14th April

…in flower. This has become a huge spreading and floppy evergreen shrub. Phillyrea Phillyrea Phillyrea Old seed heads on Olearia solandri ‘Aurea’ are attractive alongside the new growth. A big…

12th March 1897 – 2020

…flowers and better than I have ever seen before. Phillyrea angustifolia Phillyrea angustifolia Phillyrea angustifolia Rhododendron ‘Praecox’ – a particularly good flowering form although completely deciduous here. Rhododendron ‘Praecox’ Rhododendron…

6th April

…planting. Phillyrea latifolia Phillyrea latifolia Rhododendron monstroseanum full out. Rhododendron monstroseanum Rhododendron monstroseanum Magnolia veitchii ‘Isca’ above the back yard. Magnolia veitchii ‘Isca’ First swallows and house martins seen today…

10th April

…azalea Another Wilson 50 azalea Phillyrea angustifolia is making a good flowering clump in the Isla Rose. Phillyrea angustifolia Vaccinium corymbosum nicely in flower. Vaccinium corymbosum Vaccinium corymbosum I am…

22nd April

…‘Red Sentinel’ I have never seen as much flower on Phillyrea angustifolia as on the 75 or so large plants which are due to go to a zoo shortly. Why…

27th June

…and Erigeron karvinskianus Phillyrea angustifolia and Sambucus ‘Black Beauty’. Phillyrea angustifolia and Sambucus ‘Black Beauty’ Rosa ‘Bonica’ is one which we should stock. Very reliable in the Cornish damp! Rosa…

12th February

…fronting the darker Phillyrea angustifolia. Vaccinum cylindraceum Another new addition to the Burncoose catalogue is Phyllocladus trichomanoides var. alpina. This very slow growing dwarf plant was a gift from the…