THE CASTLE & GARDENS ARE NOW CLOSED AND WILL RE OPEN ON THE 10TH FEBRUARY 2025
Nature at work!

Nature at work!

Looking at a very old rotting tree stump to find self-seeded ilex and rhododendron trees starting to grow.  Time will tell what varieties they are. Unusual Natural Regeneration in rotting tree stumpWatch this video on...
Ilex Species at Caerhays

Ilex Species at Caerhays

The desperation of Lockdown No. 3 has produced an article which attempts to unravel the puzzles and muddles in the naming of the older holly species growing here since the 1920s. Inevitably the names which George Forrest originally gave to his wild collections of...

Two Ilex at Caerhays in Autumn

Charles in the garden this weekend featuring two ilex (Hollies) with wonderful berries at this time of year. 0:00 – Ilex verticillata 1:38 – Ilex dimorphophylla Ilex at Caerhays in OctoberWatch this video on...