…all will drop. In a previous very cold spell in March 2012 it fared better than Hoheria populnea ‘Variegata’. Silver variegation hardier than the yellow variegated form? Anyway we can…

…‘Spring Morning’ (now Rhododendron) Menziesia ‘Smokey Rose’ (now Rhododendron) Magnolia laevifolia ‘Gails Favourite’ Rhododendron argyrophyllum ‘Chinese Silver’ Rhododendron wallichii Rhododendron excellans Rhododendron tyermanii Rhododendron ‘Plover’ (edgeworthii x dendrocharis) Azalea ‘Irohayama’…

…‘Tricolor’ Camellia ‘Benten’ with its silver variegation. A rather frail and insipid plant which died on us. Camellia ‘Benten’ Tregrehan’s display of nine vases may not have won the class…

…regards the big leafed rhodos. Eucryphia cordifolia just starting to show. Eucryphia cordifolia Fruits formed already on Mespilus germanica. Mespilus germanica The silver variegated Liquidambar styraciflua is finally growing very…

…umbellata. Rhaphiolepsis umbellata Grevillea juniperina sulphurea just in flower. Grevillea juniperina sulphurea Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ earning its name! Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ Hebe franciscana ‘Variegata’ (‘Silver Queen’) still in…

…1923 – JCW The wild clematis (Old Mans Beard) on the silver firs is our best thing now. It has been very very dry from May to August. 1909 –…

…we will see.A fine flower before the wind arrives on Magnolia grandiflora below the lawn. Magnolia grandiflora Acer saccherinum, the silver maple, has five-lobed leaves. Many blown off without turning…

…it better than the Acer conspicuum ‘Silver Cardinal’ at Burncoose? Acer x conspicuum ‘Phoenix’ Acer x conspicuum ‘Phoenix’ Acer x conspicuum ‘Phoenix’ A filthy day all day. The puddles persist!…

…Cornus kousa ‘Milky Way’ A silver gilt medal for a beached whale made from rubbish from the sea. Chelsea woke at Royal Cornwall in the flower tent but not exactly…

…from our agapanthus as they apparently had an agapanthus midge infection. This of course made the plants unsaleable and the stand received only a Silver Gilt. A similar death of…

…Quercus belle ‘D’aquitaine’ 2022 – CHW So what is out in flower in the garden still after my absence on the Isle of Wight? Silver gilt medal for Burncoose at…

…like old fashioned ‘cluttered’ stands any more so we do not expect much. A silver medal was probably fair enough under the criteria but we did what was asked of…

…copper ingot. Clever! ‘Mining’ ‘Mining’ “Ursula’s Baptism”. The font was decorated using an excellent colour combination of leptospermum, Thalictrum, pale pink Alstroemeria and Euonymus japonicus ‘Silver Queen’. “Ursula’s Baptism” “Ursula’s…

…first journalist The Savills sponsored garden with subsequently received a Silver Gilt Medal. Savills invited 994 clients to the show over the 6 days. Ticket price c. £100 per ticket…

…Rhododendron ‘Penvose’ A good old clump of Rhododendron decorum at the top of Burns Bank. Rhododendron decorum Rhododendron decorum 2019 – CHW Silver gilt medal. Here are more pictures which…

Next Day > < Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW A Silver Gilt Medal for the stand this year. A visit by…

…Rhododendron strigillosum A few final pictures of Michelia doltsopa (or manipurensis if you prefer) and Michelia doltsopa ‘Silver Cloud’. Michael has still to give us his preferred name to register…

…or D, as it is today. Captain Abbiss was presented with a silver salver by the CGS shortly before his death in 1966; in honour of his work for the…

…an amazing climbing hydrangea from Tregrehan with pink flowers which were red in bud – Hydrangea serratifolia x peruviana. I took Michelia doltsopa, M. doltsopa ‘Silver Cloud’, M. ‘Mixed up…