…and most roots severed) Schefflera macrophylla it would restart near the base? Schefflera macrophylla A big branch has snapped one of the Magnolia delerayi by George’s Hut in the recent…

…year. Camellia x williamsii ‘J C Williams’ The elderly clump of Rhododendron mucronulatum is also out nearby. About its usual timing. Rhododendron mucronulatum Rhododendron mucronulatum 2015 – CHW Big tidy…

…of an elderly Quercus coccinea. orange fungal growth 2017 – CHW A big leafed young Rhododendron sinogrande grossly over seeding in Old Park. A good example of why the seeds…

…1913 – JCW Cassia good and so solanum, lapagerias and C sasanquas. Roses fair, hydrangeas fair – no frost yet. We are now planting the big plants from Coombe Wood…

…Spice’ Dead Rhododendrons. Dead Rhododendrons Dead Rhododendrons This big leaf has collapsed in the last 2 days. big leaf has collapsed First casualty in a bed of young Rhododendron burmanicum….

…just turning colour. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ now full out. Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ Catalpa bignonoides suddenly out. Catalpa bignonoides Hydrangea paniculata ‘Skyfall’ starting to turn…

…good storm and a small hole soon becomes a bigger one. These may be boring pictures for readers of the diary but they are an interesting historic record of the…

…with even bigger fruits than usual. Malus ‘Red Sentinel’ Euonymus moupinensis has incredibly yellow leaves at this time of the year. Euonymus moupinensis Euonymus hamiltonianus ‘Indian Summer’ with good autumn…

…the plant in an attractive way which I had not seen before. Another big plus for this curious evergreen self clinging hydrangea. Hydrangea seemanii Hydrangea seemanii Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea’ now…

…flowers in the front were from the 2 bushes at Trewithen. Striking how much bigger the Trewithen flowers are when compared with what i am used to seeing here. In…

…nearest side door seen. 1949 – CW A very long dry summer. Big leaf rhododendron growth small. The 2 Sinogrande by big group of Barbatum about dead. White Sasanqua by…

…Hillier’ Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ (New Zealand form) at its very best. Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ 2024 – CHW More new magnolias in flower today. Jaimie & Michael are collecting pollen for a big…

…Caerhays sales point. The gardens at Caerhays open on the 20th February.Camellia ‘Memphis Belle’ is a particularly vulgar blotched colour mixture but a big and bold flower which is catching…

…Rhododendron niveum. Rhododendron niveum The party in front of Drimys andina. Drimys andina Huge big leaf seedlings in full flower touching the edge of the loch. Huge big leaf seedlings…

…it does not look to be going to grow too big. A ‘must’ for a smaller garden. Magnolia pseudokobus ‘Kubushi-modoki’ Magnolia pseudokobus ‘Kubushi-modoki’ Magnolia pseudokobus ‘Kubushi-modoki’ Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ has…

…the autumn and produces orange seeds in the spring. There is a big clump above the fernery flowering away nicely at present. The flowers are very fragrant. Elaeagnus x ebbingei…

…from France mainly into Kennel Close. No time to plant them all today and it will need several more days to complete this year’s big plant out. It is plenty…

…best. Perhaps our best weekend.1944 – CW There has been a little frost for some weeks which has left things back. Magnolia campbellii good and a big Salicifolia. Sargentiana and…

…other two. We have seen this before with younger michelias where those with bigger chubbier leaves flower more quickly and much more profusely than those with smaller more upright leaves….

…very good. Barbatums are good. Magnolia denudata and a big Mag kobus show colour. 1926 – JCW Could find bits of 40 Rhodo species, Corylopsis veitchiana at its best, others…