20th July

…the hottest areas. Magnolia grandiflora ‘Exmouth’ Magnolia grandiflora ‘Exmouth’ The best Sollya heterophylla I have ever seen growing outside is still doing well. Sollya heterophylla Sollya heterophylla A big rhododendron…

15th October

…x schuettii ‘Silver Shadow’ putting on a nice autumn show in the frames. Quercus x schuettii ‘Silver Shadow’ Quercus x schuettii ‘Silver Shadow’ Quercus x wavei ‘Chimney Fire’ has turned…

4th April

…Magnolia x loebneri ‘Pink Stardust’ had largely dropped already. Not as pink as ‘Raspberry Fun’. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Pink Stardust’ Coprosma grandiflora Coprosma grandiflora Surprised to find Daphne bholua ‘Garden…

3rd November

…you saw the flower. This is how it looked today. Coprosma grandiflora Coprosma grandiflora Coprosma grandiflora Coprosma grandiflora 2020 – CHW Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ now leafless and glowing in…

22nd August

…garden. Hypericum lancasteri Hypericum lancasteri Hypericum lancasteri Magnolia grandiflora ‘Little Gem’ is not so ‘little’ now below the wall but its leaves and flowers are in comparison to pure grandiflora….

10th November

…developing well. Thamnocalamus crassinodus Thamnocalamus crassinodus A young Platanus x acerifolia (Platanus x hispanica) growing well. Platanus x acerifolia Platanus x acerifolia The water feature outside the front door. water…

4th January

…this is a special piece of Caerhays camellia history. Camellia x vernalis ‘Dawn’ Camellia x vernalis ‘Dawn’ Camellia x vernalis ‘Dawn’ Camellia x vernalis ‘Dawn’ Cytisus ‘Porlock’ with a good…

15th November

…years and will soon be a small tree. Ilex opaca Ilex opaca Ilex opaca An elderly Enkianthus chinensis with the full autumn show. Enkianthus chinensis Enkianthus chinensis Enkianthus chinensis Pruncus…

1st October

…on Magnolia grandiflora below the lawn. Magnolia grandiflora Acer saccherinum, the silver maple, has five-lobed leaves. Many blown off without turning colour but just a hint of the true yellow…

23rd October

…– CHW A fine flower on Magnolia grandiflora ‘Russet’. Magnolia grandiflora ‘Russet’ The fallen Quercus ilex branch close up. Quercus ilex Decent colours on Cornus ‘Eddie’s White Wonder’. Cornus ‘Eddie’s…