7th September

…have over 75 in all. Acer henryi Acer henryi 1997 – FJW Harvest in. 1990 – FJW Slavery to Fax began – weather cool, windy but little rain. 1967 –…

13th October

…flowers. Leaves have variable amounts of spines. A large specimen tree today above Crinodendron Hedge. Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Hodginsii’ Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Hodginsii’ Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Hodginsii’ A little colour…

2nd November

…– CHW Our weather forecasters so frequently worry us up about impending hurricane aftermaths and flooding that when a real storm hits us we get little prior notice. After a…

8th November

…Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Little Liane’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Little Liane’ Camellia sasanqua ‘New Dawn’. Camellia sasanqua ‘New Dawn’ Camellia sasanqua ‘New Dawn’ Camellia oleifera x sasanqua ‘Survivor’. Camellia oleifera x…

17th November

…Plena’ ‘Ken Juro’ ‘Ken Juro’ ‘Ken Juro’ ‘New Dawn’ ‘New Dawn’ ‘New Dawn’ ‘Paradise Little Lien’ ‘Paradise Little Lien’ ‘Paradise Little Lien’ “Maiden’s Blush” “Maiden’s Blush” “Maiden’s Blush” “Everards’s Delight”…

8th December

…whose seed pods are still yellowish-green. Euonymus tonkinensis Catalpa duclouxii has fallen over yet again despite being cut back hard 2 or 3 years ago. Very little root is left…

7th January

…good show. Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ While Callicarpa shirasawanum has lost all but a few stragglers and has little to offer. Callicarpa shirasawanum A large bit of the record Laurus azorica…

19th December

…and Camellia japonica ‘Lady Clare’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Sugar Dream’ and Camellia japonica ‘Lady Clare’ Camellia japonica ‘Little Bit’ has both double pink and double red flowers. Camellia japonica ‘Little Bit’…

29th December

…ago but is perhaps more exposed to wind. More of a “red” than ‘Gum Ball’ which is, today, more purple here. Colours vary and Caerhays see little autumn colour of…

6th January

…after repotting. Sorbus zahlbruckneri Sorbus zahlbruckneri 2022 – CHW Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ is a little late again this year. Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ The first daffodil this year….

29th July

…looked good in leaf (no flower) but much the same as ‘Diabolo’ or ‘Lady in Red’. Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Andre’ Leucothoe axillaris ‘Little Flames’ looked good. Leucothoe axillaris ‘Little Flames’ Hypericum…

9th January

…Postill’ First snowdrops just about out 2 days ago. The big clumps on Bond Street are much further on already. snowdrops 2022 – CHW Everything sodden but little damage in…

RHS Savill Garden – Flower Show Pictures – 2018

…‘Countess of Haddington’ (indoor grown) Rhododendron ‘Countess of Haddington’ Rhododendron ‘Countess of Haddington’ Pinus wallichiana with cones Pinus wallichiana Pinus wallichiana Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Little Spire’ Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Little Spire’ Chamaecyparis…

12th March 1897 – 2020

…flowers Camellia edithae is a little known Chinese species with spear like leaves and double red flowers. Camellia edithae Camellia edithae Camellia edithae This is where visitors are supposed to…

11th March 1897 – 2020

…garden which is suddenly far from dead, depressed or devastated. Although a north wind with cold showers for Mothering Sunday the Camellias are coming into their peak. A little late…

3rd August

…gave us a cutting grown plant but this is probably another semi-tropical species just for the conservatory. Magnolia henryi Magnolia henryi Cathaya argyrophylla is an extremely rare conifer discovered only…

17th June

…out in flower and these pictures will nearly fill the missing website slots. What a peculiar little hydrangea-like thing it is with what looks like separate male and female flowers….

22nd July

…Callicarpa cathayana yesterday or perhaps both have white flowers? Hard to know when the reference books tell you so little. Callicarpa japonica ‘Leucocarpa’ However this compact clump, labelled Callicarpa dichotoma,…

10th April

…Prunus ‘Matsumae-fuki’ Taiwania cryptomerioides has finally developed an upright leading shoot of its own volition instead of its earlier floppiness which we tried to stake up with little success. Taiwania…

19th July

…was looking very windswept, badly watered, and a big let down in comparison to previous years. I found little to photograph. Lavandula allardii ‘Meerlo’ – oddly variegated. Lavandula allardii ‘Meerlo’…