17th June

…a host plant to climb over. Lupinus chamissonis Lupinus chamissonis Lupinus chamissonis Huge artichokes just ripe for picking and eating. Some had been! artichokes The circle of white Betulas around…

15th May

…at Bonython but it thrives here. Lupinus lepidus Lupinus lepidus Huge Leucadendron argenteum used to grow here but was killed in the 2018 Beast. The replacements are thriving all around….

6th June

…Burncoose stand with flowers. Huodendron tibeticum Azalea viscosum. Azalea viscosum 2022 – CHW Nursery day today – warm but welcome rain overnight. A huge clump of Lupinus ‘Manhattan Lights’. Lupinus

19th April

Lupinus arboreus – blue form. A very early small flower on this tree lupin in the greenhouse. Usually these are pure yellow! Lupinus arboreus – blue form Clematis forsteri flowering…

13th May

…the shade of a tent. Cornus canadensis Senecio ‘Angel Wings’ Will the lupins be in flower in time? Lupinus ‘Masterpiece’ probably if we have a warm week. Lupinus ‘Masterpiece’ Abutilon…

14th May

…A trip to the greenhouse to see how this season’s germination is progressing. A nice Lupinus arboreus with blue (rather than the usual yellow) flowers greets me. Last year’s seedling….

18th May

…Stand Burncoose Nurseries Chelsea stand 2015 Burncoose Nurseries Chelsea stand 2015 Wonderful lupinus’The Pages’ Podophyllum ‘Spotty Dick’ Enkianthus ‘Vesta’ Acer ‘Red Flamingo’ Chelsea stand with our Ashcombe Aquasculptures’ feature Guy…

21st May

…Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Victoria’ Lupinus ‘Manhattan Lights’ Decaisnea fargesi Disporum longistylum Zantedeschia ‘Pink_Flamingo’ Podophyllum persepele ‘Spotty Dotty’ I was quite wrong about the enkianthus and embothrium being too far out to…