17th November

…Plena’ ‘Ken Juro’ ‘Ken Juro’ ‘Ken Juro’ ‘New Dawn’ ‘New Dawn’ ‘New Dawn’ ‘Paradise Little Lien’ ‘Paradise Little Lien’ ‘Paradise Little Lien’ “Maiden’s Blush” “Maiden’s Blush” “Maiden’s Blush” “Everards’s Delight”…

4th October

…fantastic autumn colour. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Prettycoat’ Hesperantha coccinea ‘Snow Maiden’ has a delicate touch of pink at least in bud and on first opening. Hesperantha coccinea ‘Snow Maiden’ Hesperantha coccinea…

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’…

19th June

…viscosum x ‘Midsommer Maiden’ Rhododendron viscosum x ‘Midsommer Maiden’ Another form of Rhododendron royallii ‘Royal Flush’ full out which is I think a solitary survivor of what was ‘Royal Flush…

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…

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…

3rd November

…Coprinus comatus Coprinus comatus A good combination of Cotoneaster franchettii loaded with berries and Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’ just turning colour. Cotoneaster franchettii We plant out Camellia sasanqua ‘Maiden’s Blush’…

15th May

…‘Schwarzkopf’. Aeonium ‘Schwarzkopf’ Aeonium cuneatum. Aeonium cuneatum Aeonium leucoblepharum Aeonium leucoblepharum . Aeonium ‘Merry Maiden’. Aeonium ‘Merry Maiden’ Aeonium arboreum. Aeonium arboreum Aeonium ciliatum. Aeonium ciliatum Aeonium sedifolium. Aeonium sedifolium…

5th April

…together 2022 – CHW Camellia japonica ‘Maiden’s Blush’ outside the front gate under the M. dawsoniana. Camellia japonica ‘Maiden’s Blush’ A young big leaf rhodo seedling with three flowers only…

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…

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…

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…

10th August

…plant blue flowering bog plant An effective combination of Hesperantha ‘Sunrise’ and Hesperantha ‘Snow Maiden’. Hesperantha ‘Sunrise’ A very fine Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ behind the bar. Sadly the admiration…

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…