…Still tight buds on Styrax japonicus ‘Pink Chimes’. Styrax japonicus ‘Pink Chimes’ A light pink with yellow flare – huge bush. light pink light pink Similar but with a much…

…in a dryish summer in too much sun. Styrax japonicus ‘Evening Light’ Styrax japonicus ‘Evening Light’ Styrax japonicus ‘Evening Light’ Yet another new variety of Styrax japonicus captured in flower…

…domestica ‘Twilight’ Nandina domestica ‘Twilight’ Rhododendron williamsianum x matinianum on the Burncoose drive. Not that many flowers this year. Rhododendron williamsianum x matinianum Rhododendron williamsianum x matinianum Rhododendron ‘Tinners Blush’…

…well away on Burns Bank. Parrotia subaequalis Parrotia subaequalis 2020 – CHW The morning is spent ‘furloughing’ the majority of staff here. This new word means that the government pays…

…since. The light was odd this evening in the cattle shed for photography – apologies in advance. The Burncoose Nurseries stand beside the front entrance and the selling tables. Molly’s…

…suggest the wind is 10-15mph at the top of the garden this morning. Not cold at all after a clear night and very slight frost in the valley bottoms.Two old…

…A morning with Cressy and Asia identifying and locating key plants to propagate. We are two to three weeks away from starting rhododendron cuttings and there was quite a list…

…has self-seeded itself within the clump as the older trunks have gradually died off. A helpful characteristic! A light coloured form. I have seen much darker forms elsewhere. Rhododendron oreotrephes…

…Nobbles on the trunks, a black hue to this year’s new growth and two year old stems developing a light brown ‘woody’ covering. Ilex kingiana Ilex kingiana Passing through Rookery…

…up yesterday to stop it denying light to other rhododendrons. Pinus patula An odd unnamed deciduous one in Old Park. unnamed deciduous Azalea ‘Soir de Paris’ as a big clump…