…Peter’ The Magnolia campbellii seedling above Crinodendron Hedge is the best magnolia display by far today in the garden. How many thousands of flowers? Magnolia campbellii seedling Magnolia campbellii seedling…

…was an early forerunner of a swathe of ‘new’ picotee edged hydrangeas which have saturated Hampton Court show for several years now. They all have silly names but this one…

…to flower. Pomaderris elliptica Pomaderris elliptica Seed heads on Viburnum hoangliense. Viburnum hoangliense Why did the tree surgeons have to burn the laurel hedge rather than having the fire on…

…before the buds rotted off. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ A fine and unexpected show from Magnolia ‘Daybreak’. Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ The removal of the leylandii hedge is nearly complete with only four…

…incident Air ambulance incident Can one guess the cost to the UK taxpayer? £30-£50k? I have no knowledge of the facts or details (as yet) but expect that the taxpayer…

…broke down yesterday. 2017 – CHW Then Will and Mary Caw’s garden.A fine hollyhock growing 8-10ft. hollyhock Euonymus japonicus in flower as a clipped garden hedge. Euonymus japonicus Euonymus japonicus…

…new growth on the lawn edge. Pseudocydonia sinensis Then a big surprise. A few freak flowers on the Rosa banksiae ‘Alba Plena’ on the front of Burncoose House. Despite all…

…dead Rhaphiolepis has collapsed. Rhaphiolepis The Camellia x williamsii ‘St Ewe’ hedge is coming into its best. Camellia x williamsii ‘St Ewe’ Mahonia oiwakensis is now 20 feet tall but…

…bank. C. nigra with campion Colin points out good clumps of the rather minute Cornish moneywort (Sibthorpia europaea) on the edge of the mound outside the back yard. Highly localised…

…Nursery vermin proof again after the second beech tree in five years smashed the fence completely. The laurel has been pruned back right around the edge. Higher Quarry Nursery Higher…