28th February

…The first flowering of the young Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ on the bank outside the front door is now at its best. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’…

24th February

…The Copper House. view from the Burncoose Show Tunnel Five of the six Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ on the bank are now out in flower. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Narcissus cyclamineus seedlings…

12th November

…Camellia sasanqua ‘Setsugekka’ Autumn colour in a now fully grass cut Kennel Close. Kennel Close in autumn Kennel Close in autumn Mahonia oiwakensis is now 15 feet tall with 3…

22nd November

…‘Caerhays Splendour’ have flower buds for next year but none on the one which flowered this year which probably overdid it. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Cow parsley in November! Cow parsley…

16th August

…Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ 2016 – CHW No entry. 2015 – CHW No entry. 2004 – FJW Boscastle washed away in freak flood. 2001 – FJW P.M. Blair…

10th April

…demand for this peculiar and spectacular new genus. Rhodoleia parvipetala (FMWJ 13422) Auklandii Garden camellias beside the main path – a review to help cutting taking in the autumn. Camellia…

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…

27th December

…grafted plant. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ is out opposite the front door. Two of the three grafted plants which had a huge but…

21st March

…dawsoniana ‘Valley Splendour’ Magnolia dawsoniana ‘Valley Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ is still unnamed as far as I know. Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ Magnolia ‘Aphrodite’ is…

19th May

…fully. Azalea ‘Purple Splendour’ Azalea ‘Purple Splendour’ The Echium pininana on the lawn photographed after the winter gales looked black and nearly dead – today they are 20ft tall and…