14th April 1897 – 2020

…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 tree now with a…

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

…be propagating. Aucuba himalaica var. dolichrylla Aucuba himalaica var. dolichrylla Lindera aggregata just coming into flower. Lindera aggregata Phillyrea latifolia in full flower four years on from planting. Phillyrea latifolia…

10th April

…50 azalea Another Wilson 50 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…

22nd April

…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 eat something…

27th June

…‘Rozanne’ and Erigeron karvinskianus. Geranium ‘Rozanne’ and Erigeron karvinskianus Phillyrea angustifolia and Sambucus ‘Black Beauty’. Phillyrea angustifolia and Sambucus ‘Black Beauty’ Rosa ‘Bonica’ is one which we should stock. Very…

12th February

…of Camellia x williamsii ‘Gwenneth Morey’. Not much left! Brock Brock Vaccinum cylindraceum with reddish tints fronting the darker Phillyrea angustifolia. Vaccinum cylindraceum Another new addition to the Burncoose catalogue…