…variety for the website. Pseudopanax lessonii ‘Emerald Elf’ Skimmia japonica ‘Veitchii’ with ripening berries. Skimmia japonica ‘Veitchii’ Another new entry for the 2025 catalogue – Skimmia japonica ‘Magic Marlot’. Skimmia…

…aspera ‘Hot Chocolate’ (one dead, one will be dead shortly and the third struggling) is in too hot a position. We need more shade to grow this beautiful variety properly….

…in our climate. This is the third variety to flower in the nursery this year. Lagerstroemia indica ‘Red Emperor’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Red Emperor’ Passiflora edulis with a couple of fruits…

…this far. Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’ Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’ Acer palmatum ‘Inazuma’ catches the sun. With us this variety is best in the autumn. Acer palmatum ‘Inazuma’ Cornus kousa…

…sasanqua ‘Ile Wrac’h’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Mahe’ has an interesting bicolour flower. Camellia sasanqua ‘Mahe’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Mahe’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Waterfall White’ – another creeping or groundcover variety. Camellia sasanqua ‘Waterfall…

…Magnolia ‘Yakeo’ still going strong with yet more flowers despite the gales and heavy rain. What a trooper this variety is! Magnolia ‘Yakeo’ Even more peculiar is a large terminal…

…to wear a jumper as the temperature remains at 18-20°c.Malus ‘Jelly King’ with secondary flowers and ripening fruit. The 5th or 6th variety of Malus with secondary autumn flowers here…

…exceptionally good smallish growing paniculata variety with huge flowers. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Little Lime’ Rhododendron pentaphyllum turning already to its good autumn colours. Rhododendron pentaphyllum Fine autumn colour already on Oxydendron…

…on Magnolia ‘Ossie’s Yellow’. A first for this variety here and two more buds to open. Magnolia ‘Ossie’s Yellow’ I have sadly missed the flowers on Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei…

…few stumps from the fire in the centre. new planting above Auklandii Garden Plenty of early ripe seed heads on an old Camellia japonica variety. ripe seed heads on an…

…plant in groups of three of the same variety with spacings and the final layout determined by ultimate size and the necessary space for each to mature. Several crabs are…

…in profusion and swelling but not turning red just yet. I wonder why this exceptional variety is not more widely available? Cornus kousa ‘Gloria Birkett’ Cornus kousa ‘Gloria Birkett’ Cornus…

…the same ancient Camellia sasanqua which we saw out at Caerhays 3 days ago. ancient Camellia sasanqua Camellia ‘Sundae’ (a japonica variety). Camellia ‘Sundae’ Camellia ‘Snow Flurry’. Camellia ‘Snow Flurry’…

…Styrax obassia Albizia julibrissen ‘Ombrella’ coming into flower in the show tunnel. I do not think we have ever flowered this variety here before. You need a hot summer! Albizia…

…immediate felling as a danger to the public. Erica cinerea ‘Joseph Murphy’ – back in stock in the nursery. A great autumn flowering variety. Erica cinerea ‘Joseph Murphy’ Erica cinerea…

…As advertised this variety genuinely does change colour three times during the flowering season. Wonderful for dried flowers but at what colour stage do you dry them? There are new…

…yellow. A very dwarf growing variety which has yet to flower here. Needs more sun. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Wallaby’ Another batch of Camellia sasanqua varieties is full out below the greenhouse….

…‘Lady Bacon’ is not a climber like our Fuchsia ‘Lady Boothby’ which is. It appears to be a Fuchsia magellanica variety which is entirely hardy and may well not die…

…definitely a nicer gaura variety than any we currently stock and grows about the same size as Gaura ‘The Bride’. Gaura ‘Rose Bicolor’ Gaura ‘Rose Bicolor’ Gaura ‘Belleza’ is smaller…

…variety is still in full green leaf without a hint of autumn as yet. Likewise the Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ next door. Strange for mid November anywhere else apart from Cornwall…