…fortunei Araucaria bidwillii with copious new growth emerging. This tree is growing very rapidly – 14 years or so from planting. Plenty of flower bud clusters on Acacia baileyana but…

…Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ A young Acacia pataczekii has flower buds for the first time here. (Nick Lock gift). Acacia pataczekii 2022 – CHW Near frost overnight and North…

…The label has split so I cannot yet see where it came from but I can guess! Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ Acacia cultriformis now perfectly out by the former playhouse. Acacia…

…on one of the old original (white) Rhododendron arboreums. Rhododendron arboreums Rhododendron arboreums Jaimie has uplifted the lower branches on this quick growing Acacia cultriformis to give the camellias more…

…Street. unnamed Magnolia x veitchii cross Magnolia dawsoniana outside the front gate now out low down. Some frost damage. Magnolia dawsoniana Magnolia dawsoniana Camellia japonica ‘Matterhorn’ below the Acacia cultriformis….

…boxes Acacia cultriformis completely shattered in the recent severe gales. I wonder if it will reshoot if cut back completely? Acacia cultriformis 2024 – CHW The first garden tour of…

…only minor die back (as yet) on Hypericum lancasteri. Hypericum lancasteri Another windblown branch from Acacia citrinoviridis on the bonfire pile. Acacia citrinoviridis Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ has small flowers…

…established. Turning colour but will soon be even better and what I remember as the spectacle at High Beeches. Disanthus cercidifolius Acacia boormanii has grown exponentially since I bought it…

…Our best plant once grew near George’s Hut but died 30+ years ago. Rhododendron calophytum Rhododendron calophytum Acacia verticillata flowering here for the first time since planting. Acacia verticillata Camellia…

…plants will indeed take everything that nature throws at them. Acacia dealbata and Picea breweriana offsetting each other superbly. Acacia dealbata and Picea breweriana The tree fern valley had grown…

…ripening seed pods. Melianthus major Melianthus major Plenty of seed heads forming on Acacia dealbata overhanging the garden. Acacia dealbata Hypericum ‘Hidcote’ and Jasminum officinale affine flowering nicely together outside…

…maddenii Maytenus magellanica getting going a year on from planting in Kennel Close. Maytenus magellanica Acacia obliquinervia seems to be struggling nearby. Acacia obliquinervia A drought casualty that you could…

…hydrangea 2022 – CHW Some light rain overnight but not enough. I cannot get over the growth of Acacia baileyana in just two years in this hot spot above the…

…The first time we have grown Acacia boormanii and offered it for sale. Acacia boormanii Berberidopsis beckleri still in tight bud. At Caerhays the flowers have been out November-December. Berberidopsis…

…on Magnolia sprengeri ‘Burncoose’ but by means all of them are swelling up with seeds. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Burncoose’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Burncoose’ This Acacia baileyana has doubled in size since planting…

…secondary new growth. Lithocarpus lepidocarpus Lithocarpus lepidocarpus Sycoparrotia semidecidua with bold yellow tints. Sycoparrotia semidecidua Acacia rhetinodes full flower in a tunnel. Acacia rhetinodes Cestrum nocturnum scenting the greenhouse. Cestrum…

…williamsii Leptospermum liversidgei. Leptospermum liversidgei Our own Acacia mearnsii which we planted as A. dealbata. We were advised that A. mearnsii was the correct name but I am far from…

…Aeoniums Aeoniums Mixed Aeoniums in the circular bed beside the house. Mixed Aeoniums Mixed Aeoniums Fagus sylvatica ‘Atropurpurea’ and Acacia melanoxylon as one looks down the valley. Fagus sylvatica ‘Atropurpurea’…

…Very good! Sedum spurium “Dragon’s Blood” Sedum spurium “Dragon’s Blood” Sedum spurium “Dragon’s Blood” Bought an Acacia boormanii to try at Caerhays. Upright pointed light blue foliage. Not listed in…

…Caesalpina decapetala) is becoming a dense mounded shrub armed with formidable prickles. The leaves and new growth are acacia like and rather beautiful despite their spines. We have not tried…