25th April

…are Jaimie’s pictures of our entries. Rhododendron ‘May Day’, ‘Naomi’ Group, ‘Rescassa’ and ‘Michael’s Pride’ Rhododendron hanceanum Rhododendron decorum – FIRST – Winning The McLaren Challenge Cup Pam Hayward accepting…

6th May

…other Q. acuta but the bark splits and fissures in the same way. Quercus acuta Quercus acuta Quercus acuta Rhododendron ‘Michael’s Pride’ just out. Rhododendron ‘Michael’s Pride’ 2020 – CHW…

4th October

…Another (German) williamsianum hybrid I missed photographing a single secondary flower on Rhododendron ‘Michaels Pride’ which I have never seen do this before and, worse still, the huge pink Camellia…

28th February

…an all time record as well. common garlic Above the Hovel is a plant which has pride of place by the pond at Burncoose but I had forgotten we had…

15th February

…which is quite outstanding and will go in pride of place when framed. All the above have been photographed already and are in this diary over the last few days….

19th November

…or so ago, a single plant in the corner of George Blandford’s old vegetable garden which once held pride and place here. Sarcococca hookeriana ‘Digyna’ Sarcococca hookeriana ‘Digyna’ 2016 –…

30th May

…seen before and pride of place in the Kitchen Garden shortly. Malus trilobata Malus trilobata Viburnum orientale in flower. Viburnum orientale Prinsepia sinensis with a rather distinct leaf formation. We…

7th May

…complete the election set here are two very yellow liberals (surprisingly perhaps) which were Caerhays bred. Rhododendron ‘Michael’s Pride’ (burmanicum x dalhousiae) Rhododendron ‘Saffron Queen’ (xanthostephanum x burmanicum) Planted together…

2nd October

…bred) FCC Rhododendron ‘Michaels Pride’ (Charlie Michael retired as head gardener in 1955 and I suspect that this had never been exhibited for an award before)The recommendations from the RHS…

8th May

…(yunnanense x ‘Trewithen Orange’) the colour sums up how I feel today! 1990 – FJW First sign of rain since Easter Sunday – Michaels Pride nearly over. Azaleas in Drive…