…that is about all. C sasanquas are nice. 1914 – JCW Some of the lapagerias are very good. Camellia sasanqua is good. Solanum nice. A cold east wind has come….

…2017 – CHW Camellia x williamsii ‘Beatrice Michael’ full out at Tin Garden but the flowers have been bruised by rain. Camellia x williamsii ‘Beatrice Michael’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Beatrice…

…based on this evidence? interesting snippets of newspaper articles interesting snippets of newspaper articles 2022 – CHW Some nice things in the garden which survived Storm Eunice and a record…

…plant is not yet showing. The buds here are not bad in colour but overall they fade quickly and this one is nice but not really worthy of a name….

…A flower on Keysii – flowers Bo- Peep. 2 Cornish Snow on drive. Returning Loder cup.1964 – FJW Charles had nice harvest of snowdrops. George Blandford 1/3rd out. 1943 –…

…for the magnolias. Not a day to venture outside but in the Burncoose cash point I find a nice plant of Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’, one of Vance Hooper’s New Zealand creations….

…the first raffle prize – most of the 12 prizes won locally. Cherilyn Mackrory 4.30pm and only the bar still has something to sell. Ice cream sold out hours ago…

…in the Bottom Lodge, to overwinter the 2 or 3 large cows that provided milk and butter to the castle. English Heritage originally listed it as an ‘ice house’ in…

…planting out. Camellia champetre ‘Fairy Blush’ – looks rather tender Camellia champetre ‘Fairy Blush’ Camellia champetre ‘Fairy Blush’ Camellia ‘Silver Chalice’ Camellia ‘Silver Chalice’ Camellia ‘Silver Chalice’ Camellia ‘Black Magic’…

…‘Vanille Fraise’ by the fernery and in the shade have grown well and flower late in the season. The ‘ice cream’ colours are only just starting to show on some…