5th February

…is now about 3 feet tall and plastered in flower. Daphne x transatlantica ‘Eternal Fragrance’ Daphne x transatlantica ‘Eternal Fragrance’ A wild daffodil which the pheasants have only half eaten…

24th August

…air around the cash point. Daphne x transatlantica ‘Eternal Fragrance’ Daphne x transatlantica ‘Eternal Fragrance’ 2020 – CHW Looking again at the Hydrangea paniculata varieties two to three weeks on…

4th April

…pink at the base of the tepals. Magnolia laevifolia x M. maudiae ‘Eternal Spring’ Magnolia laevifolia x M. maudiae ‘Eternal Spring’ Magnolia laevifolia x M. maudiae ‘Eternal Spring’ Another from…

29th March

…– CHW Pouring with rain at Burncoose. Magnolia (Michelia) ‘Eternal Spring’ is a cross between M. laevifolia and M. maudiae ‘Eternal’. Strangely devoid of leaves but the flowers and new…

8th June

…& Fragrance’. An upright flower unlike the M. x wieseneri ‘Aashild Kalleberg’ which we saw yesterday. Magnolia x wieseneri ‘Charm & Fragrance’ Magnolia x wieseneri ‘Charm & Fragrance’ Swallows in…

22nd March

…Camellia ‘High Fragrance’ living up to its name. Camellia ‘High Fragrance’ Camellia ‘High Fragrance’ 2021 – CHW A late afternoon garden tour with Tom Hudson to look at forms of…

12th April

…and it certainly is. Flowers over a very long period. Camellia ‘High Fragrance’ Camellia ‘High Fragrance’ Sophora japonica ‘Sun King’ absolutely superb again this year. Sophora japonica ‘Sun King’ Photinia…

12th May

…the new 3 phase electrical supply The Show Tunnel is looking full and extremely well managed by Molly and Cressy. The Show Tunnel The Show Tunnel Cercis ‘Eternal Flame’ just…

14th January

…with good new growth. Schefflera shweliensis (TH 3330) Michelia laevifolia x Michelia maudiae ‘Eternal Spring’ with no velvet on its buds. Michelia laevifolia x Michelia maudiae ‘Eternal Spring’ Michelia laevifolia…

5th May

…flowers are fully out yet when you look closely. Burncoose once listed this and should again. Very excellent plant! Cornus florida ‘Eternal’ Cornus florida ‘Eternal’ Lithocarpus lepidocarpus with its wind-scorched…

9th April

…full of flower. Amazing deciduous scent. I told Lizzie the best thing in the garden today. Magnolia Laevifolia x M. maudiae ‘Eternal Spring’ Magnolia Laevifolia x M. maudiae ‘Eternal Spring’…

21st June

…what I fear is an unwinnable battle without contraception. First flowering here of Syringa pekinensis ‘Yellow Fragrance’. Not very yellow when full out but superbly scented. Syringa pekinensis ‘Yellow Fragrance’…

14th June

…usual, only on the older growth. Deutzia monbeigii Deutzia monbeigii 2022 – CHW Syringa pekinensis ‘Yellow Fragrance’ not, as yet, looking very yellow (apart from the leaves). Syringa pekinensis ‘Yellow…

6th June

…Enkianthus divaricatus finally out. Enkianthus divaricatus The Caesalpinia in Kennel Close has a fine show again this year. Is it C. gilliesii? Caesalpinia Caesalpinia Syringa reticulata subsp. pekinensis ‘Yellow Fragrance’…

30th May

…it despite the nasty fragrance. Viburnum rhytidophyllum Viburnum rhytidophyllum The ancient huge wisteria by the playhouse is just going over. Hardly out pre Chelsea. wisteria by the playhouse Here is…

17th March

…‘Ian’s Red’ Magnolia ‘Ian’s Red’ Camellia ‘High Fragrance’ and it really was despite the first two flowers being battered by wind. Camellia ‘High Fragrance’ Magnolia ‘Vairano’ is an excellent thing!…

26th February

…New Zealand) Camellia ‘High Fragrance’ certainly is although only showing at the very top of the bush as yet. Camellia ‘High Fragrance’ More Camellia lutchuensis with flowers showing up better….

20th December

…Plenty of buds on Magnolia laevifolia x M. maudiae ‘Eternal Spring’. Magnolia laevifolia x M. maudiae ‘Eternal Spring’ Schefflera trevesoides (BWJ 15158) showing recent frost damage on some of its…

9th March

…which we used to call M. ‘Sunrise’. Magnolia cylindrica ‘Lv Xing’ Magnolia (Michelia) ‘Eternal Spring’ nicely out in a tunnel. Magnolia (Michelia) ‘Eternal Spring’ Skimmia japonica ‘Pygmy’. I have never…

28th March

…Acacia verticillata Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ also spot on today. Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ In the greenhouse a flower on Michelia laevifolia x Michelia maudiae ‘Eternal Spring’. Michelia laevifolia…