…mind comes from what we called Rh. giganteum in Orchid House Nursery which never looked well but did flower. It was eventually smothered by Berberidopsis corallina and died. When I…

…growth shoots. These buds suggest the flowers may be similar to Berberidopsis corallina but what will the colour be? Berberidopsis beckleri The last flowers on Buddleia limitanea which was given…

…nothing serious. Berberidopsis beckleri Berberidopsis beckleri Camellia x williamsii ‘Hiraethlyn’ which is pale pink in bud opening white with a pink tinge. I do not remember this 1950s bred plant…

…Disaster with the 500 or so Acer palmatum varieties Merrilliopanax alpinus has been dormant over winter. Look at its extraordinary new leaves with dark brown upsides initially. Merrilliopanax alpinus Berberidopsis…

…look at new things.Schizophragma hydrangeoides full out on the top wall in the sun. Schizophragma hydrangeoides Schizophragma hydrangeoides A single flower on Berberidopsis beckleri now planted out on the top…

…with a view to putting together a planting plan for a newly cleared woodland garden area. A superb Berberidopsis corallina trained on a back wall of the house. Berberidopsis corallina…

…clear for our new rhododendron planting area. Trees to fell next spring The Berberidopsis corallina which once grew on the fence around Orchard House Nursery bed was dug out but…

…The first time we have grown Acacia boormanii and offered it for sale. Acacia boormanii Berberidopsis beckleri still in tight bud. At Caerhays the flowers have been out November-December. Berberidopsis…

…The Berberidopsis beckleri flowers are still not fully formed yet as some of the leaves are turning colour. Will they yet mature? Doubtful. Berberidopsis beckleri Camellia sasanqua ‘Frosted Star’ is…

…sold a few small plants at Hampton Court. Podocarpus species A nice batch of Lithocarpus pachyphyllus seedlings. Lithocarpus pachyphyllus An even better batch of Berberidopsis beckleri cuttings. Berberidopsis beckleri An…