9th April

…here than all the other stellata varieties. Magnolia stellata ‘Jane Platt’ 2019 – CHW The Cornwall Garden Society spring show for the first time at Wadebridge (Royal Cornwall county showground)…

10th April

…Malus ‘Red Jade’ Malus ‘Red Jade’ Malus ‘Cardinal’ – stand out best in flower so far. Malus ‘Cardinal’ – stand out best in flower so far. Malus ‘Royal Beauty’ Malus…

11th July

…small tree looked horrid in the drought years. Lomatia ferruginea 2023 – CHW The Royal Isle of Wight County Show. Met Alan Titchmarsh who was enjoying the members lunch. Not…

6th February

…Niner’ a week on with a few flowers fully out. Todd Gresham’s 49th cross made in 1964 in California ((M. x soulangeana ‘Rouged Alabaster) x M. ‘Royal Crown’). The parentage…

22nd July

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW The annual visit to the Royal Isle of Wight Show and the usual…

17th June

…– CHW A Rhododendron royalii hybrid (‘Royal Flush’? Yellow or apricot) has survived powdery mildew and a clump is flowering sparsely. This one is yellow and pink and nowhere near…

7th June

…Burncoose stand at the Royal Cornwall Show. A very good effort by the team. Burncoose stand Azalea viscosum on the stand. Some forms are pinker than this. Azalea viscosum Azalea…

27th July

…Trevor Wright at the end of a Royal Cornwall Show. I had always thought it was Tilia henryana but knew for years that its identification was wrong. For the first…

10th June

…2016 – CHW Off to the Royal Cornwall Show where four stands have to be visited and time taken to support:Burncoose Nurseries stand had won a Gold Medal and Justin…