1st March

…in the sun. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Lamellyn’ on the drive has rather fewer flowers this year. Drought I assume. It is, I think, a better colour than campbellii…

15th December

…‘Golden Spangles’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ is red not yellow in the autumn! Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ This is the third time this autumn that the evergreen Quercus rugosa has…

6th December

…I must have photographed 50 to 60 different sasanquas in the last six weeks but have no intention of competing with Tregothnan.Camellia sasanqua ‘Elfin Sun’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Elfin Sun’ Camellia…

25th May

…not flowering much this year. Rhododendron kiusianum Rhododendron ‘Tally Hoo’ on the drive is just out. Rhododendron ‘Tally Hoo’ Rhododendron ‘Tally Hoo’ Azalea ‘Sun Chariot’ growing in shade. Azalea ‘Sun

1st May

…rhodos everywhere on a coldish but sunny day with no wind. We need rain in the next week or there will be casualties in the spring planting. It is turning…

29th April

…macrophylla ‘Sun King’ has no leaves after the cold but huge amounts of flower. Sophora macrophylla ‘Sun King’ Wonderful reddish-bronze new growth on Nothofagus solanderi or is it Nothofagus cunninghamii….

17th April

…central and southern Europe. Planted in far too prominent a position. Prunus mahaleb 2021 – CHW The yellowish Magnolia ‘Sundance’ against a blue sky. Magnolia ‘Sundance’ Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ just coming…

28th April

…planted Magnolia ‘Sunburst’ performing really well and better than I have ever witnessed before. Magnolia ‘Sunburst’ Magnolia ‘Sunburst’ Magnolia offinalis biloba still in bud too but many more buds (25)…

20th June

…on the old tree stump at the Four in Hand. Tiny upright white flowers which go yellowish with age. Delicate and attractive in full sun. A rarity but a perfect…

24th October

…species of Polyspora but the identification remains confused and the taxonomists will have a field day soon changing names. First flowers now out in the sun high up on one…