4th April

…pink at the base of the tepals. Magnolia laevifolia x M. maudiae ‘Eternal Spring’ Magnolia laevifolia x M. maudiae ‘Eternal Spring’ Magnolia laevifolia x M. maudiae ‘Eternal Spring’ Another from…

1st May

…Staphylea holocarpa now flowering here. Burncoose has had a large plant for years. Staphylea holocarpa Staphylea holocarpa Picconia excelsa flowering well for the first time. Picconia excelsa Picconia excelsa Picconia…

18th April

…‘Purple Planets’ Malus ‘Obelisk’ – grows as its name implies. Malus ‘Obelisk’ Prunus ‘Spring Show’ growing away nicely. Prunus ‘Spring Show’ Prunus ‘Spring Show’ Malus ‘Harry Baker’ – pleasant enough…

10th April

…destroyed in the SOD outbreak 2003-2010. Rhododendron ponticum Camellia ‘Spring Festival’ still a wonderful show late in the camellia season. We saw this several times on the show bench last…

26th March

…as usual, Magnolia ‘Petit Chicon’. Magnolia ‘Petit Chicon’ Magnolia ‘Summer Rose’ from Lunaplant. Magnolia ‘Summer Rose’ Magnolia ‘Spring Peppermint’ from Lunaplant. Magnolia ‘Spring Peppermint’ Magnolia ‘Spring Peppermint’ Magnolia ‘Diana’ from…

12th March

…sargentiana var. robusta seedling 2024 RHS Spring Flower Show. RHS Spring Flower Show RHS Spring Flower Show RHS Spring Flower Show RHS Spring Flower Show RHS Spring Flower Show RHS…

30th March

…he bred over his lifetime. Since he only died in early January I will only be able to make a small start on the planting this spring. It will take…

10th July

…is a large clump of yellow hollyhocks – Alcea rosea ‘Indian Spring’ (or similar). Alcea rosea ‘Indian Spring’ Alcea rosea ‘Indian Spring’ 2022 – CHW A visit to the delightful…

5th April

…too many common holly berries in April! HOLLY berries Corylopsis willmottiae (now sinensis) ‘Spring Purple’ (because of its new leaves) looking splendid in the sun. Corylopsis willmottiae (now sinensis) ‘Spring

1st April

…but Billy has just been invited to be a Daddy for the first time so spring is in his step! Lizzie with ‘the pack’ Mia and Alfie still ‘standing’ after…

12th September

…11, 2020,… based on the data available at the time, Congress was informed that the estimated mortality rate for the coronavirus was ten-times higher than for seasonal influenza, which helped…

29th March

…shoots are fine. A new entry for the catalogue this year. Magnolia (Michelia) ‘Eternal Spring’ Magnolia (Michelia) ‘Eternal Spring’ Good plants for sale of Machilus yunnanensis. A rare and unusual…

16th February

spring has arrived in England. Spring has arrived in Cornwall, today 16 February 2024. The date was declared by The Nare, together with The Great Gardens of Cornwall, as part…

26th December

…Camellia ‘Cornish Spring’ just getting going. Camellia ‘Cornish Spring’ Camellia ‘Spring Mist’ is a dainty little thing. Camellia ‘Spring Mist’ Autumn colour still on Acer sikkimense. Acer sikkimense Camellia x…

2nd September

…that two large magnolias are thinking its spring and already shedding the outer coverings on their flowers. The result of a mild and wet summer. magnolias are thinking its spring

7th May

…as a very good yellow and indeed it is. Not pure yellow though. First time performer here (Area 27). Magnolia ‘Illini Gold’ Magnolia ‘Illini Gold’ Magnolia ‘Illini Gold’ Crataegus chlorosarca…

14th May

…nursery is very shocked as he had worked with us in his youth and from time to time since.Another yellow magnolia. This one is Magnolia ‘Ossies Yellow’ after the American…

Magnolias and Climate Change at Caerhays

spring; the snowdrops. Again the diary can readily demonstrate that they appeared exactly on time at Caerhays on around 10th January. They have often been earlier and are now, as…

22nd April

…flower behind it. Eriobotrya deflexa Rhododendron zaleucum has very few flowers after its haircut last year. Rhododendron zaleucum Probably the last time we will ever see the original clump of…

27th January

Spring’ a bit frosted but plenty of buds to come. A Tregrehan hybrid of great merit. Camellia ‘Cornish Spring’ Camellia ‘Cornish Spring’ Camellia ‘Cornish Spring’ Camellia ‘Spring Mist’ with flowers…