…show of flowers (again). Cytisus ‘Porlock’ Clematis armandii now has several flowers high up on the castle wall. We saw the first a month or so ago. Clematis armandii Garrya…

…do not expect many people until perhaps after Boris’ announcement to the nation on 22nd February about the lifting of Lockdown 3. When will the castle itself be open for…

…behind one of the Camellia sasanquas against the castle wall. This is not a ‘picotee’ form (as we saw in October) but a ‘spotted’ one and rather special when you…

…the blooms flowering in the beautiful gardens across the Duchy and to welcome many friends to The Nare to celebrate Cornwall at its best.” Charles Williams, owner of Caerhays Castle…

…castle front with flowers going over already. Clematis armandii Clematis armandii Clematis cirrhosa var. balearica full out but the pendulous flowers are hard to see properly. Clematis cirrhosa var. balearica…

…2015 – CHW Karol has been out with his drone taking fabulous pictures of the castle. Caerhays Aerial Porthluney Caerhays Beach Aerial After the rain the first mushroom of the…

…campbelli ‘Darjeeling’ Magnolia campbelli ‘Darjeeling’ First two flowers on Camellia reticulata ‘Dream Castle’ on the Main Ride. Camellia reticulata ‘Dream Castle’ Narcissus ‘California’ – a Lanarth hybrid planted at Tin…

…‘Jacqueline Postill’ These 4 rather poor camellia x williamsii seedlings were created and grown by JCW and planted along the castle wall. They were never considered worthy of naming but…

…paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ Buds showing but not yet out on the elderly Camellia sasanquas on the castle walls. This one is usually the first to show…

…from Penrice Castle) Cornus kousa ‘Xanthocarpa’ (yellow fruits – very rare) Deutzia pulchra (wild collected and given to us originally by Roy Lancaster) Forsythia mandschurica (no idea but dwarf?) Hydrangea…