…problems or rows (three this week) which take up most of the surplus (little) time. On we go! Sorry no pictures today. 1995 – FJW 3 flowers out on pale…

…hours of work per month and many anomalies remain. Plant names have changed, my great grandfather’s comments are not always still legible and since I know little about daffodils his…

…ground level on Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ by the front door. I think a little later than last year but need to check. No sign of colour on the two big…

…CHW First flowers on the paler of the two original Camellia saluenensis by the ladies loo. A little later than last year but this needs checking. Camellia saluenensis Camellia saluenensis…

…lancei (formally Michelia pachycarpa) is a proper evergreen and well away now even with a little storm damage. Magnolia lancei Magnolia lancei The end of our oldest Rehderodendron macrocarpum. Rehderodendron…

…days of sun in that garden. 1919 – JCW Very little showing flower excepting H mollis and Rho mucronulatum, these are very good. 1913 – JCW Roses good, never so…

…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…

…where pheasants are fed. After two months of little success they appear to be hungry again and the move has worked. They will be breeding already in these mild conditions….

…plant. The idea was to encourage new growth and an extra flowering. Here it is! Cytisus ‘Porlock’ Cytisus ‘Porlock’ My mother used to feed the birds outside the School Room….

…A little autumn colour remains on Rhus chinensis. Rhus chinensis Lindera erythrocarpa turning yellow. Other deciduous Lindera species have already shed their leaves and I have missed them this year….

…starting to flower. The trusses seem a little deformed but the colour on the bells is clear enough. Very odd! unlabelled Enkianthus unlabelled Enkianthus unlabelled Enkianthus The old quince has…

…little damage so far but I have probably commented too soon! 2018 – CHW Another visit to Tregrehan on Thursday to enjoy the wonders of this extraordinary garden with the…

…so thankfully little damage in the garden. The water meadows flooded a bit and the swans enjoying themselves there. Storm Bert Large fungi below the greenhouse may be Lactarius deterrimus…

…‘Frosted Star’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Frosted Star’ Camellia ‘Betty Robinson’ reminds me of Camellia ‘Dainty’ or ‘Little Bit’ but without the flecking. Another new variety which I do not think I…

…and standing out well with no leaves now above the greenhouse. Malus x micromalus Malus x micromalus Ilex latifolia now with ripe red berries which the birds have already been…

…is just out high up the bushes. A little later than last year? Need to check. unnamed Camellia x williamsii 2020 – CHW COVID creeps ever closer to Caerhays and…

…we pruned back to a single stem on planting this year has shot vigorously from the base and only a little at the top. Watch it for a bit then…

…little second flowering I believe. Rhododendron lutescens The forecasters say a hurricane is coming from the USA and the sea certainly looks ominous. It transpires that it hits Scotland and…

…door! puddles puddles Cotoneaster franchetii absolutely laden with berries. Certainly many more than last year and still untroubled by the birds. Cotoneaster franchetii Cotoneaster franchetii Cotoneaster franchetii Rhododendron nobleanum has…

…this year just like ours. Stewartia rostrata Seeds now ripe on a Pieris clump while Pieris japonica ‘Little Heath’ has flowers nearly out. Pieris A view across the top lake….