Champion Tree list page 2

by | Jan 29, 2019

Champion Trees 2 Champion Trees at Caerhays Page 2 Click on the pictures below for larger pictures   M. campbellii Height: 24.5m Diameter: 106cm Girth: 333cm     M. campbellii ‘Kew’s Surprise’ Height: 17m Diameter: 79cm Girth: 247cm...
Scented Rhododendrons – RHS Lecture

Scented Rhododendrons – RHS Lecture

by | Jan 29, 2019

‘The Smellies’ RHS Lecture Scented Rhododendrons by Charles Williams (“The Smellies”) RHS Lecture by Charles Williams (“The Smellies”) There are about 650 species of rhododendrons growing in temperate climates but I intend here to refer to just a few of...

Rhododendrons in Old Park

by | Jan 29, 2019

Old Park Wood Rhododendrons In Old Park Wood Rhododendron seed collected from the wild in China by the great plant explorers Ernest Wilson and George Forrest first started arriving back at Caerhays from 1905. Forrest’s seventh and last seed hunting expedition which...

J.C. Williams – By the Rt Rev J W Hunkin, page 2

by | Jan 28, 2019

J.C. Williams J.C Williams by the Rt Rev J W Hunkin – Page 2 Among the Rhododendrons which appear to have flowered at Caerhays before they did so anywhere else in the British Isles, the following may be mentioned: adenopodum,  FORREST’S Beesianun (April...

J.C. Williams – By the Rt Rev J W Hunkin, Bishop of Truro

by | Jan 28, 2019

J.C. Williams J.C. Williams By the Rt Rev J W Hunkin, Bishop of Truro J C Williams was a very private man and the following article was written as an obituary  by the Rt Rev J W Hunkin who was an entusiastic amateur gardener and friend. John Charles Williams was born...