…lovely. Daphne bholua ‘Spring Beauty’ Daphne bholua ‘Spring Beauty’ Daphne bholua ‘Peter Smithers’ Daphne bholua ‘Peter Smithers’ Daphne bholua ‘Peter Smithers’ Daphne bholua ‘Perfume Princess’ Daphne bholua ‘Perfume Princess’ Daphne…

…‘Dorothys Dawn’ Helleborus Frostkiss ‘Dorothys Dawn’ Helleborus Frostkiss ‘Dorothys Dawn’ Helleborus ‘Pink Beauty’ – flowers have pink coverings or bracts but open a creamy white. Helleborus ‘Pink Beauty’ Helleborus ‘Pink…

…Intruder’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ and Camellia ‘Winton’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ and Camellia ‘Winton’ A close up of Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’. close up of Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Camellia japonica ‘Carter’s Sunburst’…

…the varieties flowering in the collection.Camellia sasanqua ‘Winter’s Joy’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Winter’s Joy’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Winter’s Joy’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Glow’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Glow’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Plantation Pink’. Camellia…

…a fortnight after Rhododendron nobleanum – both on the drive. Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ A smallish plant of Camellia ‘Winton’ now nicely…

…paniculata Hydrangea paniculata Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ and Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ out together for once. Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ and Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Camellia ‘Winton’ and Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ full out. Camellia…

…by Red Linney. Rhododendron lutescens First flowers on just one (as yet) of the larger Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ on the drive. Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Plenty of flowers on Lonicera fragrantissima…

…not that different from the ever popular ‘Goldsturm’. Rudbeckia ‘Goldblitz’ Rudbeckia ‘Goldblitz’ Betula pendula ‘Youngii’ with rather late catkins. Betula pendula ‘Youngii’ Betula pendula ‘Youngii’ Malus ‘Royal Beauty’ fruiting well…

…bracteata Cornus drummondii ‘Sunshiny Drops’ with the fruits turning colour. Cornus drummondii ‘Sunshiny Drops’ Myoporum laetum with ripe black seeds. Myoporum laetum Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ with its autumn colour….

…of Hamamelis looking splendid:Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Arnold Promise’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Arnold Promise’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Copper Beauty’ (syn. ‘Jelena’) Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Copper Beauty’ (syn. ‘Jelena’) Hamamelis x intermedia…

…Camellia ‘Winter’s Charm’ Camellia ‘Winter’s Snowman’. These are both hardy hybrids from crosses with Camellia oleifera. Camellia ‘Winter’s Snowman’ Camellia ‘Winter’s Snowman’ Autumn leaf fall towards the Four-in-Hand. The Magnolia…

…plants were layers moved from the Rookery. Quite a bright colour on an overcast day but, as yet, unblemished by wind or frost. Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Rhododendron…

…Camellia japonica ‘Christmas Beauty’ only planted 2 years ago and the first flowers I have seen. New to us but not exactly on schedule. Camellia japonica ‘Christmas Beauty’ Narcissus ‘Mr…

…winter the birds have ignored this tree. Could not find a definitive leaf to check. Perhaps a Sorbus intermedia Views across the ‘Japanese’ garden with the first camellias (x williamsii…

…black flowers showing on Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’ – they really are black. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’ Enormous flower clusters on an elderly Illicum anisatum in full shade….

…an inch of rain yesterday. Cornus x rutgersensis ‘Stellar Pink’ Cornus x rutgersensis ‘Stellar Pink’ Cornus x rutgersensis ‘Stellar Pink’ Camellia japonica ‘Kramer’s Beauty’ still with good flower at the…

…Cutting back laurel and rhododendron above Hovel Cart Road. laurel and rhododendron A clump of six Enkianthus chinensis on Hovel Cart Road. Enkianthus chinensis Enkianthus chinensis Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’…

…Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ living up to its name. No sign of fading to green here. Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ Indigofera himachalensis (from Roundabarrow nurseries) flowering properly for the first…

…and Erigeron karvinskianus Phillyrea angustifolia and Sambucus ‘Black Beauty’. Phillyrea angustifolia and Sambucus ‘Black Beauty’ Rosa ‘Bonica’ is one which we should stock. Very reliable in the Cornish damp! Rosa…

…blew over and split in a winter gale is clearly not going to reshoot. Acer morifolium Hoheria ‘Glory of Amlwch’ just opening. This is H. glabrata x H. sexstylosa. It…