…Narcissus cyclamineus at Caerhays. 2018 – CHW A fine calm day at last. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red is again coming out. Earlier flowers blown away. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red Camellia ‘Desire’ has…

…griffithianum Rhododendron griffithianum This tree is Umbellularia californica as we quickly discovered crushing the leaves. Our other plant is a shrub with far more extended leaves although both quickly induce…

…lavalleei ‘Carrierei’ Acer x freemanii ‘Autumn Blaze’ Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ below White Styles below White Styles All now planted and wired up with deer and rabbit protection. wired up…

…x wagneri ‘Fireflame’ Mahonia x wagneri ‘Fireflame’ Pieris japonica ‘Bonfire’ just has a slight hint of pink in its buds but I assume the name refers to the very red…

…portico. Fascicularia bicolor The extraordinary red flowered and vigorously climbing Salvia gesneriiflora. I thought it was Salvia dombeyi but was quite wrong. This grows to 20 feet. Salvia gesneriiflora Tetra[?]…

…year. Drought and a mild autumn I assume. Stewartia serrata A particularly good single red Camellia japonica with several flowers out. Camellia japonica Despite there being few rabbits here at…

…plump red buds before. They soon burst to reveal the first reddish leaves. Rheum palmatum Rheum palmatum Rheum palmatum A batch of Iris unguicularis is in full flower in the…

…New growth on the ancient pink flowered Camellia sasanqua is dark bronzy-red. The white flowered forms have quite different new growth. Camellia sasanqua Camellia sasanqua 2021 – CHW A hurried…

…show on Camellia ‘Tiffany’. Camellia ‘Tiffany’ Camellia ‘Tiffany’ A single red japonica of no great merit. single red japonica An early and unformed flower on Camellia ‘Adolphe Audusson’. Windblown I…

…is looking rather tired and pot bound in the heatwave. Jaimie uses the presence of a small digger to move it to a new planting site near the shop in…