16th March

…‘Red Embers’ Podocarpus ‘Red Embers’ Podocarpus ‘Red Embers’ Podocarpus ‘Red Embers’ Pseudotaxus chienii looks a bit insipid. Pseudotaxus chienii Pseudotaxus chienii Pseudotaxus chienii Pseudotaxus chienii Schefflera rhododendrifolia – too small…

11th September

…and is a wild collected form. It hated the drought last year but had its first superb single flower this year and then looked to be dying. A good dollop…

2nd July

…magellanica ‘Lady Bacon’ Dying 10-12 year old rhododendrons in the drought. Dying 10-12 year old rhododendrons The next door clump are nearly there too. next door clump A newly dead…

19th April

…Chelsea Flower Show is still a month away. Embothrium lanceolatum Rhododendron ‘Alison Johnstone’. A must for propagation. Rhododendron ‘Alison Johnstone’ The dying clump of Rhododendron morii – they live only…

3rd February

…just the big leaved species but many younger smaller leaved species too. rhododendrons are now dying rhododendrons are now dying First flowers out on the sport of ‘Donation’ called Camellia…

12th September

…same experts testified to Congress, stating that Covid’s CFR was likely to be about one percent, so one person dying from a hundred who fell seriously ill. Which, as time…

6th May

…‘Park Cover’ Podocarpus nivalis ‘Park Cover’ Podocarpus ‘Red Embers’ just starting to live up to its name. Podocarpus ‘Red Embers’ Podocarpus ‘County Park Fire’ not quite into new growth yet….

18th July

…‘Chocolate Box’ is a rockery plant really. Two casualties out of five planted. Podocarpus ‘Chocolate Box’ Podocarpus ‘Red Embers’ doing little red or emberish at this stage in the year….

17th August

…Rudbeckia ‘Enchanted Romance’ Rudbeckia ‘Enchanted Romance’ Rudbeckia ‘Enchanted Embers’ Rudbeckia ‘Enchanted Embers’ Rudbeckia ‘Enchanted Flame’ Rudbeckia ‘Enchanted Flame’ Clematis ‘Fascination’ Clematis ‘Fascination’ Clematis ‘Aromatica’ Clematis ‘Aromatica’ Scabiosa caucasica ‘Fama Deep…

15th May

…is Fagus sylvatica ‘Rohanii’. Part of the fun of writing this diary is sorting out little puzzles like this for oneself.Very good at Burncoose today were: Escallonia ‘Glowing Embers’ Escallonia…