13th March

…Magnolia ‘Strawberry Shake’ Magnolia ‘Strawberry Shake’ Magnolia ‘Strawberry Shake’ Magnolia ‘Angel’s Landing’ (M. ‘Pickard’s Opal’ x M. sprengeri var. elongata) is starting to make a good impact. Magnolia ‘Angel’s Landing’…

27th February 1897 – 2020

…extraordinary white indumentum. Senecio ‘Angel Wings’ Senecio ‘Angel Wings’ The last meeting of the day in the Burncoose dining room – eight of us including two of the dreaded ‘legal’…

29th March

…proper show. Magnolia ‘Dark Bird’ – not registered or in the reference books as far as I can see. Magnolia ‘Dark Bird’ Magnolia ‘Dark Bird’ Magnolia ‘Angel’s Landing’ (M. ‘Pickard’s…

18th April

…Sprenger’ – pinkish in bud opening white. Malus ‘Professor Sprenger’ Malus ‘Louisa’ – drooping habit and a gentle pink. Malus ‘Louisa’ Malus ‘White Angel’ – top heavy with flower and…

13th May

…2022 mail order catalogue Cornus canadensis – excellent groundcover for the front of the stand to mirror the larger Cornus trees behind. [ALONGSIDE] Senecio ‘Angel Wings’ a showstopping plant in…

27th August

…arboreum. What could be redder than this in August? Oxydendron arboreum Oxydendron arboreum Sedum spectabile ‘Brilliant’ sitting alongside Senecio ‘Angel Wings’ makes an interesting contrast and a nice idea for…

10th April

…Wyman’ – good Malus ‘Donald Wyman’ – good Malus ‘Prairie Fire’ – excellent Malus ‘Prairie Fire’– excellent Malus ‘Royalty’ Malus ‘Professor Sprenger’ Malus ‘Louisa’ Malus ‘White Angel’ Malus ‘Red Sentinel’…

5th September

…involved in organising the fete. party in the hall Then to Burncoose. Cotoneaster Hybridus Pendulus covered in berries above Senecio ‘Angel Wings’. An interesting plant combination. Cotoneaster Hybridus Pendulus Astonishing…