1st January

…The Hovel. ice Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ now properly out with scent. Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’ in the wreath by the front door so two colours of…

Irish trip April 2018

…yellow berry despite the time of the year. The best show of this I have ever seen. Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’ Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’ Schefflera frangipanensis seedlings from various Vietnamese collecting…

8th October

…to six weeks ago. Myrtus ugni Myrtus ugni Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’ with its berries just turning yellow. A small tree of 15x10ft now. Planted in 2008. Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’ Ilex…

30th October

…Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’ Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’ The view from above the fernery. view Machilus yunnanensis (seen as seedlings in the greenhouse a few days ago) is from the Lauraceae family….

29th December

…very first flowers out in the sun today on Rhododendron mucronulatum below the big Fernery. Rhododendron mucronulatum Yellow berries in small numbers only this year on Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’. Odd…

6th April

…into flower. Rhododendron augustinii And a Rhododendron bauhiniiflorum although the older Burncoose plants were full out a week ago. Rhododendron bauhiniiflorum Amazingly Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’ also still has plenty of…

21st February

…true. Rhododendron arboreum subsp delavayi Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’ with yellow berries on Sinogrande Walk. Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’ Ribes sanguineum ‘White Icicle’ just coming out on the drive. Ribes sanguineum ‘White…

27th January

…Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’. Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’ 2019 – CHW The clump of taller growing snowdrops beside the drive is suddenly full out.Rhododendron siderophyllum, the pinker form, is full out beyond…