…trichomanoides (var. alpinus), which came from Mount Congreve 12 years ago, is now a compact shrub. Here it is covered with flower clusters of reddish male strobili. Hard to think…

…a week ago. daffodils A slight touch of frost on Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’. Perhaps just rain battered. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ A fine show on an Acer in the Cart house…

…only planted this year but clearly has potential as an autumn show. Quercus ‘Belle d’Aquitaine’ Sorbus japonica now leafless but still laden with red fruits. I assume we have collected…

…red but the reality is that they are a purple on the inside and not red. The flowers hang down on long pendulous stalks and the colour on the inside…

…bred) FCC Rhododendron ‘Michaels Pride’ (Charlie Michael retired as head gardener in 1955 and I suspect that this had never been exhibited for an award before)The recommendations from the RHS…

…pictures 2022 – CHW Five hundred plant photographs for the website database but a lot of standing about yapping to the great and good while judging goes on around us….

…‘Phoenix’ at Burncoose opposite the mist houses on the main drive. Acer x conspicuum ‘Red Flamingo’ Also on Sinogrande Walk is Viburnum erubescens from the Himalayas with red fruits which…

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2023 – CHW More Malus with fruits in the Kitchen Garden. Malus x robusta ‘Red Sentinel’….

…Bank are still at their best and covered in flower. Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise’ varieties Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise’ varieties The original Camellia ‘Winton’ now full out above Orchid House Nursery. A…

…the planting this spring. It will take a year or so to assemble some of the key plants. newly cleared area around the Tin Garden newly cleared area around the…