…kobus ‘White Elegance’. Magnolia kobus ‘White Elegance’ Magnolia kobus ‘White Elegance’ Magnolia ‘Amethyst’. Magnolia ‘Amethyst’ Magnolia ‘Amethyst’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Serene’. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Serene’ The…

…x Magnolia ‘Vulcan’. Tiny flowers as you can see. Magnolia ‘Amethyst Flame’ Magnolia ‘Amethyst Flame’ Prunus ‘Horinji’ – another quite superb Matsumae cherry and full out today. Prunus ‘Horinji’ Prunus…

…just out. Not perhaps as striking as it was last year. Magnolia ‘Amethyst Flame’ Magnolia ‘Amethyst Flame’ Magnolia ‘Lili Diva’ (Magnolia liliiflora ‘Nigra’ x Magnolia sprengeri diva) has been frosted…

…Cardiocrinum giganteum 2016 – CHW Trip to Burncoose to photograph more new plants for the 2017 catalogue:Hydrangea ‘Magical Amethyst’ – as its name implies Hydrangea ‘Magical Amethyst’ Hydrangea ‘St Moritzburg’…

…here Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x ‘Vulcan’ Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x ‘Vulcan’ Magnolia ‘Holywell’ – first flowering here Magnolia ‘Holywell’ Magnolia ‘Holywell’ Magnolia ‘Amethyst Flame’ – first flowering here Magnolia ‘Amethyst Flame’ Magnolia…

…Farm nursery about four years ago. It was 6ft tall on arrival and is now twice this. Rehderodendron indochinense First flowering of Magnolia ‘Amethyst Flame’ in Kennel Close. Magnolia ‘Amethyst…

…Dream’ and Lysimachia ‘Alexander’ Hypericum inodorum ‘Magical Beauty’ which I first saw in flower at Bodmin Garden Centre. Impressive seed heads now as well. Hypericum inodorum ‘Magical Beauty’ Hypericum inodorum…

…we should stock soon as it is very good Magical Mont Blanc Magical Mont Blanc  ‘Phantom’ which we do stock but I have never seen it flowering this well…

…says it should have a blacker stem? Agapanthus ‘Graphite White’ Agapanthus ‘Graphite White’ Hydrangea arborescens ‘Magical Tinkerbell’. An odd name for a rather indifferent flower! Hydrangea arborescens ‘Magical Tinkerbell’ Hydrangea…

…interesting new fern which I had not seen before – Cheilanthes lanosa. Cheilanthes lanosa Salvia ‘Deep Blue’. Salvia ‘Deep Blue’ Salvia ‘Amethyst Lips’ is one Burncoose stocks. Salvia ‘Amethyst Lips’…

…‘Amethyst Lips’ in a pot. Salvia ‘Amethyst Lips’ The newly planted Ternstroemia aff. chapensis. A new species here. Ternstroemia aff. chapensis Ternstroemia aff. chapensis Schefflera macrophylla has died following its…

…Cup’ Magnolia ‘Amethyst Flame’ – another dwarfish grower for the smaller garden. Another of Vance Hooper’s (M. liliiflora x M. ‘Vulcan’). Magnolia ‘Amethyst Flame’ Magnolia ernestii has few flowers this…

…Artistry’ Magnolia ‘Anya’ Magnolia ‘Anya’ Magnolia ‘Amethyst’ Magnolia ‘Amethyst’ Magnolia x veitchii ‘Isca’ at 100ft+ Magnolia x veitchii ‘Isca’ The end of the fallen beech tree above Green Gate after…

…living up to its name I guess as the buds curve like sentries. Magnolia ‘Sentinel’ Magnolia ‘Sentinel’ Magnolia ‘Amethyst’ – ditto as regards its name. Magnolia ‘Amethyst’ Magnolia ‘Anya’ slightly…

…‘Ruby Tuesday’ is quite nice in flower. Helenium ‘Ruby Tuesday’ The new hydrangeas are being picked out to go for sale at Hampton Court show starting next weekend: Hydrangea ‘Magical…

…Lights’ – excellent new growth Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Party Lights’ Photinia fraseri ‘Magical Volcano’ – silly selling name but much better than ‘Red Robin’ and on a par with Photinia serratifolia…

…‘Selma’ Hydrangea ‘Magical Revolution Blue’ a strange and erratic bicolour thing. Hydrangea ‘Magical Revolution Blue’ The best thing in the Burncoose garden today was Hydrangea aspera ‘Villosa Group’ by the…

…Monarda ‘Knight Violet’ and Eryngium planum ‘Magical Purple Falls’ Monarda ‘Knight Violet’ and Eryngium planum ‘Magical Purple Falls’ Lobelia siphilitica ‘Blue’and Lobelia ‘Fanship Burgundy’ Lobelia siphilitica ‘Blue’and Lobelia ‘Fanship Burgundy’…

…White’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Waterfall White’ Piles of brambles removed from azaleas above White Styles. Piles of brambles Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Magical Snowstar’ is newly planted but has decent autumn colour and…

…island peninsula. The garden was abandoned 30 years ago but is a magical shambles in which you could make a science fiction film with dinosaurs. The bus gets stuck in…