19th March

…go and look at the mature plant at the top of Burns Bank and see if there really is a difference? Magnolia ‘Green Diamond’ Magnolia ‘Green Diamond’ Magnolia ‘Green Diamond’…

9th May

…‘Loderi Pink Diamond’ if only on its leaf form but still not correct. Rhododendron ‘Loderi Pink Diamond’ Rhododendron ‘Loderi Pink Diamond’ Another pleasant yellow royalii hybrid. yellowish royalii hybrid yellowish…

14th March

…denudata ‘Double Diamond’ Magnolia denudata ‘Double Diamond’ Magnolia denudata ‘Double Diamond’ Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’. Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’ Magnolia ‘Pink Pyramid’ – second year of flowering. Magnolia ‘Pink Pyramid’ Magnolia cylindrica…

17th April

…and over mature. The white form of ‘Johnnie Johnstone’ really which we planted out two to three weeks ago. Rhododendron johnstoneanum ‘Double Diamond’ Rhododendron johnstoneanum ‘Double Diamond’ Rhododendron johnstoneanum ‘Double…

2nd August

Diamond’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Pink Diamond’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ – a newer form planted only five years ago on the bank of The Fernery. Pretty ray florets which again open…

9th April

…the register say this an incorrect name for M. ‘Lv Xing’ (i.e. a form of M. cylindrica and sometimes also incorrectly called M. ‘Sunset’). Magnolia ‘Green Diamond’ Magnolia ‘Green Diamond’…

7th April

…at its very best despite all the rain. Rhododendron ‘Blue Diamond’ Rhododendron ‘Blue Diamond’ Amelanchier lamarckii just about full out. Amelanchier lamarckii We have never had a name for this…

3rd May

…An easy seller and one for Asia to propagate. Rhododendron johnstoneanum ‘Double Diamond’ Rhododendron johnstoneanum ‘Double Diamond’ Magnolia (Michelia) ‘Fairy Cream’ full out and Magnolia ‘Fairy White’ more or less…

5th March 1897 – 2020

…labelled M. denudata ‘Dubbel’ which I assume is the same thing. The Burncoose plant is now 26-30ft tall. Magnolia denudata ‘Double Diamond’ Magnolia denudata ‘Double Diamond’ 2018 – CHW So…

5th May

…Rhododendron edgeworthii is a stunner. Rather better than our own ‘BertsOwn’ a similar but less striking edgeworthii hybrid. RHODODENDRON johnstoneanum ‘Double Diamond’ RHODODENDRON johnstoneanum ‘Double Diamond’ Rhododendron johnstoneanum ‘Double Diamond’…

11th April

…very ‘pink’ or ‘diamond’ either. Magnolia ‘Pink Diamond’ Magnolia ‘Pickards Crystal’ – see for yourself! Magnolia ‘Pickards Crystal’ Another Pickards hybrid – could not read the label. Another Pickards hybrid…

16th April

…but these were bought in plants with Dutch labels. Rhododendron ‘Blue Diamond’ Rhododendron ‘Blue Diamond’ Rhododendron ‘Michaels Pride’ is just coming out at least a month early for Chelsea where…

23rd April

…Rhododendron Johnstoneanum ‘Double Diamond’ Rhododendron Johnstoneanum ‘Double Diamond’ Isla Rose meets a cow who isn’t excited about having her breakfast interrupted. sla Rose meets a cow Isla Rose collecting pheasant…

17th May

…morning.Rhododendron loderi ‘Pink Diamond’ is battered to bits and quite useless. Just a few flowers left with the colour faded. Faded Rhododendron loderi ‘Pink Diamond’ Faded Rhododendron loderi ‘Pink Diamond’…

18th July

Diamond’ – squat growing and double white flowers Agapanthus ‘Double Diamond’ Agapanthus ‘Double Diamond’ Agapanthus ‘Charlotte’ Agapanthus ‘Charlotte’ Agapanthus ‘Charlotte’ Agapanthus ‘Moonlight Star’ Agapanthus ‘Moonlight Star’ Agapanthus ‘Moonlight Star’ Agapanthus…

24th August

…paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Pink Diamond’ is not very pink really – more creamy-green. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Pink Diamond’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Pink Diamond’ Fruits on Crataegus…

11th March

…Wisley. 2000 – FJW Magnolias at their peak. Very good year indeed. 1958 – FJW Cold continues 8-10 degrees of frost. 1931 – JCW We had a frost last night…

26th March

…liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ 2024 – CHW Yesterday’s afternoon cloudburst which lasted 10 hours has flooded the water meadows and demolished anything in flower in the garden. Worse than a frost

22nd March

…This must, I assume, be wrongly labelled as Magnolia ‘Blue Diamond’ but it is not in the Eisenhut reference book. wrongly labelled as Magnolia ‘Blue Diamond’ Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’ is…

8th March

…Ingram’ Magnolia denudata ‘Double Diamond’ not yet open but with many flowers. A large tree now at Burncoose and called denudata ‘Dubbel’ originally I believe. Magnolia denudata ‘Double Diamond’ A…