…road between East and West slipped into the sea. Early 1960’s or thereabouts judging by the cars. photograph of East Portholland The very first flower on the first Camellia sasanqua…

…and will need cutting back to reshoot. The lower branches will be dead. Drimys winteri In a sea of devastation Schefflera macrophylla is untouched. Those plants are totally hardy through…

…smelt it. Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea Plena’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea Plena’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea Plena’ Sadly the drought has done for our layers on the pink sinogrande. Very little left and…

…new growth. The older original plant in more shade looks fine. Persea thunbergii Persea thunbergii Podocarpus parlatorei making rapid growth below the Engine House. Podocarpus parlatorei Podocarpus parlatorei 2022 –…

…under the newer leaves. Magnolia guangdongensis Magnolia guangdongensis Nearly ripe seeds on Sorbus rosea which is ready to plant out in the autumn. Sorbus rosea A fine lot of young…

…it by a few days. Styrax japonius ‘Pendulus’ Camellia japonica ‘Reigyoku’ with its first flower out this season. Camellia japonica ‘Reigyoku’ Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’ looking good on a…

…its name. Magnolia decidua Magnolia decidua 2019 – CHW Work has started cutting back the ‘Cornish Red’ rhododendron on Donkey Shoe Corner where it had begun to cover the seat…

…force of the wind. gate post at Porthluney Beach The beach strewn with seaweed and wooden debris but not that much plastic. beach strewn with seaweed The beach defences have…

Next Day > < Previous Day View 4th January 1897 – 2020 CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW Thick sea fog and heavy rain….

…2021 – CHW A third day on the trot of rain, drizzle and sea fret. Digger to remove stumps delayed by the wet ground.Masses of bud on Magnolia ‘Caerhays Surprise’…

…Phytophthora ramorum. Others nearby still untouched. Drimys winteri Drimys winteri Seamus in the heavy rain as we all were. Seamus in the heavy rain Huge Fuchsia exorticatica with peeling bark…

back the 28th April A day at Castlewellan and then on to nearby Seaforde The view from the Terrace towards the mountains and sea. The view from the Terrace The…

…two years: Persea indica (BSWJ 12535) – another new and hopefully hardy species. Persea indica (BSWJ 12535) Quercus chapensis – seed from the 2015 oak conference in China and gifted…

…Garden shed. We will have to install an owl box nearby to give it peace and quiet in the visitor season. Jaimie saw movement in a squirrel trap and assumed,…

…in 2014. Prunus ‘Matsumae-hanaguruma’ Prunus ‘Matsumae-hanaguruma’ Prunus ‘Matsumae-hanaguruma’ Prunus ‘Matsumae-hanaguruma’ Amid a sea of primroses a cock pheasant prepares and preens for a harem of three hens. pheasant 2019 –…

…‘Crimson King’ Jet black hollyhocks which I have only seen before in Seaview. Jet black hollyhocks Hydrangea quercifolia and Actinidia pilosula. Hydrangea quercifolia and Actinidia pilosula Deutzia setchuenensis var. corymbiflora…

…well. Gevuina avellana The first time I have ever seen flower heads on Persea japonica (BSWJ 12789). I cannot say they are of much interest! Persea japonica Persea japonica Persea…

…way to go yet and only 4 days more for it to be complete. The pool area is, as usual, leaking everywhere. The Chelsea stand is taking shape The Chelsea…

…‘D D Blanchard’ All fairly similar but the leaves are not. In the greenhouse frames berries are already formed and turning colour on Sorbus rosea (SEP 492). Sorbus rosea We…

…put up a small Chelsea stand years ago to show what was and wasn’t Enkianthus cernuus rubens. Just because its red it does not make it cernuus rubens as he…