…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’ with pink buds,…

…Burncoose where a few new things have recently come back into stock.Abelia x grandiflora ‘Sunny Charms’ is one I had not seen in flower before. Abelia x grandiflora ‘Sunny Charms’…

…show well after flowering. 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….

…williamsii ‘Donation’. Earlier 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…

…– 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 Himalayas in 1847, AM 1959,…

…just out. Salvia leucantha 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…

…– JCW Abelia floribunda V.G. Rosa Brunonis are good, Lilium giganteum open but only a few bulbs now, I found the best pink form of Wilson’s Fortunei in the Beech…

…roses open, Anna Alexis an easy first, but they are old plants, Abelia floribunda very good. Several daffs not dead yet. No Nigra’s [bamboo] over 3 feet high. 1900 –…