5th May

alba Meliosma alba Meliosma alba Jim and Alison Gardiner were with the tour. This is Jim’s ‘Gardiner Grove’ of yellow magnolias. Jim’s ‘Gardiner Grove’ Jim’s ‘Gardiner Grove’ This metal box…

14th March

…a cup for the best magnolia flower at the show. Unknown rhododendron Rhododendron arboreum red Magnolia sprengeri Diva Magnolia Sir Harold Hillier Betty Jessel and campbellii Alba seedling Magnolia Sargentiana…

7th April

‘Alba’ Akebia quinata ‘Alba’ This was a gift from Roy Lancaster last year. We are pretty sure it is Pittosporum illiciodes var. angustifolium which has long linear leaves and tiny…

31st July

…be an improvement on what we have online but I doubt it in this weather. Liatris scariosa ‘Alba’ Liatris scariosa ‘Alba’ Helenium ‘Potters Wheel’ grows to 2ft in a pot…

17th February

…indochinense The New Zealand form of Magnolia ‘Lanarth’. Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ Beside it a near white Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ seedling. Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Dusty Pink’ near Tin Garden. Magnolia…

1st November

…‘Overture’. Bergenia ‘Overture’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ out in the nursery as well as at Caerhays. Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Alba Plena’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Alba Plena’ Camellia sasanqua (white No….

3rd March

…Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ yellow form of Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ yellow form of Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ Fallen petals below the Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ (New Zealand form) below Donkey Shoe. Still plenty of…

26th March

…reticulata ‘Valentine Day’ on Rookery Path is an exceptionally good variety too. Camellia reticulata ‘Valentine Day’ Camellia reticulata ‘Valentine Day’ A gorgeous flower on another Magnolia campbellii alba seedling in…

9th March

…Tennis Court from the lower paddock. view over the Tennis Court Magnolia ‘Albatross’ at its best in the lower paddock. Magnolia ‘Albatross’ Magnolia ‘Albatross’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine’ – lower paddock….

8th May

…hedges The base of the gigantic Ginkgo biloba. Ginkgo biloba Paeonia lutea var. ludlowii nicely in bud. Paeonia lutea var. ludlowii Paeonia lutea var. ludlowii Perhaps Paeonia obovata var. alba?…