30th January

…The Copper House. Lonicera fragrantissima Lonicera fragrantissima A fine Picea amorika in The Copper House garden. Around 40 to 50 years old. Picea amorika View 30th January 1897 – 2020…

6th February

…suspect. Camellia x williamsii ‘Delia Williams’ 2023 – CHW The Copper House safe.The family repurchased the dilapidated Copper House at Burncoose in 2020. Reroofing and renovating what was formally the…

24th March 1897 – 2020

…the Lees & Co Some bought in Leucospermum cordifolium ‘Copper Carnival’ were in full flower. Leucospermum cordifolium ‘Copper Carnival’ Leucospermum cordifolium ‘Copper Carnival’ Leucadendron salignum x discolor ‘Sixteen Candles’ also…

20th May

…observe from afar. judges Rupert Eley the ‘moderator’ or monitor of the judges. Rupert Eley Jonathon Jones and the smoking kettle on the Tregothnan stand (I was having a smoke…

14th February 1897 – 2020

…be that this is a pot and kettle labelling situation Sir Peter? Magnolia ‘Peter Smithers’ Magnolia ‘Peter Smithers’ The first magnolia to show from afar above the castle. from afar…

10th February

…shed. A new rainwater collecting tank The new roof of The Copper House is nearly finished. The new chimneys stand out well. new roof of The Copper House New paving…

13th January

…of Hamamelis looking splendid:Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Arnold Promise’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Arnold Promise’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Copper Beauty’ (syn. ‘Jelena’) Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Copper Beauty’ (syn. ‘Jelena’) Hamamelis x intermedia…

31st January

copper and lead lined. As I remember it they never worked properly as house martin droppings would block the collecting ducts and the peacocks’ contributions, when sitting on the top…

9th May

…rare for us to see self-sown seedlings emerging but after last summer’s heat copper beech, birch and conifer seedlings have appeared on mossy banks above the fernery. self-sown seedlings self-sown…

11th December

…the path are now in place. A row of Quercus ilex which will have copper beech planted alternately between them in due course. Quercus ilex The second load of magnolias…

19th November

…knowledgeable Courtenay Smale. Probably 99% of the population have no idea what a mineral looks like, they have no idea it comes from a Cornish copper or tin mine, many…

12th September

…shortened this year. Pterocarya fraxinifolia Euonymus fortunei ‘Wolong Ghost’ is finally starting to climb up a mature Copper Beech after doing nothing for 3 years. Euonymus fortunei ‘Wolong Ghost’ After…

21st June

…the Giddle Orchard ready for replanting in the autumn. I will enjoy thinking about what would grow well there over the summer. Perhaps some rare oaks or something with copper

15th June

copper ingot. Clever! ‘Mining’ ‘Mining’ “Ursula’s Baptism”. The font was decorated using an excellent colour combination of leptospermum, Thalictrum, pale pink Alstroemeria and Euonymus japonicus ‘Silver Queen’. “Ursula’s Baptism” “Ursula’s…

29th March

…child near the Hovel with Gilbert Anning.At Burncoose early this morning to sort out the route for the new 3 phase electric supply to the Copper House and Nursery. As…

7th May

…later. Fagus sylvatica ‘Zlatia’ I am assuming this is the copper leaf coloured form of Fagus sylvatica ‘Asplenifolia’ so ‘Purpurea Asplenifolia’ I assume? Not listed in the new Hillier’s. Fagus…

2nd May

…white form at Burncoose. Ours here are all pink or pinkish (Staphylea ‘Innocence’). Staphylea holocarpa Tree surgery complete at The Copper House here around where the proposed new entrance will…

22nd April

…the future and the Copper House development project. Dog walking and a television engineer failed to interrupt us. Toona sinensi ‘Flamingo’ in the show tunnel was superb but its leaves…

15th April

…first letting with 5 bedrooms and can sleep up to 8. The Coach House The Coach House Half the floor removed in the Old Copper House office which once had…

19th March

Copper House. Pieris japonica ‘Flaming Silver’ alongside Rhododendron ‘Wine and Roses’ at the cash point. Pieris japonica ‘Flaming Silver’ alongside Rhododendron ‘Wine and Roses’ A flower just coming out on…