…is a late April New Zealander normally. Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’ Then we have a few really nice camellias towards the Top Lodge: Camellia ‘Desire’ ‘Desire’ Camellia ‘Mary-Phoebe Taylor’ ‘Mary-Phoebe Taylor’ Camellia…

…cut the ribbon Sir Richard Carew Pole V.M.H and Roy Lancaster V.M.H cut the ribbon The Isla Rose plaque with blue (not pink) ribbon. The Isla Rose plaque Roy Lancaster…

…The Isla Rose Plantation is now all rabbit wired and staked. Starting to take shape for the future! Isla Rose Plantation Isla Rose Plantation Isla Rose Plantation Isla Rose Plantation…

…Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ Unknown but spectacular rose. rose rose The yew avenue was cut down to about 8ft and is now kept trimmed. yew avenue Azalea ‘Rosebud’ and Photinia davidiana ‘Pink…

…flower trusses have set relatively few small hips with some trusses having none. hips on the white climbing rose hips on the white climbing rose Fruit just turning black on…

…(then) ‘species nova’ The typical branch/trunk formation on Magnolia dawsoniana. Magnolia dawsoniana Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ is just coming out in a pot. At Tregullow last week they had a…

…Rose’ still in tight bud in the Rookery and by the front gates. We have seen this in previous years. Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ The first Storm Gerrit damage. The…

…And one of her favourite roses. roses There was an Echium pininana height competition a few years ago with 18ft being the tallest. These cannot be far off that. Echium…

…Prunus ‘Jo-Nioi’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ has had another haircut outside the side door. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ 2022 – CHW I have never personally seen Prunus serrula…

…only minor die back (as yet) on Hypericum lancasteri. Hypericum lancasteri Another windblown branch from Acacia citrinoviridis on the bonfire pile. Acacia citrinoviridis Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ has small flowers…

…but petals all over the path. Magnolia mollicomata A newly arrived Magnolia ‘Summer Rose’ with its first smallish flowers. Magnolia ‘Summer Rose’ Magnolia sprengeri var. Diva ‘Copeland Court’ nicely out…

…for the garden! sasanqua camellias Amongst them is Camellia sasanqua ‘Elfin Rose’ which is new to us. Small but pretty and an odd pinkish-red colour. Camellia sasanqua ‘Elfin Rose’ I…

…This is a perennial form not an annual. Lizzie’s ‘Honesty’ Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ is now out in the Rockery. Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ The new gate on the tower…

…this gigantic puddle. third car to have been abandoned in this gigantic puddle 2022 – CHW First flower on Camellia japonica ‘Preston’s Rose’. Camellia japonica ‘Preston’s Rose’ A good show…

…Hudson to look at forms of Magnolia sprengeri. We viewed about a dozen including a few hybrids.Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ still full out while all the other varieties are well…

…Belle’ Cercis chinensis ‘Avondale’ just coming out in the Isla Rose. Cercis chinensis ‘Avondale’ Eight years from planting the Isla Rose Plantation and the magnolias are starting to make a…

…Roses’ making a nice clump. The leaf undersides are a bonus. Rhododendron ‘Wine and Roses’ Rhododendron ‘Wine and Roses’ Rhododendron ‘Wine and Roses’ Another couple of Dad’s hybrids – Rhododendron…

…out and now the flowers are badly frosted or blown to the ground. Not all is lost! There are many more buds to come out yet. ‘Mary Jobson’ ‘Mary Jobson’…

…its slightly irregular bicolour flowers. I had forgotten to look in the last fortnight. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Pickthorn’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Pickthorn’ Camellia x williamsii ‘John Pickthorn’ is…

…‘Mary Williams’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ and Camellia reticulata ‘Mary Williams’ Camellia japonica ‘Lady Clare’ now full out by the front door and rather splendid today. Camellia japonica ‘Lady Clare’ Camellia…