4th March 1897 – 2020

…before without success. We have three plants at this size which are big enough to take a risk with at least one this year. Huodendron biaristratum Daphne bholua alba has…

6th March 1897 – 2020

…scent! Daphne bhuloa ‘Mary Rose’ Daphne bhuloa ‘Mary Rose’ This is a large rhododendron beside the road at the bottom of the hill in Grampound Village which I have been…

25th February 1897 – 2020

…today by the castle. Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata ‘Lanarth’ Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ in a similar condition. Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ The Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ on…

2nd February 1897 – 2020

…sales this time around. Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ (scented) full out now by the side door. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’…

16th January 1897- 2020

…of Daphne bholua ‘Limpsfield’ flowering here for the first time and, of course, smelling gorgeous. Daphne bholua ‘Limpsfield’ Daphne bholua ‘Limpsfield’ 2018 – CHW The old Paulownia tomentosa tree, located…

5th January

…varieties of Daphne bholua here now but ‘Mary Rose’ is the best! Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ The evergreen Clematis uncinata is growing nicely up through Camellia x williamsii ‘Rosemary Williams’….

4th January

…open. No scent in the heavy rain today. Daphne bholua ‘Limpsfield’ Daphne bholua ‘Limpsfield’ Sarcococca coriacea (HWJK 2428) still in tight bud. Sarcococca coriacea (HWJK 2428) Sarcococca zeylanica (BSWJ 10199)…

12th December

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW Daphne bholua ‘Gurkha’ just now out. Daphne bholua ‘Gurkha’ The sycamore which fell…

8th January

…House Ghost’ above the greenhouse. Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ A Camellia reticulata above the Auklandii Garden now almost full out. Camellia reticulata 2021 –…

30th May

…The others on the Main Ride are well over. Magnolia ‘Daphne’ Magnolia ‘Daphne’ Crataegus laevigata ‘Pauls Scarlet’ is very fine too but in need (again) of re-staking. I wonder why…

10th May

…Magnolia Genie still has buds and flowers weeks after it first came out. Although there are now leaves as well this is another major attribute. MAGNOLIA ‘Daphne’ MAGNOLIA ‘Daphne’ Magnolia…

2nd May

…see tiny reddish female flowers one year as I think I remember? Juglans ailanthifolia Magnolia ‘Daphne’ now full out but with the leaves much in evidence despite the lack of…

28th April

…seen last week. More yellow but irregular flowers and too many leaves! Magnolia ‘Daphne’ Magnolia ‘Daphne’ 2016 – CHW One day of ‘filming’ with a BBC crew from London who…

13th April

…I saw/suffered a few on the trip.Daphne pontica with more pointed and elongated flowers than in some forms. Daphne pontica Daphne pontica Zanthoxylum acanthopodium which I had never seen before….

26th March

…flower at the same time. Skimmia laureola Skimmia laureola Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ in a freestanding and exposed position. Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ The bark on…

25th February

…sheltered Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ is finally full out in the Rookery and by the front gate. Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ Why are all the surviving…

6th February

…cinnamomeum Absolutely gorgeous scent and full out today at 12-15ft tall is Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’. Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ View 6th February 1897 – 2020…

4th February

…Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ nicely out together below the drive. Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ Camellia ‘Winton’ and Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’. Camellia ‘Winton’ Fallen flowers under Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’. Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline…

17th May

…Sunday. Now not a hope! Magnolia ‘Daphne’ Magnolia ‘Daphne’ Rhododendron loderi ‘Lems Monarch’ is however a possibility. Rhododendron loderi ‘Lems Monarch’ Rhododendron loderi ‘Lems Monarch’ Laburnocytisus ‘Adamii’ is another possible…

15th January

…but reshot as a multi-stemmed plant. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Surprise’ First flowers on a young Camellia japonica ‘Diamond Head’. Camellia japonica ‘Diamond Head’ 2023 – CHW Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’…