauty’ Malus ‘Royal Beauty’ 2022 – CHW I thought I heard a cuckoo earlier…

17th April

…‘Braendkjaer’ Malus ‘Gorgeous’. Malus ‘Gorgeous’ Malus ‘Gorgeous’ Malus x floribunda. Malus x floribunda Malus x floribunda Malus ‘Royal Raindrops’. Malus ‘Royal Raindrops’ Malus ‘Royal Raindrops’ Malus ‘Professor Sprenger’. Malus ‘Professor…

15th April

…growth. Eriobotrya deflexa Eriobotrya deflexa Magnolia ‘Royal Splendour’ is a new one to us but clearly in the ‘Peachy’/’Daybreak’ category. Magnolia ‘Royal Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Royal Splendour’ Cestrum ‘Newellii’ full out…

8th April

…Prunus ‘Royal Burgundy’ Prunus ‘Royal Burgundy’ Xanthorhiza simplicissima – the huge spreading clump which I first saw 40 years ago and identified as a must for the Burncoose catalogue. Xanthorhiza…

16th May

…sales point. Camellia japonica ‘Kramer’s Beauty’ The Caerhays bred Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ – yellow. Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ Rhododendron vaseyi and Rhododendron arizelum. Rhododendron vaseyi and Rhododendron Rhododendron…

30th June

…Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ on Burns Bank. Definitely one for Asia to propagate! Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ The last flowering before death I expect of the original Styrax japonicus on Burns Bank….

11th September

…slaves in Cornwall. The situation only began to change after the end of the English Civil War when the Royal Navy was built up under Oliver CROMWELL. By 1700, North…

24th July

…to the ground and reseeded each year. wild flower meadow wild flower meadow Eryngium bourgatii ‘Picos Blue’ very fine. Eryngium bourgatii ‘Picos Blue’ Agapanthus ‘Royal Velvet’ and Achillea ‘Cerise Queen’….

26th July

…Salvia ‘Royal Bumble’ may be the best? Salvia ‘Icing Sugar’ Lysimachia punctata ‘Alexander’ for those who like variegated leaves? Lysimachia punctata ‘Alexander’ Coreopsis ‘Mango Punch’ – nicer than the rum…

7th August

…two flowers. Not one to write home about as I may have said before. Metapanax davidii Last flowers on Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’. I guess held back by the drought. Rhododendron…

1st December

…the Royal Cornwall Gazette dated 27th November 1885. article about the restoration of St Michaels Church The Royal Cornwall Museum was chucking out its old mineral display cabinets recently and…

10th October

…robusta ‘Red Sentinel’ Malus ‘Royal Raindrops’. Malus ‘Royal Raindrops’ Malus ‘Butterball’. Malus ‘Butterball’ Malus transitoria ‘Gulliver’. Malus transitoria ‘Gulliver’ Malus ‘Gorgeous’. Malus ‘Gorgeous’ Malus toringo ‘Scarlett’. Malus toringo ‘Scarlett’ Malus…

19th October

…‘Neville Copeman’ Malus ‘Neville Copeman’ Malus ‘Indian Magic’ Malus ‘Indian Magic’ Malus ‘Halloween’ Malus ‘Halloween’ Malus ‘Royal Beauty’ Malus ‘Royal Beauty’ Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ – the heaviest fruiter of all…

19th November

…the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. In 2008 Charles Williams, the current owner of Caerhays, met Courtenay Smale, a retired mining engineer and former President of the Royal Geological…

15th December

…anyone match this? yellowish deciduous azalea Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’ looking good by the main nursery. Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’ Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’ Salvia ‘Royal Bumble’…

19th December

…collection which awaits planting in the Kitchen Garden still has colourful fruits on the following varieties:-Malus ‘Royal Beauty’ Malus ‘Royal Beauty’ Malus ‘Admiration’ Malus ‘Admiration’ Malus ‘Golden Gem’ Malus ‘Golden…

3rd March

…lobbii – likewise! Hydrangea lobbii Magnolia ‘Royal Purple’ Magnolia ‘Royal Purple’ Rhododendron calophytum just coming out by the garden entrance. Rhododendron calophytum Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ on the drive. Magnolia campbellii…

5th July

…Cornus kousa ‘Gold Star’. Hydrangea ‘Fireworks-Blue’ Hydrangea ‘Fireworks-Blue’ just full out. Hydrangea ‘Fireworks-Blue’ Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ (pale pink form) nearly over. Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ Still flowers on Magnolia globosa. Magnolia…

18th July

…2 years of droughts. Robinia x slavinii ‘Hillieri’ Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’ and Hydrangea ‘Generale Vicomtesse de Vibraye’ look good together. Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’ 2023 – CHW A marvellous…