16th October

…gets up. A short and sweet flowering season. Camellia sasanqua which suddenly flowered 10 days ago Camellia sasanqua which suddenly flowered 10 days ago A little passing damage which blocked…

14th October

…a fallen oak branch by the Engine House. Some camellias to hat stand here too. fallen oak branch Corokia x virgata ‘Sunsplash’ with red berries and a few flowers left….

28th December

…balerica Salvia ‘Hot Lips’ just goes on and on! Salvia ‘Hot Lips’ Euryops chrysanthemoides still covered in flower heads. Euryops chrysanthemoides Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ with two flowers out in…

21st June

…flowered form. Magnolia globosa 2021 – CHW A good show of bronzy new growth on the ancient Camellia sasanquas. Camellia sasanquas Stewartia rostrata just coming out on the drive. Stewartia…

6th October

…the 5 ancient sasanquas have flowered in September and the fourth in the first days of October. The fifth is always a little later. Camellia sasanqua Camellia sasanqua The first…

30th September

…virginiana Magnolia virginiana Secondary flowers appearing on Magnolia ‘Ian’s Red’. I have not seen this variety do this before. Magnolia ‘Ian’s Red’ 2021 – CHW Beautiful secondary new growth on…

6th June

…park would have disappeared into the sea. The actual repair cost was more than double this but insurance covered the rest on the basis that insurers will never cover the…

21st December

…have bothered! Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea Plena’ 2022 – CHW Red sky over Porthluney Cove. This picture was taken by Jaimie from his garden in Rescassa one evening last week during…

5th December

…rendered the trees weak in their roots. 1928 – JCW Good lapagerias, fair Cam sasanquas. Blood red Arboreum x give us a bloom. The early blue stylosa is nice. Cotoneaster…

29th August

…at the 4-in-Hand. Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ 2023 – CHW A long eared bat flying around by day. long eared bat This fungus is growing on an old sycamore stump near Tin…