…paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ Buds showing but not yet out on the elderly Camellia sasanquas on the castle walls. This one is usually the first to show…

…from Penrice Castle) Cornus kousa ‘Xanthocarpa’ (yellow fruits – very rare) Deutzia pulchra (wild collected and given to us originally by Roy Lancaster) Forsythia mandschurica (no idea but dwarf?) Hydrangea…

…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 two elderly garden staff….

…for many years finally succumb to gravity? A tough old historic tree which can certainly be seen in pre World War I pictures of the castle. Cryptomeria japonica Cryptomeria japonica…

…for the waterpipe and three-phase electric supply to the café is now fully dug on the castle front. trench And across the car park in the deep sand. Western Power…

…ago. Several flowers more to come. 2016 – CHW A howling south easterly gale is battering the castle front but no trees down anywhere yet. The sea rages. This will…

…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…

…Colin Convolvulus arvensis Convolvulus arvensis Calystegia soldanella (Photo by Colin French) Maggie Semmens in ‘Grandma’s Castle’ as the sign says at the lower lodge. We both agree that we need…

…roof space over the castle is not a pleasant or easy job. They can readily become blocked by a dead bird or large magnolia leaves. Here is Jaimie actually in…

…on the castle wall. Lapageria rosea and Camellia sasanqua 2022 – CHW I do not think I have ever seen Rhododendron nobleanum full out as early as this. I saw…