15th October

…concrete for the base and working inside the building can start properly. The Hovel The very last and rather pathetic raspberry on Rubus tricolor. Rubus tricolor 2019 – CHW Quercus…

16th August

…of their flowers. Quite a bit of taxonomic uncertainty and name changes with some Lindera species which adds to the fun. Lindera cercidifolia on Hovel Cart Road – 2002 planted…

22nd June

…Isn’t this the real fun of trying to grow and preserve these very rare old and new introductions from the wild? 2022 – CHW A few secondary flowers on the…

16th October

…ever wish to find! Lots of fun checking their identities and propagating them over the next decades I hope. 2018 – CHW Our largest Manglietia insignis split out in a…

29th December

…their place but the challenge of working towards a National Collection application one day well into the future will be entertaining and fun. It should all be quite a spectacle…

23rd October

…mentioned in Conifer Quarterly in 2005). JCW’s reply was “You should start crossing rhododendrons. It is the greatest fun – you have 10,15 or 20 years of joyful anticipation and…

RHS Savill Garden Pictures 2018

On tour in the Savill Garden after judging with lots of new things to see and admire. An especially fun tour with Jaimie and Michael who were being ‘naughty’! Click…

11th August

…2017 – CHW The huge clearing above the old playhouse is now nearly finished. Now the real fun can start with the final planting plan from the spectacular list which…

10th February

…came to my office in the castle on arrival. Also Westcountry TV at Heligan with Tim Smit’s son joining in the interview. So all the fun of the fair on…

30th July

…at times including the crowd extras for the funeral and the stewards/caterers etc. The church will get a decent income in a year when fundraising has been impossible until recently…