…a young Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’. Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ and a young Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ The view through the arch with Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ nearly at its absolute best. Magnolia ‘Caerhays…

…supposed to be inaugurated at Beatrice Fleur Williams’ christening in the spring but COVID stopped that and it still has not happened.Camellia sasanqua ‘Variegata’ outside the front arch. A fairly…

…of the year.Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ is starting to open by the arch. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Placing out large rhododendrons from Rookery Nursery bed into an area cleared of laurel in…

…over the next year. The worst problem was the delivery van driver who clonked into the arch at the Top Lodge damaging his van roof quite substantially and considerably moving…

…wonderful Higo camellia. Camellia japonica ‘Happy Higo’ Camellia japonica ‘Margaret Davis’ Camellia japonica ‘Margaret Davis’ Camellia japonica ‘Margaret Davis’ Camellia reticulata ‘Arch de Triomphe’ Camellia reticulata ‘Arch de Triomphe’ Camellia…

…the March 2018 ‘Beast’. Lovely orangy indumentum here too. ‘Touch of Pink’ is a doltsopa hybrid with (I guess) Michelia figo? Michelia ‘Touch of Pink’ Michelia ‘Touch of Pink’ The…

…contactless payments in gloves from the very occasional visitor. contactless payments Daffodils in a pot under the arch. My mother used to call these ‘Pink Howards’ but I have no…

…neatly dug out and removed yesterday on one of the coldest windy but dry days anyone can remember in the recent past (or since March 2018). Hopefully the second pollarded…

…at 40-50ft in height outside the arch. This plant once grew in my grandmother’s garden in St Mawes but was dug up and moved here 30 to 35 years ago….

…coignetiae The last of the old Camellia sasanquas through the arch is now out about a month after the first ones showed colour. These flowers are larger than the others…