26th January 1897 – 2020

…Rather late this year. Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ First flowers on Rhododendron ‘Golden Oriole var. Busaco’. Rhododendron ‘Golden Oriole var. Busaco’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ full out. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Tillia cordata…

15th November

…large flowered Camellia ‘Cornish Snow Michael’ was out in flower below Tin Garden. It has clearly been out for at least 10 days. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow Michael’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow

27th December

…one of the older Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ is as full out as I had expected. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ 1968 – FJW Cold spell started. 1943 – CW…

4th January

Snow’ very fine but the wind has spoilt the show a bit. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘New Venture’ just out. Bred by Philip Tregunna. Camellia ‘New Venture’…

10th March 1897 – 2020

…hybrid Magnolia ‘Manchu Fan’ Magnolia ‘Manchu Fan’ Magnolia ‘Pickards Snow Queen’ (Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Picture’ x unknown) Magnolia ‘Pickards Snow Queen’ Magnolia ‘Pickards Snow Queen’ Magnolia ‘Pink Flamingo’ Magnolia ‘Pink…

12th February 1897 – 2020

…Red’ Erica carnea ‘Winter Snow’ Erica carnea ‘Winter Snow’ Erica carnea ‘Winter Snow’ Erica carnea ‘Pink Spangles’ Erica carnea ‘Pink Spangles’ Erica carnea ‘Pink Spangles’ Erica carnea ‘Myretoun Ruby’ Erica…

23rd March 1897 – 2020

…gardens at Llanover.A rather battered Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ against a wall. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ The dovecote in the walled garden. dovecote in the walled garden Cornus sanguinea…

13th March 1897 – 2020

…is what Burncoose is selling as Magnolia ‘Snow White’. Very similar certainly. ‘Lu Shan’ was one which John Ravenscroft selected as one of his preferred magnolias in his catalogue. Perhaps…

4th March 1897 – 2020

…in the sun. Then heavy rain so only the snowdrifts remain on the roads. last bits of snow The Zantedeschia aetheopua which had one early flower 10 days ago is…

11th December

…to defoliate entirely this winter. Normally semi-evergreen. Embothrium lanceolatum First flowers high up on a Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Glyptostrobus pensilis ‘Wooly Mammoth’ with its peculiar winter colours….

24th December

…and a little later out). Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Catastrophe with a large beech tree falling into the young rhododendrons in Higher Quarry Nursery. The second time this…

29th October

…cock pheasants devouring the fruits on Photinia villosa. Photinia villosa The first flowers on Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’. This is a larger leafed and larger flowering form than others which will…

17th July

…fact three garden centres only a mile or so apart near Arreton.Passiflora caerulea ‘Snow Queen’ rather better than the more common Passiflora ‘Constance Elliot’. Passiflora caerulea ‘Snow Queen’ Passiflora caerulea…

28th October

…after only a few days. Camellia sasanqua ‘Snow Flurry’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Snow Flurry’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Winter’s Interlude’ has just one light pink flower at the very top of this eight…

2nd January

…plant of Camellia ‘Cornish Snow Michael’ with the larger flowers up by the original Aesculus wilsonii. The smaller flowered and more normal form of ‘Cornish Snow’ next to it was…

1st April

…subsp. jacquemontii ‘Grayswood Ghost’ Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii ‘Grayswood Ghost’ Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii ‘Grayswood Ghost’ Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii ‘Doorenbos’ (‘Snow Queen’) – sadly no pictures but it looks…

12th June

…single stemmed trees like this. Styrax japonicus ‘Snow Cone’ Styrax japonicus ‘Snow Cone’ Carpinus rankinensis with bright red secondary new growth after last week’s rain. Carpinus rankinensis 2018 – CHW…

27th March

…year. Loropetalum ‘Carolina Moonlight’ Loropetalum ‘Carolina Moonlight’ New this year is Loropetalum ‘Ruby Snow’ with a sensational leaf/flower contrast. Loropetalum ‘Ruby Snow’ Loropetalum ‘Ruby Snow’ Telopea x speciosa ‘Braidwood Brilliant’…

18th July

…quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’ above the greenhouse has made a much larger plant. Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’ Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’ 2019 – CHW The RHS have just given AGMs to…

20th July

…Crataegus aprica Hoheria sextylosa ‘Snow White’ just coming out as a clump of three newish plants. Hoheria sextylosa ‘Snow White’ Hoheria sextylosa ‘Snow White’ Malus x rockii with fruits forming….