16th March

…mollicomata that is almost white growing above the tennis court at Burncoose and now also at Caerhays in Bond Street, Magnolia ‘Bishop Peter’, Magnolia ‘Bishop Michael’. There is also Magnolia…

15th March

…admiring the alpine glasshouse at Rosemoor.Cyclamen repandum Cyclamen repandum Ipheion ‘Rolf Fiedler’ Ipheion ‘Rolf Fiedler’ Ozothamnus coralloides Ozothamnus coralloides Ipheion uniflorum Ipheion uniflorum Ipheion uniflorum ‘Charlotte Bishop’ Ipheion uniflorum ‘Charlotte…

1st March

…Belle’ Magnolia ‘Bishop Michael’ just coming out in Rogers Quarry. Only the very top of the tree has colour as yet. Magnolia ‘Bishop Michael’ Rhododendron moulmainense (formerly Rhododendron stenaulum) is…

8th February

bishop’s residence at Copeland Court in Truro. Magnolia mollicomata ‘Copeland Court’ Storm/hail damage now evident on:Michelia doltsopa Michelia doltsopa Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybling White’ with much worse to look at elsewhere…

10th June

…Justin was in charge! Burncoose Nurseries stand Burncoose Nurseries stand Burncoose Nurseries stand The Cornwall Red Squirrel Project (CRSP) had Natasha at the helm and was visited (later) by Bishop

30th January

…– flower of Mag Bishop Peter. Record cold in Alaska. 1972 – FJW Cold spell hard frost – Crossbill too far out. 1947 – CW Heavy snow, Church Hill blocked….

26th January

…Rhododendron ‘Tessa’ 2003 – FJW First Narcissus by green gate – Camellia as usual.1995 – FJW Flower on Magnolia Bishop Peter.1989 – FJW Cam williamsii past their best. Keysii, Crossbill…

19th September

…it say which others will be sold. The treasurer of Gorran parochial church council has proposed to the deanery and bishop that we have one vicar for a new grouping…

11th June

…church. Not yet consecrated by the bishop who has been asked. granite gateposts Schefflera rhododendrifolia with its new growth three years on from planting. Schefflera rhododendrifolia Schefflera rhododendrifolia Metapanax davidii…

30th July

…we all fear. The diocese and bishop demand the money for their ever expanding bureaucracy while the parishes still have to pay in a lockdown year.A few interesting things in…