28th April

…Afghan redbud. Cercis griffithii Mahonia pallida. Mahonia pallida Mahonia pallida Magnolia laevifolia with us peering in. Magnolia laevifolia Mahonia polyodonta. Mahonia polyodonta Mahonia polyodonta Mahonia polyodonta Schizophragma integrifolium ‘Emei Shan’….

18th February 1897 – 2020

…is a large batch of Mahonia bealei ‘Cornish Silver’. This too originated from a Needham introduction. One stock plant was in full flower. Orangy-yellow! Mahonia bealei ‘Cornish Silver’ Mahonia bealei…

RHS Savill Garden Pictures 2018

…var tenuifolia Mahonia oiwakensis ssp lomariifolia var tenuifolia Mahonia gracilipes (Roy Lancaster collection) as a mature plant but again inside Mahonia gracilipes Mahonia gracilipes Mahonia nepaulensis – odd foliage Mahonia

9th August

…I have this right. Mahonia gracilipes Mahonia gracilipes Mahonia gracilipes Magnolia rostrata has not produced any seed heads this year unlike last. The veined leaves are as impressive as ever….

25th December

…another! gates Between the rain bees on Mahonia japonica flowers. bees on Mahonia japonica flowers The ancient Mahonia japonica on the bank is a big clump and has been frequently…

7th November

…orangensis – huge flower! Tibouchina orangensis Tibouchina orangensis Mahonia eurybracta ‘Soft Caress’ – a few plants the rabbits missed. Mahonia eurybracta ‘Soft Caress’ Mahonia eurybracta ‘Soft Caress’ Saxifraga ‘Black Ruby’…

20th November

Mahonia x media ‘Charity’ nicely out in flower. Mahonia x media ‘Charity’ Mahonia x media ‘Charity’ Mahonia x media ‘Charity’ Mahonia x media ‘Winter Sun’ likewise. Mahonia x media ‘Charity’…

19th December

…around. Mahonia Mahonia Mahonia Mahonia oiwakensis is nearly over. Mahonia oiwakensis Mahonia oiwakensis A rather poor first flower on Camellia ‘Adolphe Audusson’ below Tin Garden. Camellia ‘Adolphe Audusson’ The larger…

8th April

…us Mahonia ‘Bokrafoot’ in full flower at the Savill Garden entrance. Well worth stocking by Burncoose. Mahonia ‘Bokrafoot’ Mahonia ‘Bokrafoot’ Mahonia ‘Bokrafoot’ An impressive trunk on an ancient Nothofagus dombeyi….

10th September

…quotation for tree planting for a client next February.Mahonia nitens ‘Cabaret’ nicely out in flower and well protected in a tunnel form the usual threat of rabbits which adore Mahonia….

27th December

…Carrieria calycina Mahonia oiwakensis (Crug collection) is nearly over. Wonderful leaf formation. Mahonia oiwakensis Mahonia oiwakensis Mahonia oiwakensis Aralia vietnamensis with one huge leaf on the ground but plenty still…

7th January 1897- 2020

…house at Rosemoor. Lindera obtusiloba Lindera obtusiloba Mahonia leschenaultia is just coming into flower. Mahonia leschenaultia Mahonia leschenaultia Still the odd flower on Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’. Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink…

8th January 1897- 2020

…‘Coppertone’ Eriobotrya ‘Coppertone’ Mahonia nitens ‘Cabaret’ with a few blue seeds left. I have missed the flowers but the leaf structure is pleasant. Mahonia nitens ‘Cabaret’ Mahonia nitens ‘Cabaret’ Mahonia

18th November

…it could be. The reference books say up to 19 pair of leaflets on each leaf stalk. There seem to be 13-17 leaflets here. Elderly Mahonia Elderly Mahonia 2021 –…

1st December

…so ago. Full of new growth and flowers today. Still not quite full out. Flowers a delicate gentle yellow and pendulous not upright. Mahonia japonica Mahonia japonica Mahonia japonica Mahonia

29th October

…Burgundy’ The wind has brought down mountains of seed clusters of Lithocarpus cleistocarpa. Lithocarpus cleistocarpa 2022 – CHW A recently planted Mahonia sheridaniana. Mahonia sheridaniana Mahonia sheridaniana A seed cluster…

7th February

…to do well but, after last summer’s tree trimming, it now has more light than it did. Mahonia (then) ‘species nova’ Mahonia (then) ‘species nova’ Mahonia (then) ‘species nova’ Mahonia

20th February

…to cock ups Magnolia maudiae x laevifolia: SUPERB Mahonia bealei ‘Cornish Silver’: Blue leaves and undersides Mahonia eurybracteata Mahonia pinnata: Tall grower Mahonia russellii Mexico: Needham intro Mahonia sp. Ogishu…

2nd November

…find mahonias pretty dull anyway so cannot be bothered to delve into the latest renaming of lomariifolia. Look it up if you must! Mahonia lomariifolia Mahonia lomariifolia I had thought…

16th February 1897 – 2020

…by mahonia standards and a brand new species to me. Not in Hillier’s and the spelling might not be 100%! Mahonia leschenaultii Mahonia leschenaultii Lots of areas of the garden…