8th September

…what basis was this change made I wonder? Hydrangea aspera subsp. robusta Hydrangea aspera subsp. robusta Hydrangea aspera subsp. robusta Some redcurrant berries on Viburnum betulifolium but the pheasants are…

22nd February

…frosted in bud Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’ a Gresham hybrid. Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’ The Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta in the Rireii Opening is just starting. Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta Beside it…

22nd July

…other Hydrangea sargentiana have failed in the spring cold after planting last autumn. Hydrangea robusta ‘Tatiana’ now in bud. Hydrangea robusta ‘Tatiana’ Hydrangea heteromalla from Vietnam (HWJ 938) with its…

23rd August

…Hydrangea aspera ssp robusta Hydrangea aspera ssp robusta 2015 – CHW More heavy rain and the holiday season at its zenith. Typical Cornish summer but wonderful for second growth in…

5th October

robusta Fargesia robusta Fargesia robusta Chimonobambusa timidissinoda (poor spanking name) Chimonobambusa timidissinoda Chimonobambusa timidissinoda Chimonobambusa timidissinoda Fargesia rufa (spankers’ delight) Fargesia rufa Fargesia rufa Fargesia rufa Fargesia utilis (make your…

2nd October

…Hydrangea sargentiana varieties. As such rather a gem to propagate. Hydrangea aspera robusta Hydrangea aspera robusta Hydrangea aspera robusta 2016 – CHW I have bust the camera so you will…

20th March

…CHW A shot of the record sized (height) Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta in all its finery, but a cloudy day, at Burncoose. Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta Magnolia amoena at Burncoose….

15th March

…sargentiana var. robusta seedling. Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta seedling Camellia ‘Italiana Vera’ – a ‘new’ one bought from Stervinou nurseries in France. Camellia ‘Italiana Vera’ Slightly battered Magnolia ‘Charles Raffill’….

10th March

…but far from blown away. 22 on the Magnolia lecture tour. Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ and Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta behind it. Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ and Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta Magnolia…

1st February

…mid-1970’s or thereabouts. Outside Tresco and the Penzance area one of the very few Metrosideros to have achieved maturity in the UK. Metrosideros robusta Metrosideros robusta Metrosideros robusta Hebe ‘Wiri…