25th July

…light rain overnight but not enough. I cannot get over the growth of Acacia baileyana in just two years in this hot spot above the greenhouses. I fear it will…

13th January

…Polytunnels The Pittosporum tunnel all tidied and ready for spring. Pittosporum tunnel Similarly the Yuccas, Cordyline and Phormium. Yuccas, Cordyline and Phormium Acacia rhetinodes just coming out. Acacia rhetinodes Ribes…

22nd February

…indeed take everything that nature throws at them. Acacia dealbata and Picea breweriana offsetting each other superbly. Acacia dealbata and Picea breweriana The tree fern valley had grown and developed…

2nd September

…grown Acacia boormanii and offered it for sale. Acacia boormanii Berberidopsis beckleri still in tight bud. At Caerhays the flowers have been out November-December. Berberidopsis beckleri Cotoneaster bullatus covered in…

17th February

…(as yet) on Hypericum lancasteri. Hypericum lancasteri Another windblown branch from Acacia citrinoviridis on the bonfire pile. Acacia citrinoviridis Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ has small flowers this year and not…

5th July

…major Plenty of seed heads forming on Acacia dealbata overhanging the garden. Acacia dealbata Hypericum ‘Hidcote’ and Jasminum officinale affine flowering nicely together outside the doorway into the garden. Hypericum…

20th October

Acacia boormanii has grown exponentially since I bought it in the Isle of Wight only three years ago. Acacia boormanii 2020 – CHW Cornus controversa donning its autumn colours with…

29th December

…Camellia japonica ‘Adolphe Audusson’ on Quarry Path. Recorded one on the drive about 10 days or so ago. Acacia baileyana is the first species to flower here this time around….

30th March

Next Day > < Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ just opening and Acacia cultriformis just going over. Magnolia…

28th December

…Burns Bank. Another flower or two on the drive blown away. Rhododendron moupinense Branch split on Acacia cultriformis in the gales. Acacia cultriformis First flower on what I think is…