…in the nursery have finished flowering already in the heat. Viburnum dentatum ‘Blue Muffin’. Viburnum dentatum ‘Blue Muffin’ Viburnum dentatum ‘Blue Muffin’ Syringa tomentella subsp. yunnanensis (SBEC 1022). Syringa tomentella…

…garden windbreak now removed. Tregothnan Corylopsis pauciflora – a startlingly good plant. Corylopsis pauciflora Corylopsis pauciflora 2022 – CHW The Gardening Weekend moves on to Trewithen. The Magnolia mollicomata on…

…RHS show in 1963 by Trewithen where it won an award. It was named by Trewithen but it was later deemed that the two were the same and that the…

Next Day > < Previous Day Return to Current Entries CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2020 – CHW A Great Gardens of Cornwall meeting at Trewithen…

…so we can say ‘Spring has Sprung’ here. From yesterday’s Great Gardens of Cornwall meeting only Trewithen and Heligan’s Magnolia campbellii have yet to produced 50 flowers. Trewithen had a…

…a chance sport originating from Trewithen. Camellia x williamsii ‘Celebration’ Rhododendron ‘Peace’ bred at Trewithen and whiter than Rhododendron ‘Alison Johnstone’ has some flowers. It is a near deciduous and…

…blue as the other in bud. Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Araucaria angustifolia was planted out in early March but the recent frost has done for it…

…‘Yakeo’. Rhododendron ‘Martha Wright’ Magnolia ‘Yakeo’ and Rhododendron veitchianum ‘Cubittii Group’. Magnolia ‘Yakeo’ Rhododendron ‘Blue Tit’ and Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’. Rhododendron ‘Blue Tit’ A single tiny flower on the aptly named…

…and pure white Magnolia cylindrica (ex Trewithen). Magnolia cylindrica Magnolia cylindrica We do not seem to have decent website pictures of Magnolia ‘Joli Pompom’ which has been slow to flower….

…new growth on Quercus phellos. Quercus phellos Pink and blue Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ together. Pink and blue Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ Pink and blue Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ See what a hit this clump of…

…late flowering evergreen azaleas now in the catalogue – Azalea ‘Blue Moon’ and Azalea ‘White Moon’. Azalea ‘Blue Moon’ and Azalea ‘White Moon’ Azalea ‘Blue Moon’ and Azalea ‘White Moon’…

…and Bloom’ Salvia ‘Big Blue’ not bad either. Salvia ‘Big Blue’ Salvia ‘Big Blue’ 2022 – CHW The hydrangea season is getting into full swing and the drive here is…

…first but not when you examine the flower more closely. The blue and light blue anthers are quite different too. Seven separate plants in two batches were planted here in…

…a pear. Pear ‘Doyenne du Comice’ Polemonium ‘Bambino Blue’ was pretty. Hardy? Polemonium ‘Bambino Blue’ Polemonium ‘Bambino Blue’ Polemonium ‘Bambino Blue’ Helenium ‘Sombrero’ in the rain. Helenium ‘Sombrero’ Helenium ‘Sombrero’…

…Monarda ‘Knight Violet’ and Eryngium planum ‘Magical Purple Falls’ Monarda ‘Knight Violet’ and Eryngium planum ‘Magical Purple Falls’ Lobelia siphilitica ‘Blue’and Lobelia ‘Fanship Burgundy’ Lobelia siphilitica ‘Blue’and Lobelia ‘Fanship Burgundy’…

…but these were bought in plants with Dutch labels. Rhododendron ‘Blue Diamond’ Rhododendron ‘Blue Diamond’ Rhododendron ‘Michaels Pride’ is just coming out at least a month early for Chelsea where…

…Blephylocalyx crookshankii Beautiful blue bell shaped flowers but horrid prickles too. Rhapithamnus spinosus. blue bell shaped flowers blue bell shaped flowers blue bell shaped flowers blue bell shaped flowers Pitavia…

…‘Ted Millais’ As fine a blue as anyone could find! Rhododendron augustinii ‘Penheale Blue’. Rhododendron augustinii ‘Penheale Blue’ Rhododendron augustinii ‘Penheale Blue’ Rhododendron zaleucum nearby is rather paler! Rhododendron zaleucum…

…pulverulenta ‘Raspberry Ice’ [ALONGSIDE] Zenobia pulverulenta ‘Blue Sky’ Zenobia pulverulenta ‘Raspberry Ice’ Zenobia pulverulenta ‘Blue Sky’ Cornus alternifolia ‘Argentea’ – another plant which shows up well in a tent. Cornus…

…florindae for 50p each. Primula florindae Most sensible businesses would have held a proper auction as Trewithen did a few years ago when they closed their nursery. The auction sale…