15th April

…overcast Good Friday. Karol and I managed three bits of filming including the Rhodoleia and various Michelias which Burncoose has for sale. Magnolia x veitchii ‘Isca’ and Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’…

4th March

…Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ The new planting above the Magnolia veitchii from last year with the small Rhododendron ‘Ostara’ just out. new planting above the Magnolia veitchii Magnolia ‘F J Williams’…

6th April

…flower. Lindera aggregata Phillyrea latifolia in full flower four years on from planting. Phillyrea latifolia Phillyrea latifolia Rhododendron monstroseanum full out. Rhododendron monstroseanum Rhododendron monstroseanum Magnolia veitchii ‘Isca’ above the…

23rd September

…the record tree at Tregullow gardens. I should ask James Williams. Saxegothaea conspicua Saxegothaea conspicua Malus yunnanensis var. veitchii with one crab-apple only left to see. The pheasants have eaten…

17th September

…planted out today below the x veitchii. Wonderful autumn tints and an exceptional growth rate over the last two years from when I purchased it at huge cost at the…

19th January

…record to me. Hawthorn Alongside the cash point Magnolia veitchii and Magnolia campbellii still have quite a lot of leaf left even in this exposed spot. M campbellii will be…

29th February

…has flowered here. Older plant on Bond Street. Magnolia ‘Red Lion’ Magnolia ‘Red Lion’ Magnolia x veitchii (graft from Caerhays originals) looks spot on but a bit of work to…

10th January

…Azalea ‘Malvatica’ Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ now full out directly under the Magnolia x veitchii. Still nothing out on the plant by the front door which is unusual. Camellia ‘Lady Clare’…

14th February

…for once, not damaged by salt winds. It is a 1985 Tina Durio cross named after Sir Peter Smithers. Judging by the parentage listed (soulangeana x veitchii) I cannot really…

13th July

…starting. 1913 – JCW Just back from London and Scotland. R brunonis remains very good, R veitchii fair. Rhodo’s Ingersii, Maddeni, Cataubiense and Campylocarpum would give pollen (just a pinch…