…tiny flower buds ever seen by us on Berberidopsis beckleri. Asia has propagated enough of these now to put it into the 2020 Burncoose catalogue. It may be another month…

…but seems not to like the cold winds. Leaf blotching but nothing serious. Berberidopsis beckleri Berberidopsis beckleri Camellia x williamsii ‘Hiraethlyn’ which is pale pink in bud opening white with…

…Visited a garden near Sidbury today with a view to putting together a planting plan for a newly cleared woodland garden area. A superb Berberidopsis corallina trained on a back…

…spring and camellias to 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…

…Daphne gemmata 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…

…reticulata ‘Damonao’ x Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’). Camellia reticulata x sasanqua ‘Show Girl’ The Berberidopsis beckleri flowers are still not fully formed yet as some of the leaves are turning colour….

…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…

…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 wall. Last year it…

…stems but has reshot well. This is however its first decent flowering since the cutback. Rosa banksiae ‘Lutea’ Rosa banksiae ‘Lutea’ The stock plant of Berberidopsis beckleri is now in…

…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…

…in the conservatory (heat source pump). Encephalartos natalensis Encephalartos natalensis Lotus macularus nicely in flower. Lotus macularus Lotus macularus Berberidopsis beckleri with ripe fruits trained against a wall and looking…

…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 look back the…