11th February

…busy day with 5 arctics in the morning alone. The telehandler unloads a lorry The telehandler unloads a lorry Berries on Lonicera alseuosmoides which I have seen before. Lonicera alseuosmoides…

1st August

…americana Lonicera x americana Lonicera x americana Lonicera perc ‘Graham Thomas’ Lonicera perc ‘Graham Thomas’ Lonicera perc ‘Graham Thomas’ Lonicear x heckrotii ‘Gold Flame’ – if true to name? Lonicear…

6th June

…giraldii interesting. Lonicera giraldii Lonicera giraldii Machilus yunnanensis on the Burncoose stand. Machilus yunnanensis Huodendron tibeticum on the Burncoose stand with flowers. Huodendron tibeticum Azalea viscosum. Azalea viscosum 2022 –…

27th July

…Custard’ Lonicera henryi (evergreen) seems a better plant to me and was performing well in the tunnels. Lonicera henryi Lonicera henryi Lobelia excelsa will become popular – a very odd…

30th January

…started in the usual rain but improved. Lonicera x purpusii ‘Winter Beauty’ out in the sun in the nursery. Lonicera x purpusii ‘Winter Beauty’ Lonicera x purpusii ‘Winter Beauty’ The…

31st January

…instead of box. Lonicera nitida ‘Tidy Tips’ Lonicera nitida ‘Tidy Tips’ Lonicera nitida ‘Tidy Tips’ Lonicera x purpusii ‘Winter Beauty’ is full out as one would expect. Lonicera x purpusii…

10th May

…decussata. The latter comes from Russian mountains and the former is from the Tasmanian mountains. Microcachrys tetragona Microcachrys tetragona A nice bit of propagation on Lonicera setifera. Lonicera setifera The…

20th June

…rockery plant to grow perhaps with Fuchsia procumbens? Lonicera crassifolia Lonicera crassifolia Lonicera crassifolia Lonicera crassifolia Stewartia pteropetiolata is just coming out. Still plenty of flowers to follow. A smaller…

12th May

…the leaves and extraordinary flowers. One to make the judges think. Lonicera subaequalis ‘Ogisu’ Lonicera subaequalis ‘Ogisu’ Lonicera subaequalis ‘Ogisu’ Parthenocissus ‘Star Showers’ will be great at the show for…

18th April

…down to Burncoose (on the bank above Hovel Cart Road above the Osmanthus with wrinkled/prickly leaves and beside the Exochorda). Lonicera involucrata Lonicera involucrata Lonicera involucrata 2020 – CHW I…