2nd February

…condolence in advance with yet more amusing and naughty anecdotes about his life I could probably have done a better job of it. Click here to read my eulogy to…

15th April

…bushii with new growth and flower heads already – four to six weeks in advance of normal? Aesculus bushii Aesculus wangii with new growth too. Aesculus wangii Magnolia ‘Purple Prince’…

28th April

…of it in advance. As expected the day is a write off in the cause of ‘publicity’.We start with two hours of drone filming which gets Karol excited as they…

15th March

…bluebells are coming on well outside the front gate. bluebells Magnolia x loebneri ‘Wildcat’ has two flowers. Its second flowering. ‘Wildcat’ is a huge advance on x loebneri ‘Donna’ which…

20th May

…75 to 80 but got bored with not winning RHS gold medals and awards so is back! vegetable stand vegetable stand The judges advance on our stand at about 8.15…

31st May

…cantabriensis – not a great advance on Rosa ‘Mermaid’ but more prickles! Rosa cantabriensis 2015 – CHW The dogs set off for a short one and the plan is to…

2nd April

…light was odd this evening in the cattle shed for photography – apologies in advance. The Burncoose Nurseries stand beside the front entrance and the selling tables. Molly’s first show…

11th February

…and scenting the till area. Daphen bholua ‘Peter Smithers’ Daphen bholua ‘Peter Smithers’ Pictorial labelling of the whole sales area virtually now complete. A great advance in presenting our plants…

23rd January

…Viburnum fragrans, Magnolia salicifolia, Quercus spicata, Quercus glabra, Farrers Oak, Nothofagus dombeyi, Betula albo sinensis of Wilson, one cherry not the true Pilosiuscula. 1922 – JCW In advance of 1918….