31st October
…tower. Cotoneaster franchetii A few secondary flowers on Ceanothus ‘Trewithen Blue’. Ceanothus ‘Trewithen Blue’ 5 new water butts for collecting and storing water in the garden for the next drought….
…tower. Cotoneaster franchetii A few secondary flowers on Ceanothus ‘Trewithen Blue’. Ceanothus ‘Trewithen Blue’ 5 new water butts for collecting and storing water in the garden for the next drought….
…Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ on the path to Bramble Field. Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ Secondary flowers on Rhododendron ‘Blue Tit’. Rhododendron ‘Blue…
…seed this year. later flowering scented rhododendrons Plenty of seeds however this year on Michelia doltsopa, which is a surprise. Michelia doltsopa Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ in full shade and, so…
…28°C as we hit the second heatwave and real deaths now. Out best blue mophead hydrangeas shrivel before our eyes. blue mophead hydrangeas Clethra tomentosa ‘Cottondale’ now full out and…
…in the summer as you can see and now a second crop which start white then go blue. Not exactly what you would expect to find in November! Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’…
…flowered last autumn is out again. The flowers look a bit premature and are not quite fully formed. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ A light blue hydrangea still full…
…forget and I forget the species name! Schefflera delavayi? giant schefflera 2016 – CHW After a day of gentle warm rain Good Friday brings blue skies and a perfect day…
…the Rockery has sprung out in the strong winds of the last 48 hours. Already blue tit damage can clearly be seen on some of the flowers. Camellia x williamsii…
…cut back new growth with blue tit damage obvious on some. A little browning from frost. Other plants elsewhere in the garden still to show. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish…
…up the water meadows. islands under water islands under water islands under water islands under water King Charles’ 1984 planted blue cedar tree is looking rather battered. King Charles’ 1984…
…its leaves Spiraea prunifolia Spiraea prunifolia Beberis x stenophylla ‘Lemon Queen’ – one to get for the catalogue Beberis x stenophylla ‘Lemon Queen’ Beberis x stenophylla ‘Lemon Queen’ Pulmonaria ‘Blue…
…Alba’ Karol looking pleased with himself as we label Kalopanax septemlobus. Does not the blue label look great! Gold labels for UK and Ireland trees. Blue labels for Cornish (only)…
…no idea. Helleborus orientalis ‘Annas Red’ Helleborus orientalis ‘Annas Red’ Helleborus orientalis ‘Annas Red’ Helleborus orientalis ‘Annas Red’ A nice showing of dwarf blue iris in pots too. dwarf blue…
…lined shredding bark like a Heptacodium miconioides trunk. Some wind/frost damage to the huge blue-green leaves but the flower spikes in full flower up high. Why does our Schima wallichii…
…flowers. Magnolia ‘Betty Jessel’ Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ of 2008 vintage is coming into its own with 25 or so flowers and a blue sky. A different shape to ‘Caerhays Belle’…
…has its first few flowers (Camellia japonica x Camellia lutchuensis). Camellia ‘Quintessence’ The first (Spanish) bluebells are just out a bit later than for the last two years I think….
…maudiae as it is very distinctive blue/green foliage and glabrous in all parts. Good to have Michelia floribunda underway, really builds up flowering effect with age and the trees here…
…successful breading year for them. Two egrets around the lake. The Blue Cedar was planted by H.R.H. Prince Charles on 24th April 1984 below the Nobby. It has done well…
…in October! Secondary flowers on Rhododendron ‘Blue Tit’. Rhododendron ‘Blue Tit’ 2021 – CHW (photos to follow)Our spring order of daffodil bulbs has just arrived from Ron Scamp’s son. These…
…Monarch’ Flower buds appearing on Magnolia ‘Blue Opal’. Smaller but even bluer than Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’. Magnolia ‘Blue Opal’ Leptospermum scoparium ‘County Park Blush’ has survived the ‘Beast’ in…