8th November

‘Winter’s Joy’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Winter’s Joy’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Winter’s Joy’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Glow’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Glow’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Plantation Pink’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Plantation Pink’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Blush’….

25th December

…and Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ out together for once. Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ and Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Camellia ‘Winton’ and Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ full out. Camellia ‘Winton’ and Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Camellia…

6th March 1897 – 2020

…appropriate! Enca carnea ‘Winter Snow’ Enca carnea ‘Winter Snow’ Edgewrthia chrysantha just coming out and undamaged. Edgewrthia chrysantha The leaves on Pseudowintera colorata have enjoyed the cold and now exhibit…

8th December

…look as attractive as ever. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Plenty of seeds on the Corokia buddleioides which are not quite yet ripe. Corokia buddleioides The leaf sweeping and…

11th March 1897 – 2020

…of flowers. Again this started flowering in December. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ First flowers on a young Rhododendron calophytum. They will soon fade to white but the blotch…

11th December

…to defoliate entirely this winter. Normally semi-evergreen. Embothrium lanceolatum First flowers high up on a Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Glyptostrobus pensilis ‘Wooly Mammoth’ with its peculiar winter colours….

12th February 1897 – 2020

…Red’ Erica carnea ‘Winter Snow’ Erica carnea ‘Winter Snow’ Erica carnea ‘Winter Snow’ Erica carnea ‘Pink Spangles’ Erica carnea ‘Pink Spangles’ Erica carnea ‘Pink Spangles’ Erica carnea ‘Myretoun Ruby’ Erica…

4th January

Snow’ very fine but the wind has spoilt the show a bit. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘New Venture’ just out. Bred by Philip Tregunna. Camellia ‘New Venture’…

21st November

…williamsii ‘November Pink’ is now full out in the main quarry. Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’ Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’ Camellia ‘Winter’s Charm’ Camellia ‘Winter’s Charm’ Camellia ‘Winter’s Snowman’….

26th January 1897 – 2020

…Rather late this year. Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ First flowers on Rhododendron ‘Golden Oriole var. Busaco’. Rhododendron ‘Golden Oriole var. Busaco’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ full out. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Tillia cordata…

3rd November

…today. Coprosma grandiflora Coprosma grandiflora Coprosma grandiflora Coprosma grandiflora 2020 – CHW Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ now leafless and glowing in the sun. Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Tilia cordata ‘Winter

Magnolias and Climate Change at Caerhays

…usual here, going over.   The newspapers are full of stories of ‘early’ wild flowers and especially primroses and wild daffodils. However the diary proves that, cold winters with snow

19th October

…of flower this year but the other three varieties alongside are not showing yet. Camellia sasanqua ‘Winters Snowman’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Winters Snowman’ 2016 – CHW Jaimie took this picture of…

6th April

…emerging. Rhododendron kesangiae Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’. Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ Magnolia ‘Honey Tulip’ just coming out rather early. Magnolia ‘Honey Tulip’ Rhododendron ‘Snow Lady’ some way off its best. Rhododendron ‘Snow

19th November

…seeming fully double when full out. Large flowers for a sasanqua. Camellia ‘Snow Flurry’ Camellia ‘Snow Flurry’ Camellia ‘Snow Flurry’ ‘Winters Joy’ – a semi-double medium pink. Camellia ‘Winters Joy’…

13th November

…indumentum on the underside of the leaves quite something too! Rhododendron bureavii Rhododendron bureavii First flowers on Camellia sasanqua ‘Snow Flurry’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Snow Flurry’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Snow Flurry’ Secondary…

27th December

…one of the older Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ is as full out as I had expected. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ 1968 – FJW Cold spell started. 1943 – CW…

24th December

…and a little later out). Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Catastrophe with a large beech tree falling into the young rhododendrons in Higher Quarry Nursery. The second time this…

11th January 1897- 2020

…never really out together. Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ 2016 – CHW Another magnolia is out, this time in the main clearing in…

14th October

…new growth. This nearly died after planting but is now getting going. Keteleeria davidiana Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ with its fine autumn display. Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ The true Photinia…