29th May

…‘Jeffery Thomas’ Roscoea ‘Crûg Favourite’ Roscoea ‘Crûg Favourite’ Incarvillea zhongdianensis Incarvillea zhongdianensis Anemone rivularis Anemone rivularis Then on the Tregrehan stand: Gunnera insignis Gunnera insignis Deutzia multiradiata Deutzia multiradiata Fuchsia…

24th April

…‘Daphne’. M. ‘Lois’ has been out for two weeks or so. Daphne will not be ready for the Rosemoor RHS rhododendron show this weekend. Magnolia ‘Daphne’ Tilia mongolica ‘Harvest Gold’…

10th May

…Plena’ Early flowers on Cornus kousa ‘Gold Star’. Cornus kousa ‘Gold Star’ 2021 – CHW More young trees just into leaf or flower.Tilia chingiana has a very unusual and interesting…

Royal Cornwall Show – 2022

…Excellence’ – new one to me and not that excellent. Camellia japonica ‘Cornish Excellence’ Camellia japonica ‘Maroon & Gold’ – as you can see! Camellia japonica ‘Maroon & Gold’ Camellia…

26th April

…Magnolia ‘Limelight’ Magnolia ‘Limelight’ Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’ is exquisite as it comes into leaf. What a delicate leaf formation. Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’ Rhododendron ‘Emma Williams’ is a good…

18th April

…on Corokia x virgata. Corokia x virgata Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’ contrasting nicely with Magnolia ‘Limelight’. Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’ Philadelphus sericanthus in flower in the greenhouse. Philadelphus sericanthus Philadelphus…

18th May

…at 10-12ft. Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ Enkianthus cernuus recurvus with its flowers as the name implies. Enkianthus cernuus recurvus Rhododendron ‘Goldsworth’s Yellow’ (or similar). Rhododendron ‘Goldsworth’s Yellow’ Rhododendron griffithianum full out…

20th March

…leafless – the first Enkianthus species in flower as usual. Enkianthus serrulatus The first yellow magnolia to show – Magnolia ‘Petit Chicon’ in Kennel Close. Magnolia ‘Petit Chicon’ Magnolia ‘Gold

3rd December

…The one in more sun and exposure is more or less over. Camellia taliensis Camellia taliensis 2021 – CHW Pruning up the champion (height) Magnolia ‘Gold Star’ to prevent it…

7th May

…Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’ being blown about a bit in the wind so that it shows off the colour on the undersides of its leaves even better. Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold