19th January

…name or perhaps it is close enough to ‘Isadora’ to be called that too? Camellia saluenensis ‘Isadora’ Camellia saluenensis ‘Isadora’ I then wrote to Gary Long, head gardener at Trewithen,…

20th April

…‘Fedora’ very full of flower this year on the drive. Azalea ‘Amoena’ beside it nearly over. Azalea ‘Fedora’ Azalea ‘Fedora’ Rhododendron ‘Linda’ full out on Cart Road. One of several…

20th February

…was of course a chance seedling originally anyway but none the worse for that. Camellia saluenensis ‘Isadora’ Camellia saluenensis ‘Isadora’ Camellia saluenensis ‘Isadora’ Camellia saluenensis ‘Isadora’ Nearby I was intrigued…

12th March

…was full out and very fine. A weak plant though and hard to grow well. Daphne odora ‘Rebecca’ Daphne odora ‘Rebecca’ Daphne odora ‘Rebecca’ Pittosporum adaphniphilloides as a mature plant….

6th February

…old packing shed and smelling gorgeous. Not much variegation that obvious on the remaining leaves. Daphne odora ‘Aureomarginata’ Daphne odora ‘Aureomarginata’ Daphne odora ‘Aureomarginata’ Sycoparrotia semidecidua full out with its…

A trip to Tregrehan to study Hydrangeas

…shan). Hydrangea anomala ssp. petiolaris Bowkeria citrodora from South America (rather different to the one Burncoose stocks). Bowkeria citrodora Bowkeria citrodora Bowkeria citrodora Hydrangea chinensis aff. Hydrangea chinensis aff Hydrangea…

13th February

…odora Daphne odora Come to think of it I do not ever remember seeing Acacia baileyana ‘Purpurea’ in flower before. Here a young plant by the packing shed with loads…

6th September

…looking better than I have seen it before. Crocosmia ‘Mistral’ Crocosmia ‘Mistral’ Daphne odora ‘Mae-jima’ is a new and rather brashly variegated form of Daphne odora. I saw and photographed…

28th February

…out here. Magnolia ‘Theodora’ Magnolia ‘Theodora’ A young Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ just out on Hovel Cart Road. The shape of the flowers and tepals is very distinct. Still few Magnolia…

11th February

…Burncoose with more time for photography.Daphne odora ‘Marianni’ in full flower and beautifully scented in a tunnel. Daphne odora ‘Marianni’ Daphne odora ‘Marianni’ Loropetalum chinense ‘Fire Dance’ with buds and…