…again by next spring. acers Acer palmatum ‘Beni-schichihenge’ has not been in stock for some while. Acer palmatum ‘Beni-schichihenge’ Quercus coccinea at its zenith! Quercus coccinea Various forms of Ginkgo…

…out (50) to qualify for ‘Spring has Sprung in Cornwall’. The coldest day of the year by far today with worse to come. Magnolia campbellii Magnolia campbellii Rhododendron cilpinense is…

…Sarcococca ruscifolia Then on to the greenhouses which are remarkably tidy for the time of year with lots of recent potting on in readiness for spring. Lovely trays of pricked…

…the launch of ‘Spring has Sprung’ at The Nare hotel with the Great Gardens of Cornwall and a speech from me. ‘Spring has Sprung’ ‘Spring has Sprung’ The magnolia arch…

…yet again, breathtaking. Tilia endochrysa Magnolia ‘Spring Rite’ Magnolia ‘Spring Rite’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Princess Margaret’ at its best. Magnolia campbellii ‘Princess Margaret’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Princess Margaret’ First flowers out on…

…– the fifth in a row. Pigeons cooing all round and thinking spring has come and time to mate. I fear they may yet be in for a nasty shock.Seed…

…this was a grafted Magnolia sprengeri ‘Marwood Spring’. We did not! Magnolia sprengeri ‘Marwood Spring’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Marwood Spring’ Wonderful bark on Meliosma simplicifolia subsp. rigida which had flowered for…

…Camellia ‘Silver Anniversary’ Camellia ‘Silver Anniversary’ The dainty Camellia ‘Cornish Spring’ is a great show below Burns Bank. Camellia ‘Cornish Spring’ Camellia ‘Cornish Spring’ Masses to see and admire on…

…Tregrehan we were looking at Tom’s Gevuina avellana which was looking as bad as ours after summer droughts and spring east winds going back to the 2018 ‘Beast from the…

…flower by Donkey Shoe. Earlier than usual. Schima in flower A pheasant’s futile spring nest uncovered while strimming a bramble patch recently. Pheasant Nest The archaeologists are hard at it…

…but fine and sunny by day. Magnolia sprengeri var. diva ‘Marwood Spring’ flowering in Old Park. Magnolia sprengeri var. diva ‘Marwood Spring’ The grandchildren on the garden tour – Zara,…

…the start of the spring. A wet summer has done wonders. Illicium anisatum Secondary flowers and nearly ripe seeds on Styrax wilsonii is becoming a regular September occurrence. The flowers…

…of swallows Preparing the multiple Michelia species and hybrids exhibit for the Cornwall Garden Society Spring Show at Wadebridge this weekend has alerted me to two possible misnaming’s here and…

…Williams’ Camellia ‘Cornish Spring’ full out but it rather hides its flowers inside the bush. A good thing with a tight rounded habit. Camellia ‘Cornish Spring’ Camellia ‘Cornish Spring’ A…

…flower on a young Magnolia sprengeri ‘Marwood Spring’ above the Gunnera beds. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Marwood Spring’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Marwood Spring’ Views across the magnolia bank at Old Park. Views across…

…× persicoides ‘Spring Glow’. Prunus × persicoides ‘Spring Glow’ Prunus × persicoides ‘Spring Glow’ Magnolia ‘Summer Rose’ now full out. Magnolia ‘Summer Rose’ Magnolia ‘Summer Rose’ Sorbus aff. ligustrifolia just…

…x M. ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ Magnolia ‘Spring Rite’ just opening. Magnolia ‘Spring Rite’ Magnolia ‘Summer Rose’ with its first flower – 2023 planted and…

…‘Felix Jury’ Prunus campanulata ‘Felix Jury’ Astonishing colour on Magnolia sprengeri ‘Marwood Spring’. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Marwood Spring’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Marwood Spring’ Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ x M. ‘J. C. Williams’. Magnolia…

…colour already and may drop soon in pots. Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Weinmannia trichosperma in flower in the show tunnel. I think it normally flowers in the spring. I have…

…Court’ Magnolia ‘Spring Rite’. Magnolia ‘Spring Rite’ Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’. Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’ Another Magnolia sprengeri ‘Marwood Spring’. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Marwood Spring’ Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ at her best. Magnolia ‘Princess…