…Main Ride. Magnolia ‘David Clulow’ Magnolia ‘David Clulow’ Next to it is another white magnolia, Magnolia ‘Lotus’, with printed flowers that curve in on themselves. Magnolia ‘Lotus’ Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’…

…Lamorna admires a magnolia Spanish bluebells well out now. Spanish bluebells Magnolia ‘David Clulow’ from a distance. Magnolia ‘David Clulow’ Magnolia ‘April Melody’ flowering properly in its second or third…

…Taiwania cryptomerioides Terence and Roy. Terence and Roy Thomas, Lizzie and David Jewell. Thomas, Lizzie and David Jewell Sue Lancaster. Sue Lancaster The statue of Sir Harold Hillier. The statue…

…tall. Symplocus dryophylla Symplocus dryophylla The New Zealand bred Magnolia ‘Sayonara’ is nice enough hidden away by the Podocarpus salignus clump but easily superseded by Magnolia ‘David Clulow’ or Magnolia…

…and a delicious pale colour. Rhododendron davidii Rhododendron davidii Rhododendron davidii Rhododendron davidii Camellia ‘Mrs D W Davis’ with huge undamaged flowers. Camellia ‘Mrs D W Davis’ Camellia ‘Mrs D…

…now full out and really excellent (for a pure white). This is now a good seller at Burncoose and deservedly so. This is a 2003 Belgian hybrid between Magnolia ‘David…

…in 40 Acres. Perhaps a better shape than Magnolia ‘David Clulow’. The next plant to it is labelled Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ but it is not a very big flower and…

…just starting. Magnolia zenii ‘Pink Parchment’ showing the pink in the buds. Magnolia ‘David Clulow’ perfect against a blue sky. Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ full out and an absolute picture. Magnolia…

…going and this plant clearly needs potting and caning up straight. From China and Taiwan. Long pointed leaves a bit like a huge yew. Keteleeria davidiana Keteleeria davidiana Keteleeria davidiana…

…pink at the base of the flower and the pollen bearing anthers are pink too. Arnold Dance (former head gardener at Burncoose for 40 years) and David Clulow (magnolia collector…

…a young Rhododendron williamsianum planted last year. Rhododendron williamsianum Keteleeria davidiana with its startling yellowish new growth. Keteleeria davidiana Keteleeria davidiana Prunus incisa had flowers in late February but, for…

…she is and what she is doing. We plonk her on the steps of our stand where she smiles sweetly. Charles, Rupert, Naomie and David Then we grab a rhodo…

…came across an 8in long baby grass snake. Grass snake These are apparently Mullein moth caterpillars or so Jaimie has identified them. Mullein moth caterpillars The widow of David Hunt…

…Amy Whitehouse (look alike) pop concert. The castle The David Austin rose garden has been completely replanted. The David Austin rose garden The David Austin rose garden The new roses…

…first woodcock. 1974 – FJW David killed first pheasant. 1968 – FJW CHW killed first Sparrow. 1967 – FJW Rh mucronulatum well out 1962 – FJW David John born 1914…

…we saw then. forsythia 2019 – CHW Off to David Knuckey’s funeral at Camborne crematorium. David was a founding partner of Burncoose Nurseries in 1984 together with his son Philip…

…plant has grown well with some shade in this year’s drought. Styrax wilsonii Styrax wilsonii 2017 – CHW David West from Fromefield Nurseries thought this was Cotoneaster frigidus ‘Inchmery’ when…

…watch him operate. The magnolia classes were all first (and in some cases also second/third) prize to Caerhays so we retained the magnolia cup which Jaimie received from David Millais,…

…insignis Pinus insignis Another Rhododendron davidsonianum with secondary flowers. Rhododendron davidsonianum Camellia japonica ‘Alba Simplex’ looking good. The frost has spurred it into flower? Camellia japonica ‘Alba Simplex’ Camellia japonica…

…a holly at Caerhays may be Ilex cytura and was identified as such by David Hurst. Here are pictures of the old Ilex dipyrena which did not have any berries…