30th June

…Rather a good set of pictures if I say so myself! Tropaeolum speciosum Tropaeolum speciosum This young Aesculus wangii had a couple of small branches broken off in a recent…

30th April

…is nearly full out. Rhododendron fragrantissimum Rhododendron fragrantissimum Tropaeolum ciliatum growing vigorously but no flowers as yet. Last year it was out by now. Tropaeolum ciliatum Then on to Tregothnan…

3rd May

…Lunch also exquisite but very slow. Staff had no English so were upset when we left without waiting for the pudding after two and a half hours! This Tropaeolum […]…

23rd June

…in the Auklandii Garden. Azalea indica Last year the Tropaeolum speciosum struggled to reach the top of the Camellia ‘Lady Clare’. I guess it did not have to die down…

24th June

…‘El Desperado’. Hemerocallis ‘El Desperado’ Possibly Hemerocallis ‘Catherine Woodbury’. Hemerocallis ‘Catherine Woodbury’ Tropaeolum ciliatum full out by the Georgian Hall. Tropaeolum ciliatum 2022 – CHW Grass cutting starts in Penvergate…

7th November

…sasanqua ‘Setsugekka’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Setsugekka’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Setsugekka’ Tropaeolum ciliatum got bashed by scaffolding but is still in full growth today. Tropaeolum ciliatum 2019 – CHW Roger Grose and Frankie…

30th August

…roots in the shade (or under a slate or mulch covering) and their long climbing tendrils in partial but not scorching sun. Much like Tropaeolum speciosum in fact which has…

6th May

Tropaeolum speciosum has however, as usual, died down to the ground. Wisteria ‘Violacea Plena’ (‘Black Dragon’) is coming out. Unlike any other wisteria which Burncoose sells this has double flowers…

21st June

…Discolor in the A.G. – others not. Tropaeolum speciosum, Eucryphia intermedia (above Orchid House), Styrax wilsoni, Cornus cuspidata, kousa and walteri, Kalmia, Euonymus wilsonii, Styrax japonica (at its best) ditto…

12th January

…in their midst. gulls gulls However a solitary Canada goose keeps its distance. Canada goose Camellia x williamsii ‘Rosemary Williams’ and Tropaeolum ciliatum still in full growth. Camellia x williamsii…