by julie | Oct 26, 2020 | Uncategorized, vlog
We are now well into Autumn here on the Caerhays Estate and Charles was in the garden recently to show us four interesting Crataegus species and with their berries. You can find the four at the following time stamps if you wish to jump to a particular species: 0:00...
by julie | Jul 6, 2020 | vlog
Charles in the garden at Caerhays in the first week in July 2020, which is hopefully the last week of lockdown! This time the Hydrangeas are looking good. Hydrangea ‘Lanarth White’ Hydrangea serrata ‘Shishidanka’ Lomatia ferruginea Hydrangea...
by julie | Jun 19, 2020 | vlog
Charles in the garden at Caerhays looking at something different from our Magnolias and Rhododendrons. 0:00 Crataegus laevigata ‘Paul’s Scarlet’ 1:57 Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’ 3:28 Symplocos paniculata 5:18 Cornus kousa...
by julie | Jun 18, 2020 | vlog
Charles in the garden again mid-June, looking this time at five rare plants, which are not normally seen because the gardens are normally closed by this time in June. 0:00 Magnolia globosa 3:45 Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ 5:57 Styrax japonicus ‘Pendulus’ 8:15...
by julie | Jun 18, 2020 | vlog
Charles in the garden at Caerhays in the 2nd week in June, showing us the lovely: 0:00 Catalpa duclouxii (bungei Duclouxii Group as now reclassified) 1:40 Podocarpus elongatus ‘Blue Chip’ 5:37 Broussonetia papyifera – paper mulberry
by julie | Jun 17, 2020 | vlog
Charles in the gardens this week where the new planting areas are, showing us for the first time in his memory the water bowsers are being used to fill the local watering tanks to ensure these new areas of plants do not die. It is important to ensure adequate watering...
by julie | Jun 12, 2020 | vlog
Charles Williams in the gardens at Caerhays in June, during the lockdown, with a video featuring Cornus & Aesculus looking wonderful He here has found :- 0:00 – Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ 4:07 – Cornus capitata 10:21 – Aesculus...
by julie | May 29, 2020 | vlog
Late flowering rhododendrons in Chelsea week at Caerhays with Charles. First off – Rh. ‘Lem’s Monarch’, Rh. ‘Fabia’, Rh. decorum Rh. lindleyi Rh. ‘Nancy Evans’ All looking great this week.
by julie | May 29, 2020 | vlog
Charles, Jaimie and Michael in the garden layering Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Monach’, this will create 4 or 5 new ‘true’ plants in 3 or 4 years time.
by julie | May 13, 2020 | vlog
Another week with the lockdown lift in sight hopefully. It was a bit windy this week when Charles was in the garden, but he has the following four magnolias for you. 1. Magnolia sieboldii 2. Magnolia x wieseneri 3. Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ 4. Magnolia sieboldii...
