16th January

…the garden looks grey, wintery and uninviting. Camellia x williamsii ‘Galaxy’ just out high up – only 2 flowers. Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ out a bit more. Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ First…

30th April

…which are hard to photograph. Magnolia wilsonii Rhododendron ‘Bow Bells’ (williamsianum hybrid) fades from pink to light pink as does its parent. Rhododendron ‘Bow Bells’ Rhododendron ‘Bow Bells’ Rhododendron ‘Bow…

7th May

…(Rh. ‘Bismark’ x Rh. williamsianum) – five plants. Rhododendron ‘Tibet’ Rhododendron ‘Bow Jingles’ – three plants. Rhododendron ‘Bow Jingles’ Rhododendron augustinii ‘Exbury Form’ – extremely large flowers – five plants….

31st March

…trees of Magnolia kobus var. borealis in the Rookery are nearly over with leaf just forming behind the flower. Magnolia kobus var. borealis The best Rhododendron macabeanum now full out….

23rd April

…pheasants appear to have left the flowers alone. The leaves do however look pecked. Camassia leichtlinii Caerulea Group Calocedrus macrolepis var. formosana is getting away. Calocedrus macrolepis var. formosana Picea…

25th March

…Frankie has cleared the fallen tree on Bond Street Frankie has cleared the fallen tree on Bond Street Frankie has cleared the fallen tree on Bond Street A tidy up…

26th March

…(dark form) just coming out. We planted three Rhododendron cumberlandense (another US species) alongside it last week. Rhododendron canadense (dark form) Rhododendron canadense (dark form) The vile racist discrimination against…

3rd March

…Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ yellow form of Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ yellow form of Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ Fallen petals below the Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ (New Zealand form) below Donkey Shoe. Still plenty of…

2nd May

…at Lanhydrock. Magnolia campbellii ‘Peter Borlaise’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Peter Borlaise’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Peter Borlaise’ Nearby a young Magnolia ‘Peachy’ has its first flowers. The big tree below Tin Garden is…

18th March

…(Caerhays Dark Form), Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ and Magnolia campbellii ‘Trelissick Alba’. Magnolia campbellii ‘Trelissick Alba’ Magnolia sargentiana robusta (Caerhays Dark Form), Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Off to Old Park with the…