…on the Main Ride. Laurel hedge on the Main Ride Zanthoxylum armatum now with ripe red fruits (peppers). Zanthoxylum armatum Zanthoxylum armatum Still full green leaves on one of the…

…in 40 to 50 butterflies. Mainly speckled woods I think. Cotoneaster ‘Exburyensis’ Cotoneaster ‘Exburyensis’ Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ at its best. Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ Magnolia virginiana ‘Satellite’ nearly over…

…the fields. 7,500 acres of vegetable crops in Cornwall mainly on rented ground from Land’s End to Port Eliot. Southern England Farms Southern England Farms Courgettes are the main crop…

…subsp perado Ilex perado subsp perado Last year’s planting of Camellia ‘Volunteer’ has produced results – two! Camellia ‘Volunteer’ Camellia ‘Volunteer’ This is Jaimie’s hybrid Rhododendron ‘Maisie’. Rhododendron ‘Maisie’ Rhododendron…

…of Cornwall (at least until lockdown ends) so now it is a QR code for their main website and location map. Great Gardens of Cornwall The signage is all up….

…tints. Fagus sylvatica ‘Pendula Aurea’ Salix fargesii just turning. Salix fargesii Corylopsis spicata with rich yellow autumn colour on the Main Ride. Corylopsis spicata Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendrifolium’ only now starting…

…lives. Restoration of the rockery area extremely well done and the walled garden beautifully maintained. In the great Phytophthora ramorum scare the NT decide to remove all the laurel shelter…

…two older plants of Magnolia ‘Daphne’ nearby on the Main Ride are only just showing colour. ‘Lois’ has been out for a fortnight or more. Magnolia ‘Lois’ Magnolia ‘Lois’ Rhododendron…

…show gardens rather than 23 last year. The main show garden which of course won gold for M&G, the main Chelsea sponsor, is two huge piles or columns of imported…

…of acuminata 1 spray 1st – M. ‘Lemon Star’ 1st – M. ‘Lemon Star’ RHS Main Rhododendron competition 6 different species Rhododendron trusses 1st – R. platypodum, R. decorum ssp….