17th August

…much a nursery and not a garden centre. Among the novelties seen were:Achillea ‘Summer Fruits Lemon’ and Achillea ‘Lilac Beauty’ Achillea ‘Summer Fruits Lemon’ and Achillea ‘Lilac Beauty’ Achillea ‘Summer

26th April

…‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Patriot’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’ at its very best. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’ Michelia ‘Fairy Lime’ with pink tips to…

10th March

…reticulata ‘Lasca Beauty’ just coming out under the Magnolia x veitchiis. Camellia reticulata ‘Lasca Beauty’ Camellia reticulata ‘Lasca Beauty’ Different coloured flowers on Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ var. ‘Burncoose’. This happens…

26th January

…x williamsii ‘Bicolor’? Or ‘Isla Rose’ after my eldest granddaughter? It is growing reasonably near the Isla Rose Plantation. Isla Rose not a bad selling name once we get this…

18th August

…and Lysimachia ‘Alexander’ Hypericum inodorum ‘Magical Beauty’ which I first saw in flower at Bodmin Garden Centre. Impressive seed heads now as well. Hypericum inodorum ‘Magical Beauty’ Hypericum inodorum ‘Magical…

6th March

…as Kennel Close magnolias and Crataegus. Lots of stuff still to go out in the Isla Rose Plantation and above the greenhouse. Tender oddments and summer flowering shrubs for the…

2nd May

…young Rhododendron decorum full out. Rhododendron decorum Rhododendron decorum Rhododendron ‘Beauty of Littleworth’ which we must layer and try aerial. Rhododendron ‘Beauty of Littleworth’ Rhododendron ‘Beauty of Littleworth’ Our old…

20th July

…it be blue? Hydrangea serrata ‘Garden House Beauty’ Hydrangea serrata ‘Garden House Beauty’ Dichroa guizhou full out and an entirely new species to us. Looks tender but very gentle colours….

9th February

…Helleborus Frostkiss ‘Dorothys Dawn’ Helleborus Frostkiss ‘Dorothys Dawn’ Helleborus Frostkiss ‘Dorothys Dawn’ Helleborus ‘Pink Beauty’ – flowers have pink coverings or bracts but open a creamy white. Helleborus ‘Pink Beauty’…

13th July

…growers as well as garden centres and also grow Christmas trees.The few new plants seen were:Achillea ‘Lilac Beauty’ – a gentle colour Achillea ‘Lilac Beauty’ Achillea ‘Lilac Beauty’ Hibiscus ‘Lavender…