27th July

…dwarf than our Sanquisorba menziesii. Quite nice but do we need two sorts and does this sell? Need to check. Sanquisorba officinale Sanquisorba officinale A new abelia; Abelia ‘Sunshine Daydream’…

24th August

…Charms’ is one I had not seen in flower before. Abelia x grandiflora ‘Sunny Charms’ Abelia x grandiflora ‘Sunny Charms’ Duranta erecta from Florida to Brazil is clearly a greenhouse…

22nd December

Abelia grandiflora Abelia grandiflora Carpinus betulus ‘Pendula’ still with wonderful autumn colour in late December. A small growing ‘mushroom’ shaped tree which Burncoose ought to stock. Carpinus betulus ‘Pendula’ Carpinus…

17th May

…Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’ Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’ Syringa tomentella from Roundabarrow with its first few flowers. Syringa tomentella Abelia floribunda looking good in the Isla Rose. It thrives in…

1st November

…than most other x williamsii today in our tunnels. Camellia x williamsii ‘Donation’ Last flowers and some seed heads on Abelia chinensis. Rather a nice effect. Abelia chinensis Rather splendid…

16th November

…‘Paradise Petite’ and Camellia sasanqua ‘Snow Flurry’ Osmanthus fortunei with much more flower than usual. Osmanthus fortunei Osmanthus fortunei Still a few tail end flowers on Abelia floribunda. Abelia floribunda…

4th August

…and Pterocarya. The view from the front of the house over a wild flower meadow. view from the front of the house Abelia grandiflora. Abelia grandiflora Cornus capitata had turned…

11th May

…which I had never seen – Zabelia triflora. An Abelia-like plant which makes a similarly erect shrub. Very scented say the reference books but I missed this. Introduced from the…

1st June

…Vesalea floribunda which is now a new name for the semi climbing Abelia floribunda as it has always been known. Another annoying name change in the new Hillier’s but not…

7th July

…tragophylla is good. Azalea arborescens would be fine if we had a group of it, Mikado is over. Dracoenas just over. Escallonia pteroclaydon is good. 1915 – JCW Abelia floribunda…