28th July

winter mess here to clear up but no new planting places. It has hurt Lord Falmouth’s Liquidamber a bit. Another good clump of Rhododendron maddenii near The Pound. Rhododendron maddenii…

1st May

…flowers are very similar. The reference books do not seem to know Daybreak’s parentage. TILIA cordata ‘Winter Orange’ TILIA cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ is coming into leaf…

6th January

…Salvia confertiflora Cornus sanguinea ‘Winter Beauty’ looking spectacular. As good as ‘Winter Fire’? Cornus sanguinea ‘Winter Beauty’ Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’ Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’ Camellia ‘Jingle Bells’ Camellia ‘Jingle…

26th January

…full out. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Tillia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ stands out well in heavy rain. Tillia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ 2019 – CHW Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ has sprung open, probably as…

17th January

…show today and unfrosted. Rhododendron nobleanum Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ at its very best and about on time. Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ hardly showing on the drive as we…

24th February

…2016 with eight flowers. Magnolia sargentiana ‘Blood Moon’ Magnolia sargentiana ‘Blood Moon’ Lindera tonkinensis (FMWJ 13123) has retained all its leaves over winter and is just starting to come into…

23rd November

…The plants outside at Caerhays shown a few days ago were much more purple-black than this. Camellia ‘Takanini’ Camellia ‘Takanini’ Camellia ‘Takanini’ Camellia ‘Winter’s Dream’ Camellia ‘Winter’s Dream’ Camellia ‘Winter’s…

5th January

…are early? Rhododendron nobleanum Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ just coming out. Late also but not by very much. Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ 2023 – CHW The first primroses are out on the…

12th February

…catalogue this year. The flowers hang down and are a bit hidden from view. Helleborus x sahinii ‘Winterbells’ Helleborus x sahinii ‘Winterbells’ Helleborus ‘Moondance’ Helleborus ‘Moondance’ No magnolias out in…

4th January

‘Winter Intruder’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ 2021 – CHW I had neglected to look at the old 1897 planted Camellia x vernalis ‘Dawn’ for 10 days and it…