4th April

…decades. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ The Magnolia campbellii Alba seedling on the drive is also at its best today. Magnolia campbellii Alba seedling Magnolia campbellii Alba seedling Below…

10th November

…large and plentiful flowers. The bush is low growing and spreading with slightly drooping branches. Camellia sasanqua ‘Alba’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Alba’ The first pink sasanqua to come out looks really…

21st February

…Away’ A few high up flowers on Magnolia campbellii Alba Group. This one of New Zealand origin. Magnolia campbellii Alba Group 2018 – CHW A day in the garden planning…

11th January

…a similar spread and has shot vigorously where dieback has been pruned out over the years. Rather thin at the top. Daphne bholua ‘Alba’ Daphne bholua ‘Alba’ Daphne bholua ‘Alba’…

23rd January

…saluenensis A few more flowers out on Magnolia campbellii var. alba ‘Strybing White’ on a sunny day with blue sky. Magnolia campbellii var. alba ‘Strybing White’ Magnolia campbellii var. alba

29th January

‘Alba Simplex’ covered in brambles which urgently need removing. Some frost damage. camellia japonica ‘Alba Simplex’ 2022 – CHW Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendrifolium’ on the drive at Burncoose always holds its…

8th August

…Williams at Lanarth produced some erica hybrids which are still sold today and introduced the Spanish Erica canaliculata to Cornwall. Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’ Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’ Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’ 1917…

4th February

…banksiae ‘Alba Plena’ Rosa banksiae ‘Alba Plena’ 2016 – CHW The true Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ planted in 1955 and now flowering for only the third time (this time properly) is out….

11th February

…open pure white. The plant is 20 to 25 years old. Other varieties which grew nearby have died of old age. Daphne bholua ‘Alba’ Daphne bholua ‘Alba’ Daphne bholua ‘Alba’…

7th December

…Georges Hut. Some leaves are pure white on the newer growth, some yellowish white and some the more conventional green with white edging. Hoheria populnea ‘Alba Variegata’ Hoheria populnea ‘Alba