7th August

…habit and loads of flower. Parahebe ‘Snow Clouds’ Parahebe ‘Snow Clouds’ Parahebe ‘Snow Clouds’ A view of the nursery entrance. All very modern and tidy! nursery entrance I buy a…

27th February 1897 – 2020

‘Perfume Princess’ Daphne ‘Perfume Princess’ Daphne ‘Perfume Princess’ A few new varieties of camellias recently imported from France to admire and photograph. Camellia ‘L T Dees’ Camellia ‘L T Dees’…

15th March

‘Perfume Princess White’ is a recent new entry to the website. Daphne ‘Perfume Princess White’ Catkins on Salix caprea ‘Kilmarnock’ in the sunshine. Salix caprea ‘Kilmarnock’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ var….

21st May

…Plant of the Year was Philadelphus ‘Petite Perfume Pink’. Very highly scented and submitted by Sparsholt College. Philadelphus ‘Petite Perfume Pink’ Philadelphus ‘Petite Perfume Pink’ Philadelphus ‘Petite Perfume Pink’ Quite…

5th March 1897 – 2020

…‘Rebeccas Perfume’ Magnolia ‘Rebeccas Perfume’ Magnolia ‘Rebeccas Perfume’ Magnolia denudata ‘Double Diamond’. Not really a full double but more tepals than in conventional M. denudata. The plant at Burncoose is…

1st July

…related Podocarpaceae. Hopefully we have now ‘done our bit’ for at least a decade. 2018 – CHW Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Clouds’ has had the odd flower out for months but…

31st January 1897 – 2020

…of the two polyspora is full out at the top with its fine white camellia like flowers. polyspora Eucryphia ‘Pink Clouds’ still has two flowers out which are four months…

11th February

…now need potting on. Boxes of liner sized plants Boxes of liner sized plants A lot of Schefflera taiwaniana liners in the delivery. Schefflera taiwaniana Camellia ‘Pink Clouds’ in the…

22nd May

…‘Beelicious Pink’ Salvia x jamensis ‘Belle de Loire’. Salvia x jamensis ‘Belle de Loire’ Philadelphus ‘Petite Perfume White’. Philadelphus ‘Petite Perfume White’ Philadelphus ‘Petite Perfume White’ Cosmos atrosanguineus ‘Cherry Chocolate’…

4th March 1897 – 2020

…‘Caerhays Splendour’ at its peak today. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Rebecca’s Perfume’ just starting. Magnolia ‘Rebecca’s Perfume’ Magnolia…

10th March 1897 – 2020

…a flower. This is Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Amabilis’ x Magnolia ‘Mark Jury’. Planted 2015. Magnolia ‘Rebecca’s Perfume’ Magnolia ‘Rebecca’s Perfume’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Pickards Ruby’ – nice white…

30th January 1897 – 2020

…lovely. Daphne bholua ‘Spring Beauty’ Daphne bholua ‘Spring Beauty’ Daphne bholua ‘Peter Smithers’ Daphne bholua ‘Peter Smithers’ Daphne bholua ‘Peter Smithers’ Daphne bholua ‘Perfume Princess’ Daphne bholua ‘Perfume Princess’ Daphne…

30th May

…Burncoose now sells. Philadelphus ‘Pearls of Perfume’ Philadelphus ‘Pearls of Perfume’ Entelea arborescens with its first flower which rather reminds me of Sparrmannia. Entelea arborescens Comptonia peregrinans now with horse…

25th March

…highly scented Magnolia ‘Rebecca’s Perfume’. Magnolia ‘Rebecca’s Perfume’ Magnolia ‘Rebecca’s Perfume’ The swan on its new nest in much the same spot as last year. Well concealed. swan on its…

10th March

Perfume’ in the Isla Rose Plantation really does have a gorgeous scent and is making a nicely shaped tree. Very floriferous at a young age. Magnolia ‘Rebecca’s Perfume’ Magnolia ‘Rebecca’s…

5th February

…car park. Camellia ‘Dr Burnside’ Camellia ‘Dr Burnside’ Excellent new signage is up. signage Daphne ‘Perfume Princess’ just coming out – gorgeous scent. Daphne ‘Perfume Princess’ Daphne ‘Perfume Princess’ Sarcococca…

11th September

…flower buds showing up already on Magnolia “Rebecca’s Perfume”. Magnolia “Rebecca’s Perfume” Time for Asia to collect the relatively few seed pods this year on Magnolia sargentiana robusta and Magnolia…

15th June

…height eventually. Cornus pumila Just one flower on Philadelphus ‘Petite Perfume White’. The Chelsea Plants of the Year have just arrived but only one flower to be seen on the…

11th June

…RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year arrive at Burncoose. Philadelphus ‘Petite Perfume Pink’. Philadelphus ‘Petite Perfume Pink’ Indigofera himalayensis ‘Silk Road’ flowering for the first time in the nursery. Indigofera…

2nd April

…This has made more room for a yellow variegated Osmanthus and Kalmias nearby. Podocarpus nubigenus ‘Pendula’ Magnolia ‘Rebecca’s Perfume’ (true even if I never met Rebecca!) with one flower nearly…