6th December

…very heavy , moors have taken a lot of water. 1932 – JCW No Camellia japonica open but the double white. Cold S.E wind has started and is severe around…

12th December

…in them when pulled apart. Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera We saw the New Zealand Coprosma grandifolia first in flower weeks ago and it is still looking good in…

24th December

…adjacent plant remain uneaten. camellia seeds This 15 to 20 year old planting is really taking shape. The rhododendrons especially. 15 to 20 year old planting 15 to 20 year…

3rd October

…in 2010 (BWJ 8167). I have never seen it looking better. One of the best 3 cotoneaster species for fruiting after C. wilsonii and C. hillieri I think. Cotoneaster moupinensis…

A trip to Tregrehan to study Fagacaea

…variolosus Quercus guyavifolia from Yunnan. Asia has some cuttings. Wonderful white indumentum under the leaves. Quercus guyavifolia Quercus guyavifolia Quercus guyavifolia Pterostyrax psilophyllus (lavellei) setting seed. Three lobes at the…

10th October

…bats’ on a felled trunk just in the woodland above the parking area and there is one standing trunk there.It Has broad lanceolate needles around the stem and rich reddish…

21st December

…which I had not registered that we grew when I saw it looking so good at Tregothnan. 1950’s or early 1960 planting. I took cuttings at Tregothnan but need not…

21st June

…new clearing at the very top of the Giddle Orchard ready for replanting in the autumn. I will enjoy thinking about what would grow well there over the summer. Perhaps…

22nd December

…Daphne bholua seedlings appearing in a border near an old plant. I have not seen this before. Daphne bholua Daphne bholua Abelia grandiflora with its sepals still making a good…

23rd December

…Pinus insignis Pinus insignis Another Rhododendron davidsonianum with secondary flowers. Rhododendron davidsonianum Camellia japonica ‘Alba Simplex’ looking good. The frost has spurred it into flower? Camellia japonica ‘Alba Simplex’ Camellia…