THE CASTLE & GARDENS ARE NOW CLOSED AND WILL RE OPEN IN FEBRUARY 2025
New Magnolia Hybrids

New Magnolia Hybrids

Charles showing us 4 great new hybrids at Caerhays, currently in full flower 0:00 – Magnolia ‘Antje Zandee’ 2:06 – Magnolia cylindrica x campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ 3:29 – Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’ 4:28 – Magnolia ‘Olav...
Gunnera manicata & the RHS / DEFRA ban

Gunnera manicata & the RHS / DEFRA ban

Charles in the garden, in the dormant gunnera beds describing the regulation madness which now affects Gunnera manicata. Gunnera manicata and the RHS Defra banWatch this video on...
First time flowering of this new Magnolia cross.

First time flowering of this new Magnolia cross.

Back in 2009 Jaimie and Michael created this cross of Magnolia ‘Altlas’ and Magnolia ‘Lanarth’, and we have waited many years to see what the flowers would be like.  They are an amazing pink and very large. Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x Magnolia...
Magnolia ‘F.J. Williams’ first time flowering

Magnolia ‘F.J. Williams’ first time flowering

This week at Caerhays gardens we see a young Magnolia ‘F.J. Williams’, planted in 2011, flowering for the first time as a splendid welcome to visitors at the entrance to Old Park Wood and Kitchen Garden. Magnolia FJ Williams - first time floweringWatch this video on...
Gardens looking great!

Gardens looking great!

The Magnolias are out now in the Caerhays Castle Gardens so please come and look at these spectacular Asiatic plants which arrived in Cornwall about 100-120 years ago NOW. Garden opening 2024Watch this video on...
Gardens open this week.

Gardens open this week.

Charles in the garden with a taste of what can be seen if you come to gardens w/b 12 Feb 2024. It’s an early season and there are lots of flowers to see already. Gardens open from Monday 12th February 2024Watch this video on...
Camellias on the drive ready for opening

Camellias on the drive ready for opening

We were out last weekend on the drive, test walking our new lightweight hand-held video kit, and also checking on the Camellias flowering ready for reopening of the gardens on the 12th February next week. As you will see they are all looking lovely and lots of buds...
Amazing Autumn Colour

Amazing Autumn Colour

Charles in the gardens at Caerhays this weekend showing us some of the stunning autumn colours now out, before the westerly gales blow all the leaves from the trees, leaving them bare for winter. Amazing autumn colours in November at CaerhaysWatch this video on...
Secondary Flowering in Magnolias – Part 2

Secondary Flowering in Magnolias – Part 2

Now into September in the garden at Caerhays and two Magnolias are showing secondary flowers. 0:00 – ‘Yakeo’ (M. ‘Anne Rosse x M. liliiflora) 1:25 – ‘Black Tulip’ (M. ‘Vulcan’ x M. ‘Iolanthe’) Secondary Flowering in Magnolias Part 2Watch this...