…open season (currently) from mid-February to mid-June each year. The conifers were planted originally to put an end to vegetable production for the castle which was then being undertaken by…

…and the two other dwellings has just been installed. The water source is the large tanks below the church which once supplied the castle as well. fire hydrant A new…

…Another thing for Asia to try to grow. Our plant is grafted. Crataegus aprica 2019 – CHW Two cherries stand out with autumn colour below the castle today:Prunus ‘Gyoiko’ has…

…Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ but it will not be long. 2015 – CHW The last of the Camellia sasanquas along the castle wall is now full out. It is the upright…

…on the castle wall with dieback and frosting from time to time. Jasminum polyanthum 2020 – CHW First flower nearly out on Camellia ‘Mary Costa’ near Georges Hut. Camellia ‘Mary…

…a sign of a mild autumn, nearly all the six old sasanquas along the castle wall still also have a few flowers left some two months after they started flowering:…

…– CHW Strong southerly wind biting into the castle but mild. Sea thunderous.Camellia sasanqua ‘Winters Toughie’ is full out below the greenhouse. Clearly not so tough in a gale as…

…the drive. 2015 – CHW Heavens what a show! Camellia x williamsii ‘St Ewe’ may only have one flower on the castle wall but, in more shelter, above the Auklandii…

…Abies grandis which fell down 18 months ago. The foliage has gone a bit yellowish as a result. Camellia ‘Jovey Carlyon’ Red sky over the castle today. Red sky Later…

…splendid. 1934 – JCW Most of the lapagerias are away for the most. We put 150 small tree ferns in the nearest quarry to the castle, it was mainly done…

…rather more dense habit of the Mahonia japonica on the castle bank which grows in full sun. I may stand to be corrected but cannot immediately see what other species…

…a nearby secondary flowering of Rhododendron cinnarbarinum Concatenans Group. Rhododendron cinnarbarinum Concatenans Group Rhododendron cinnarbarinum Concatenans Group Leaf drop under the two original Acer henryi. Acer henryi The castle with…

…and four to six over mature beeches castle side of the nursery bed to make a big new planting area. The last surviving mature elm in the garden is hidden…

…the five different original 1895 sasanqua plants growing on the castle wall. ‘Navahoe’ ‘Navahoe’ ‘Navahoe’ ‘Silver Dollar’ ‘Silver Dollar’ ‘Silver Dollar’ ‘Rosea Plena’ – very yellow foliage ‘Rosea Plena’ ‘Rosea…

…what we know today as Tregenna Castle Hotel in St Ives. newspaper article from 1871 The scalpings from the tarmac laying on the drive are spread over towards the double…

…this bank was covered in elderly C. sasanqua like the five old ones still alive along the castle wall. new sasanqua bank Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ has finally faded to…

…– CHW Serena gives me a perfect picture of Lamorna arriving here and pleased to be at the castle. Charles & Lamorna I attach another picture of Manglietia 0695 which…

…the second cut. hooking around individual plants This old stopcock once controlled the water from the main tanks below the church which supplied the castle. An exceptionally large spider with…

…species in leaf and neither are the flowers. Pittosporum bicolor Pittosporum bicolor 2017 – CHW Hard pruning of the Magnolia delavayi plants below the castle is taking place. It looks…

…me out of bed anyway to check something had not actually hit the castle itself. The nearest debris was 25 yards from the front door. A power cut too of…