30th March

…A hail storm which Geraint Richards and I just miss. hail storm Then the rainbow. rainbow Rhododendron hyperythrum ‘Omo’ received an AM in 1976. This is a Taiwanese species. Rhododendron…

16th June

…Cornus florida ‘Rainbow’ Cornus florida ‘Rainbow’ Cornus kousa ‘Miss Petty’ is nice enough. Looks as though the bracts will get pinker splashes later. Cornus kousa ‘Miss Petty’ Cornus kousa ‘Miss…

1st August

…Day’ Rosa ‘Your Wedding Day’ Rosa ‘Ruby 40th Anniversary’ Rosa ‘Ruby 40th Anniversary’ Rosa ‘Ruby 40th Anniversary’ Rosa ‘Ruby 40th Anniversary’ Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘Rainbow’ with seeds. Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘Rainbow’ Leucothoe…

17th July

…Battle’ Euphorbia x martinii ‘Ascot Rainbow’ may have lovely foliage and contrasting flowers but, when the flowers are full out, they are particularly fine. Euphorbia x martinii ‘Ascot Rainbow’ Euphorbia…

17th November

‘Rainbow‘Rainbow‘Rainbow’ ‘Paradise Helen’ ‘Paradise Helen’ ‘Paradise Helen’ ‘Paradise Blush’ ‘Paradise Blush’ ‘Paradise Blush’ ‘Shishigashira’ ‘Shishigashira’ ‘Shishigashira’ ‘Setsugekka’ ‘Setsugekka’ ‘Setsugekka’ ‘Trewithen White’ (ex Trewithen) ‘Trewithen White’ ‘Trewithen White’ ‘Trewithen…

Visit to Tregrehan – 3rd November 2018

…quite matches our Burncoose plants of this name? Camellia sasanqua ‘Rainbow’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Rainbow’ Keleleeria evelyiana is a rare conifer with beautiful bark. Something we need to add to the…

21st February

…I will get the jab! New steps Brief but violent hailstorms carpet the Rookery. hailstorms Followed by a rainbow over the back yard. rainbow More geese are visiting the lake…

19th September

…Camellia sasanqua ‘Rainbow’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Rainbow’ Tibouchina urvilleana and Tweedia caerulea out together. Tibouchina urvilleana and Tweedia caerulea Viburnum setigerum covered in seeds. 2022 – CHW A strange weekend as…

4th October

…surprisingly still in bud.Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea Plena’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea Plena’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Vanessa’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Vanessa’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Rainbow’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Rainbow’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ Camellia sasanqua…

11th October

…and Lapageria rosea look good together. Camillia Sasanqua 2023 – CHW A trip to Burncoose.Camellia x williamsii ‘Saint Michael’ in flower. Camellia x williamsii ‘Saint Michael’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Rainbow’ looking…

18th October

…var. coreana Camellia sasanqua ‘Rainbow’ full of flower. Camellia sasanqua ‘Rainbow’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Shinonome’ well out also. Camellia sasanqua ‘Shinonome’ Mist lurks in the tunnels in the early morning. Mist…

1st November

…fifth ancient Camellia sasanqua have flowers high up in the sun. This is the largest flower of any of any of the five. Camellia sasanqua Camellia sasanqua Phormium ‘Rainbow Maiden’…

8th November

…‘Paradise Belinda’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Souvenir de Claude Brivet’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Souvenir de Claude Brivet’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Souvenir de Claude Brivet’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Evangeline’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Evangeline’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Rainbow’. Camellia…

9th February 1897 – 2020

…plant near Pound Corner but in a cold place where few actually notice it. Magnolia spengeri ‘Diva’ Magnolia spengeri ‘Diva’ Then a rainbow over Derrecks Wood. rainbow over Derrecks Wood…

16th March 1897 – 2020

…just coming into flower. Better than ‘Ascot Rainbow’ I think. Euphorbia characias ‘Tasmanian Tiger’ Vaccinum cylindraceum with a bit of late ‘autumn’ colour? Or the plant is dying! Vaccinum cylindraceum…