12th February

…plants) but this is normally an April late flowerer! Magnolia ‘Shirraz’ The three big michelias (30 year old) at Burncoose are also out as at Caerhays. three big michelias (30…

5th February

…as big a pile as the one which we dealt with in October. Another big batch of plants Another big batch of plants 2022 – CHW First flowers out on…

13th July

…the lawn they show up well, or would without the dead aucuba! three big batches of hydrangeas three big batches of hydrangeas Just seen a bullfinch from the window as…

8th April

…The rhododendron season really is upon us and the rain on Sunday night has had a big stimulus on the buds. I need to do some more videos for the…

22nd May

Next Day > < Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW Quite a big row about the Plant of the Year Competition. Unbeknown…

31st December

…form 2017 – CHW More storm damage. Here an ash branch by Rookery Gate. Not a big job to clear it up. ash branch by Rookery Gate Crataegus austivalis still…

16th March

…about fit the description in Dorothy Callaway’s magnolia book. The tepals are white inside. Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ A first flowering for the newly planted…

26th June

…A seagull eats a pigeon Decent growth for the first time for 3 years on the big leaf species below Burns Bank.. Decent growth Decent amounts of fruit on Vaccinium…

14th April

big tree now with a huge spread. Olearia solandri ‘Aurea’ Olearia solandri ‘Aurea’ Olearia solandri ‘Aurea’ Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ is more ‘gold’ in bud than when open! Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’…

5th March

…the Eisenhut reference book. Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ Magnolia ‘Delicatissima’ – another Gresham. These are all M. x soulangeana ‘Lennei Alba’ x M. x veitchii ‘Rubra’ hybrids. Magnolia…