…those at Caerhays. Here Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ by the mist houses. Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ Acer palmatumn ‘Senkaki’ (‘Sango-Kaku’) has autumn colour already above the mist houses. Acer palmatumn…

…just coming out with its gigantic flowers. Camellia ‘Drama Girl’ Camellia ‘Drama Girl’ The Magnolia campbellii which took 43 years to first flower is just out in the mist and…

…a young Meliosma veitchiorum in the garden. I had not picked up on this before. Meliosma veitchiorum Meliosma veitchiorum Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’ full out by the mist houses….

…good for garden – in recompense for winter. Magnolia mollicomata (Ririei opening) and Robusta (new Bo-Peep) overseeded very badly. Strong roots on Stellata cuttings in mist in 5 weeks. Cuttings…

…better than the Acer x conspicuum ‘Phoenix’ at Burncoose opposite the mist houses on the main drive. Acer x conspicuum ‘Red Flamingo’ Also on Sinogrande Walk is Viburnum erubescens from…

…Disanthus cercidifolius Schefflera delavayi now full out. Schefflera delavayi Schefflera delavayi Hoheria populnea at its best in the mist. Hoheria populnea Hoheria populnea ‘Alba Variegata’ now in flower. Hoheria populnea…

…year. The Burncoose plant by the mist houses often has the odd flower in the early spring. Eucryphia moorei Eucryphia moorei 2018 – CHW Mespilus germanica in Kennel Close is…

…species rooted originally from 2018 cuttings from Tregrehan. Many new ones to us here for planting out one day. different camellia species The mist bench absolutely crammed with rhododendron cuttings…

…enter Garnish than Blarney Castle! Garnish The ferry terminal and views in the mist. ferry terminal ferry terminal We arrive after a 10 minute sea crossing where we are obliged…

…of unlocked down Cornwall.Views today of the reflections in the lake and the castle in a slight haze as the last mist lifts. Views Views Views Views Views Prince Charles’…

…He showed Camellia japonica ‘Rogetsu’ which is an early flowerer (white) and in my mind I had mistakenly muddled it with ‘Reigyoku’. Hence the need to check. 2022 – CHW…

…A variety known in Japan from 1719. Camellia ‘Bokuhan’ Camellia ‘Bokuhan’ The mist benches in the greenhouse are filled with healthy looking rooted and rooting rhododendron cuttings. Outstanding! rhododendron cuttings…

…Ours are still in tight bud. Acacia melanoxylon Acacia melanoxylon 2019 – CHW A huge elderly Magnolia campbellii seedling coming out in the mist above Crinodendron Hedge. Magnolia campbellii seedling…

…two. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ showing colour in the mist. Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Magnolia campbellii from afar in the mizzle. Magnolia campbellii 2018 – CHW Between meetings a…

…sister seedling (and not as good) showing up in the mist outside the front gates. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ sister seedling Prunus conradinae (hirtipes) now full out and on time according…

…the sea mist a tent for another wedding on Beach Meadow. wedding on Beach Meadow Cows and calves graze beside the lake but the 9 cygnets and their parents have…

…Garden.A big limb has cracked off an oak opposite the mist houses. A branch had been pruned out high up years ago and water had seeped into the next branch…

…(yet) growing at Caerhays. Staphylea holocarpa In the mist houses I find (hidden away) a bowl of Pleione bulbocodiodes belonging to one of the staff. Not something which the nursery…

…Eucryphia nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ 2020 – CHW A trip to the nursery.All the camellia liners now potted from the mist bench. camellia liners And next year’s crop growing well. next year’s…

…frail. Rhododendron campylocarpum Magnolia ‘Judy Zuk’ opposite the mist houses. Magnolia ‘Judy Zuk’ Magnolia ‘Judy Zuk’ Rosa banksia ‘Alba Plena’ at the front of Burncoose House. Rosa banksia ‘Alba Plena’…