…crossed with Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata subsp. ‘Lanarth’ Magnolia sprengeri var. Diva ‘Burncoose’ crossed with Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata subsp. ‘Lanarth’ The view back to the nearly cleared Kitchen Garden…

…‘Caerhays Surprise’ a cross by our Head Gardener Phillip Tregunna in the 50’s. 2018 – CHW It is not an ‘April fool’! The magnolias are finally performing as expected after…

…all their rare indigenous species correctly. With their strong flower scent Michelias are notoriously promiscuous in gardens and cross fertilisation of species is highly likely. Amid the gloom a few…

…cross pollenated with the natives but no yellow doubles found yet. primulas and primroses primulas and primroses primulas and primroses Three newly planted Thuja koraiensis as a windbreak in the…

…Rhododendron niveum x Rhododendron falconeri cross. Very splendid this year. Last year it had relatively few flowers. Rhododendron ‘Colonel Rogers’ Rhododendron reticulatum full out in the Rockery. Rhododendron reticulatum Rhododendron…

…‘Martha Joan Leslie’ is a large tree and in full flower in early May. Impressive and a great legacy. I forgot the parentage of the deliberate cross which Andrew made….

…florida ‘Variegata’ Weigela florida ‘Variegata’ Rhododendron ‘Crosswater Belle’ starts off yellowish-green and then turns pinkish. Rather tender even in Cornwall. Rhododendron ‘Crosswater Belle’ Rhododendron ‘Crosswater Belle’ Rhododendron ‘Crosswater Belle’ Catkin…

…clearly misdirected and squirting water over the stand – nothing we can do now. Major Rayner collapses with heat stroke and has to be tended by the Red Cross. Sally…

…flower above the greenhouse. Trachycarpus wagnerianus The last surviving Rhododendron ‘Crosswater Belle’ which has proved tender and temperamental. Rhododendron ‘Crosswater Belle’ Rhododendron ‘Crosswater Belle’ Rhododendron ‘Crosswater Belle’ 2024 – CHW…

…Bergenia. Shortia soldanelloides Magnolia lotungensis should not be alive in Hampshire – extraordinary bark. Formally called Parakmeria. Magnolia lotungensis Magnolia lotungensis A Rhododendron spinuliferum cross. Rhododendron spinuliferum cross Rhododendron primuliflorum…

…azalea crosses/hybrids which cause so much grief identifying today. Rhododendron (Azalea) atlanticum Rhododendron (Azalea) atlanticum Magnolia ‘Large Yellow’ is still nicely out. Its flowers are not that large really by…

…than the nearby Rhododendron nobleanum which is one of the parents in my father’s original cross. Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Still some blue or bluish-green flowers on the…

…– CHW First flower buds ever on Jaimie’s 2005 cross of Magnolia ‘FJ Williams’ with Magnolia campbellii. Will this be an exciting new Caerhays hybrid or a 15 year disappointment?…

…of pink on a few of the petals. The ‘Michael’ refers to Charles Michael who bred this cross and was Head Gardener here until 1955, (C. cuspidata x C, saluenensis)…

…hiemalis x C. reticulata cross. Very well worth growing and, as you see, making a large upright bush which does not look much like a sasanqua. Camellia sasanqua ‘Show Girl’…

…plant today. This used to grow at Burncoose but, I fear, it has died. Camellia sasanqua ‘Bonanza’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Bonanza’ Camellia ‘Mini Mint’ is presumably a C. sasanqua cross? Rather…

…and blackish-purple but not yet shedding. Platycarya strobilacea Platycarya strobilacea Camellia champetre ‘Cinnamon Candy’ is a cross between Camellia japonica ‘Kenyotae’ and Camellia lutchuensis. Just coming out and, as yet,…

…(above Rogers Quarry) is clearly an interesting little cross. It has grown up through a holly tree. I have seen a Trewithen named variety very similar to this but cannot…

…(NMWJ 14580) Another evergreen unexpectedly dropping its leaves after the frosts – Cotoneaster glomerulatus. Cotoneaster glomerulatus First flower out on Camellia ‘Scentuous’. Earlier than usual. This is a cross between…

…the last couple of seasons. Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ 2019 – CHW Camellia x hiemalis ‘Dazzler’ just coming out outside the front gate. A really good red sasanqua cross. Camellia x…