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‘Wilson’s 50’ Azaleas

‘Wilson’s 50’ Azaleas

After a lengthy investigation we have finally documented the history of Ernest Wilson’s famed Azaleas, which he brought back to the UK in the early 1900’s from China. Click here to download Wilson’s 50 pdf and below are more images of these amazing...
November is the time for Camellia sasanqua

November is the time for Camellia sasanqua

Last year Charles did a three part special all about the wonderful Camellia sasanqua which flower in the gardens in the UK during October and November. They are here below as timely reminder of what you can grow in your garden for interest at this time of year....
Ilex Species at Caerhays

Ilex Species at Caerhays

The desperation of Lockdown No. 3 has produced an article which attempts to unravel the puzzles and muddles in the naming of the older holly species growing here since the 1920s. Inevitably the names which George Forrest originally gave to his wild collections of...
Signature plants of China

Signature plants of China

During 2020 Caerhays was featured in Episode 1 of a Chinese series on plant flora, it was a five part series in total, each an hour long and the links to all the episodes are below. No. 1 – Camellias – featuring Caerhays No. 2 – Rhododendrons No. 3...
Burncoose Nurseries Landscaping at G7

Burncoose Nurseries Landscaping at G7

Burncoose Nurseries Landscaping Dept. have been working with the owners of Carbis Bay Hotel, in Cornwall for over 30 years and in June 2021, we saw updates to the gardens overlooking Carbis Bay for the G7 summit. Burncoose landscaping at Carbis Bay G7 2021Watch this...
Amazing new Magnolia hybrids

Amazing new Magnolia hybrids

The publication of Beat Heerdegen and Reto Eisenhut’s splendid new book on Magnoliaceae in late 2019 demonstrates all too clearly how magnolia hybridisation and breeding has moved on apace in the last 20 years. The text may be in German but the photographs and...
Spectacular views of the garden

Spectacular views of the garden

It was such a lovely still weekend here in the garden at Caerhays we brought out the drone so you can see what you are missing, come and see for yourself how wonderful the rhododendrons are looking now in April. Aerials - April 2021 Aerials - April 2021 Aerials -...
Aerial shots of the garden

Aerial shots of the garden

This week as the weather was lovely and still we were out in the garden with the drone taking some lovely panoramas which you can see on our facebook page, and some lovely still shots below. Aerials - March 2021 Aerials - March 2021 Aerials - March 2021 Aerials -...