by julie | Oct 2, 2026 | vlog
A quick look at three species of the unusual and little known Strobilanthes. 0:00 – Strobilanthes rankanensis 1:18 – Strobilanthes wallichii 2:57 – Strobilanthes flexicaulis Three species of StrobilanthesWatch this video on YouTube buy now –...
by julie | Oct 2, 2026 | vlog
Charles in the garden at the end of September and finding….. 0:00 – Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’ 1:08 – Muehlenbeckia axillaris 2:18 – Camellia japonica ‘Nobilissima’ 3:21 – Rhododendron ‘Blue Tit’ Four things I had not expected to...
by julie | Sep 28, 2026 | vlog
Charles in the garden finding a surprising selection of camellia, magnolia and rhododendrons in flower in the third week of September What is out in flower in the garden in the third week of SeptemberWatch this video on...
by julie | Sep 17, 2026 | vlog
Charles looking at the large gunnera bed and how it has faired this year in the drought. Gunnera after the droughtWatch this video on...
by julie | Sep 15, 2026 | vlog
Charles in the gardens with a much more positive outlook than a few weeks ago, seeing that the watering efforts have indeed paid off for the large leaf rhododendrons. Reviving rhododendrons after the drought – some good news!Watch this video on...
by julie | Sep 7, 2026 | vlog
A lengthy look at the winners and losers in the drought of this summer at Caerhays. Winners and losers in the droughtWatch this video on...
by julie | Aug 18, 2026 | vlog
How the interesting acorn clusters develop on the Lithocarpus pachyphyllus (Stone oak) tree over several years. Lithocarpus pachyphyllus – acorn clustersWatch this video on YouTube Buy Lithocarpus pachyphyllus from Burncoose...
by julie | Aug 4, 2026 | vlog
New growth on trees recently cut back provide excellent material for cuttings to propagate. 0:00 – Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ 5:37 – Magnolia delavayi 8:40 – Magnolia grandiflora Taking cuttings from recently cut back trees with lush new growthWatch...
by julie | Jul 28, 2026 | vlog
Charles looking at some of casualties in the garden suffering from the drought, and also some plants doing better. Drought damage at CaerhaysWatch this video on...
by julie | Jul 8, 2026 | vlog
Charles in the garden with some new and unusual genus of plants with ‘PANAX’ in their name What does ‘panax’ actually mean? 0:00 – Pseudopanax laetus & Introduction 3:31 – Metapanax davidii 5:38 – Merrilliopanax alpinus (+ still photo...
