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Stewartia at Caerhays

Stewartia at Caerhays

Charles has penned a very in depth article on three of the Stewartia species growing in the gardens at Caerhays; sinensis, pseudocamellia and pteropetiolata. The full article has been published in this year’s Cornwall Garden Society yearbook. Click here to read...
Magnolia ‘Tropicana’ in flower this weekend

Magnolia ‘Tropicana’ in flower this weekend

I thought I would focus on the unusual Magnolia ‘Tropicana’. It is a very peculiar green/yellow and pink flowered hybrid between an American Magnolia acuminata ‘Fertile Myrtle’ and a Chinese Magnolia sprengeri ‘Divi’. When it first...
Narcissus cyclamineus

Narcissus cyclamineus

Charles in the Caerhays garden on Sunday 10th March 2019. Looking at narcissus cyclamineus (Cyclamen-flowered daffodil) which has x-bred itself to create a new hybrid, and also looking at a Ron Scamp and FJ Williams cross which is called Narcissus ‘Mr...
Caerhays strikes gold!

Caerhays strikes gold!

The Munich Mineral Show, in October 2018, hosted a joint exhibit involving the gold nuggets from the Williams Caerhays Mineral Collection and the Sky Disc of Nebra, a 3600 year old Bronze-age astronomical disc used to determine the seasons for sowing and harvesting in...