16th March 1897 – 2020

…best ‘white’ we have seen today (Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Lennei Alba’ x Magnolia x veitchii). Far better than ‘Spring Rite’ or any of the others in terms of flower size,…

22nd November

…praecox Stachyurus praecox Sorbus folgneri ‘Emiel’ still has some fruits amid the last remnants of autumn colour. Sorbus folgneri ‘Emiel’ Prunus ‘Shirotae’ is as good a mix of colours as…

13th March

…‘Dark Bird’ Magnolia ‘Sentinel’ is a Gresham hybrid. Seen a lot worse! Magnolia ‘Sentinel’ Magnolia ‘Sentinel’ Magnolia ‘Avocet’ (M. x veitchii ‘Isla’ x M. x soulangeana). The two very different…

21st April

…bed The nearby clearance now means one can see properly the second of our huge Magnolia x veitchii ‘Isca’. Magnolia x veitchii ‘Isca’ Magnolia x veitchii ‘Isca’ Cyclamen repandum in…

15th April

…has for sale. Magnolia x veitchii ‘Isca’ and Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ from the lawn. Magnolia x veitchii ‘Isca’ Then a yellow magnolia garden tour with Geraint & Anne Richards. Magnolia…

30th March

…x veitchii Magnolia x veitchii 2019 – CHW We have now removed the roots and stones from the newly cleared area around the Tin Garden. Yesterday it all got rotavated…

19th March

…x M. ‘J. C. Williams’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Westonbirt’. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Westonbirt’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Westonbirt’ Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ x M. ‘Vulcan’. Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ x M. ‘Vulcan’ Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ x…

2nd December

…‘Jo-nioi’ has now shed onto the ground. Prunus ‘Jo-nioi’ Magnolia x veitchii still has plenty of green leaves lower down. Magnolia x veitchii 2019 – CHW The storms have caused…

29th February 1897 – 2020

…and a dingy dank colour. Second time it has flowered here. Older plant on Bond Street. Magnolia ‘Red Lion’ Magnolia ‘Red Lion’ Magnolia x veitchii (graft from Caerhays originals) looks…

14th February 1897 – 2020

…centres? Prunus x incam ‘Okame’ Prunus x incam ‘Okame’ Prunus x incam ‘Okame’ Prunus x incam ‘Okame’ The first clump of our huge new autumn planted daffodil clumps (10 to…

1st February 1897 – 2020

…now. guinea fowl guinea fowl Camellia x williamsii ‘Muskoka’ is full out. Huge flowers for any single williamsii. Camellia x williamsii ‘Muskoka’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Muskoka’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Muskoka’…

19th January 1897- 2020

…to me. Hawthorn Alongside the cash point Magnolia veitchii and Magnolia campbellii still have quite a lot of leaf left even in this exposed spot. M campbellii will be out…

10th January 1897- 2020

…with its occasional pink flash on the bud and petals. Azalea ‘Malvatica’ Azalea ‘Malvatica’ Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ now full out directly under the Magnolia x veitchii. Still nothing out on…

22nd March

…Rhododendron siderophyllum Rhododendron siderophyllum The young Magnolia x veitchii ‘Isca’ by George’s Hut. Magnolia x veitchii ‘Isca’ Not many flowers on the original Magnolia ‘J. C. Williams’ on the drive…

31st December

…today. Pseudopanax laetus Pseudopanax laetus Pseudopanax laetus Pseudopanax laetus Pseudopanax laetus 2018 – CHW First odd flowers on Camellia ‘Adelina Patti’. High up on the bush are two flowers of…

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’…

7th December

…red fruits (peppers). Zanthoxylum armatum Zanthoxylum armatum Still full green leaves on one of the original Magnolia x veitchii. Astonishing in December. Magnolia x veitchii The original Magnolia campbellii has…

29th September

…variety for the website. Pseudopanax lessonii ‘Emerald Elf’ Skimmia japonica ‘Veitchii’ with ripening berries. Skimmia japonica ‘Veitchii’ Another new entry for the 2025 catalogue – Skimmia japonica ‘Magic Marlot’. Skimmia…

17th October

…the clethra. Pterostyrax hispida is much better known than this rarity which has yet to flower. The habit is erect and the leaves not entirely styrax-like. Pterostyrax corymbosus Pterostyrax corymbosus…

23rd September

…fully ripe berries and is a really good show. Crataegus schraderiana Crataegus schraderiana Acanthopanax aff. sessiliflorus with its usual fine clusters of fruits. Acanthopanax aff. sessiliflorus Acanthopanax aff. sessiliflorus Sorbus…