31st May

…there are still some flowers showing. Berberis wilsoniae Berberis wilsoniae Still plenty of buds on Magnolia x wieseneri. Magnolia x wieseneri Deutzia calycosa ‘Dali’ still plastered in flower. Deutzia calycosa…

25th December

…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…

16th October

…shedding petals furiously as the wind gets up. A short and sweet flowering season. Camellia sasanqua which suddenly flowered 10 days ago Camellia sasanqua which suddenly flowered 10 days ago…

30th March

…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…

29th June

…dark red deciduous azalea above the Trevanion holly. very dark red deciduous azalea Rhododendron auriculatum now full out. Rhododendron auriculatum Rhododendron sanguineum full out beyond George’s Hut. Rhododendron sanguineum Stachyurus…

5th April

…flowers have been battered by the rain. Pseudocydonia sinensis Pseudocydonia sinensis Another ghastly looking big leaf rhododendron on the way out. big leaf rhododendron The Game Larder starts to fill…

5th November

…ancient Camellia sasanqua (white form) out together again! Fuchsia and the ancient Camellia sasanqua Forsythia turning yellow then red by the gents loos. Forsythia Sorbus hupehensis (now Sorbus pseudohupehensis) with…

6th April

…double flowered daffodils with a reddish orange centre are looking good by the door but the label has vanished. double flowered daffodils 2015 – CHW PRIMROSES If ever there was…

7th November

…media ‘Buckland’ The autumn colour on Itea virginica was a stunning red. Itea virginica 2015 – CHW Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ got my vote as the very best pink flowered cornus…

10th October

…an excellent reddish show and, I think, earlier than usual. Stewartia monadelpha Quercus frainetto does not have autumn colour with us. Quercus frainetto Neither does Tilia caroliniana subsp. heterophylla. Its…