…October) but a ‘spotted’ one and rather special when you look into the flower. I cannot remember the name of it but it was a present from David Knuckey’s friend…

…which David Knuceky planted along the edge of the pond. Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Pendula’ The new planting from 2 years ago by the old walled garden has had a good growing…

…the Hillier Arboretum with David Jewell. happy gathering The Lady’s Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium reginae) has been planted near the entrance to the Aucklandii Garden in full shade. A welcome gift…

…planting out. Self-sown seeds Self-sown seeds Self-sown seeds Self-sown seeds Remarkably quick and good new growth on the Rhododendron davidsonianum cut down only 11-12 weeks ago. We need to do…

…bud. Rhododendron griersonianum Rhododendron davidsonianum ‘Caerhays Pink’ is a very good form of this variable species. Rhododendron davidsonianum ‘Caerhays Pink’ Merriliopanax alpinus (BSWJ 13939) with its extraordinary new growth –…

…below the castle. new spaces new spaces Topiary and shrouded statues. Topiary and shrouded statues David Austin has supplied new roses to go into the rose garden. new roses Here…

…quarter. 1986 – FJW Very late year – pink Campbellii ‘seen’ by Easter public for first time for a long while. 1963 – FJW David took first solo steps. 1962…

…survive. Oreopanax sectifolius First flowers on Rhododendron niveum – what a colour! Rhododendron niveum First flowers on Rhododendron davidsonianum that I have seen. Here a pale form. Rhododendron davidsonianum Symplocos…

…delavayi First flowers on Rhododendron davidsonianum. Rhododendron davidsonianum And on Rhododendron ‘Countess of Haddington’. Rhododendron ‘Countess of Haddington’ Rhododendron impeditum ‘J.C. Williams’ full out. Rhododendron impeditum ‘J.C. Williams’ Rhododendron impeditum…

…by the garden crossroads but completely over three weeks ago. These plants came from Millais Nurseries so I must ask David Millais how he or his father came to name…

…two at Burncoose are just as good. 2001 – FJW House martins back and active. Cold – damp – miserable – but a little sun. 1998 – FJW David Clarke…

…a Plant Heritage webinar on the National Collection of Chaenomeles earlier last week. The collection holder, David Ford, has 109 varieties in Surrey and all are grown in pots in…

…– with its first flowers here. Not sure where this came from but clearly a greenhouse plant. Prostanthera calycinca Hemiptelea davidii with viscous spines (Zelkova davidii). Introduced to the UK…

…Eucryphia lucida Eucryphia lucida Podocarpus ‘Blue Gem’ came as a gift from David Lees of Lees & Co where he had grown it for many years in his seaside garden…

…high up. Plagianthus regius 2020 – CHW I finally got around to viewing a four minute (and in English) trailer for the new David Attenborough type series of plant programmes…

…lockdown rules either but no mention of this on the BBC of course who continue to keep Cummings top of the news agenda. David Starkey has a good (long) video…

…superb new growth. I was introduced to this plant by David Lees in Lymington who once grew it in his coastal garden. It is dead there now from the 2012…

…quick visit to the Royal Cornwall Show earlier in the day as Lizzie under the weather with a cold. Burncoose have won a Large Gold Medal but I hear David…

…Magnolia virginiana ‘Pink Halo’ Photinia davidsoniae in flower by George’s Hut. Photinia davidsoniae Hydrangea serrata ‘Shichidanka’ starts pink and then goes blue. Hydrangea serrata ‘Shichidanka’ Hydrangea serrata ‘Shichidanka’ Hydrangea ‘Hobella’…

…since 1977 when Jeremy Brett and Joanna David opened a similar fete here following the filming of the BBC remake of Rececca at Caerhays. Charles with a microphone Kids on…