…Magnolia ‘Todd’s Forty Niner’ Camellia ‘California Sunset’ is not that special but a compact growing bush. Camellia ‘California Sunset’ Camellia ‘California Sunset’ The sister seedling to ‘Caerhays Belle’ is just…

…the trustees? Bowkeria verticillata from South Africa is now 15ft tall and wide with its white calceolaria-like flowers. A wonderful show today in the sun. Bowkeria verticillata Polygala myrtifolia, another…

…gone through and was just a windy day with sun and squalls of rain. Radio Cornwall disgusted no one on the seafront was flooded on the hightide at 7am and…

…like this!). It is said to be stunning as are the fruits so we will see. Gift from Jan-Willem. Cornus drummondii ‘Sunshiny Drops’ Cornus drummondii ‘Sunshiny Drops’ Rhododendron megacalyx is…

…family friend for many generations of gardening. Rhododendron ‘Crosswater Belle’ is tender with us and temperamental. Better pink colouration in sun than in shade. Our clump needs more shelter from…

…Sophora japonica ‘Sun King’. Sophora japonica ‘Sun King’ Flower clusters in profusion not yet out on Aextoxicon punctatum. Aextoxicon punctatum Aextoxicon punctatum Tilia endochrysea with another fine set of its…

…‘Prairie Sun’ Rudbeckia ‘Prairie Sun’ Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Stephi’ now full out. Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Stephi’ Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Stephi’ Agastache fren. ‘Blue Fortune’ likewise. Agastache fren. ‘Blue Fortune’ Agastache…

…collect now or shortly and enjoy some early autumn colours in the late afternoon sun.Nyssa sinensis showing its first dark purple hues. Soon it will be purple all over. Nyssa…

…the open in full sun ultimately to cut out under draft winds. Phyllostachys nidularia – a vigorous spreading clump. Phyllostachys nidularia Phyllostachys nidularia Phyllostachys nidularia Phyllostachys glauca – a long…

…sun. It does not seem that long ago since we cut this whole lot down to provide buds and sprays for a Dutch contract but I guess it is 10…