13th April

…hardy to -7°. Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ You seldom see Aucuba japonica ‘Rozanne’ actually in flower. Rather pretty close up. Aucuba japonica ‘Rozanne’ Aucuba japonica…

6th August

Grevillea rosemarinifolia Grevillea rosemarinifolia Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’ with flowers! I had never noticed any before. Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’ Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’ Grevillea johnsonii – I am gobsmacked by this superb…

20th April

…rather well but appear to have lost it. Greenhouse plants! Chorizema cordatum Chorizema cordatum Grevillea thelemanniana ‘Baby’. Ditto. Grevillea thelemanniana ‘Baby’ Grevillea thelemanniana ‘Baby’ Corydalis tenuifolia ‘Chocolate Star’ in full…

3rd June

…the show but needs a greenhouse to survive which is sad. A wonderful grevillea species which flowers all year around. Grevillea rhyolitica Grevillea rhyolitica Merrilopanax alpinus (BSWJ 13939), another arm…

6th February 1897 – 2020

…Ghost’ Euonymus fortunei ‘Wolong Ghost’ Supposedly Grevillea serrata but no one knows where it came from or from whom? Does not look like any grevillea I have ever seen. Grevillea

14th March 1897 – 2020

…thought it was worth enjoying what was on display. The garden at Rosemoor gets better and better each year. Grevillea barklyana Grevillea barklyana Leucodendron salignum Leucodendron salignum Rhododendron sutchuenense Rhododendron…

3rd March

…ssp. fansipanensis with its extraordinary bark. Betula insignis ssp. fansipanensis Fascicularia bicolor and Sequoiadendron giganteum. Fascicularia bicolor and Sequoiadendron giganteum Grevillea barklyana in flower. Grevillea barklyana Podocarpus spinulosus. Podocarpus spinulosus…

9th August

…into the catalogue. Melianthus villosus Melianthus villosus Grevillea ‘Robyn Gordon’ in full flower. Grevillea ‘Robyn Gordon’ Grevillea ‘Robyn Gordon’ Grevillea ‘Robyn Gordon’ One of the Rubus bought in from the…

13th September

…outstanding plant for covering a steep bank. Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ In July I hunted high and low for Styrax americanus to take flower pictures…

25th August

…the best grevillea? Grevillea ‘Robyn Gordon’ Grevillea ‘Robyn Gordon’ Banksia integrifolia – the first time I have ever seen it in flower at Burncoose. Performing well as a stock plant…

29th July

…for a grevillea? Grevillea ‘Florinda’ Grevillea ‘Florinda’ Finally an extraordinary cupressus-like conifer; Widdringtonia cedarbergersis, a South African native. You can see that it has male and female leaf forms on…

23rd July

…‘RH 2961C’ Puya species ‘RH 2961C’ The amazing Grevillea johnsonii. Grevillea johnsonii Paraserianthes lophantha. Paraserianthes lophantha Paraserianthes lophantha Correa lawrenceana grampiana. Correa lawrenceana grampiana Melaleuca alternifolia. Melaleuca alternifolia 2022 –…

11th March 1897 – 2020

…foliage. Illicium simonsii Illicium simonsii Grevillea williamsonii – not my namesake but nice enough. Grevillea williamsonii Grevillea williamsonii Then on into the Rosemoor garden which looks better every year. More…

16th March 1897 – 2020

…should propagate. Grevillea ‘Fireworks’ Grevillea ‘Fireworks’ Bomarea cassaldii (perhaps) was full out which was strange. The Burncoose one flowers in early Autumn and then dies down to ground level for…

20th March 1897 – 2020

…just starting to flower as a large shrub under glass. Grevillea ‘Fireworks’ Grevillea ‘Fireworks’ An unnamed wild collected Hedychium which Tom gave us a plant of last year. Tender and…

24th February 1897 – 2020

…before and pictures needed for the website. A delicate yellow. Grevillea juniperina sulphurea Grevillea juniperina sulphurea Strangely we seem to be missing website pictures for Rosemarinus officinalis ‘Severn Sea’. Odd…

10th September

…of planting. Wisteria seeds Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ now well established by the Playhouse. Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ Flowers and seed heads on Desmodium elegans. Desmodium elegans Desmodium elegans…

8th May

…as something new. Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ 2017 – CHW This recently planted Enkianthus cernuus recurvus above Rogers Quarry is not like the one on the drive seen…

8th July

…agave were untouched by ‘The Beast’ but not others! agave agave agave The lovely Grevillea johnsonii is now decimated and only one branch of many remains. Grevillea johnsonii Grevillea johnsonii…

27th April

…somewhere before but did not know the name. This is Grevillea rosmarinifolia ‘Jean O’Neil’ This is Grevillea rosmarinifolia ‘Jean O’Neil’ Prunus ‘Chocolate Ice’ with its contrasting bronzy new growth by…