27th April

…expected. The colour fades a bit but is exceptional as the flower opens. Rather better than some of the better known ones I think. Geum ‘Totally Tangerine’ Geum ‘Totally Tangerine’…

5th June

…x mutabilis ‘Induta’ with its apricot and yellow flowers. Rhododendron ‘Fabia Tangerine’ Touching it is a well grown clump of Rhododendron ‘Fabia Tangerine’. Rhododendron nuttallii (sinonuttallii) Going the other way…

13th July

…website? – ‘Alice Handley’ Penstemon ‘Alice Hindley’ A very pretty geum with yellowish new flowers turning orange with yellow flecks. Better than Geum ‘Totally Tangerine’ by far. Geum The oxalis…

21st April

…tiny 2cm flowers 20-30ft up. A very dull species with a totally insignificant flower which Tom says is crap even in New Zealand where his father grew it and cut…

8th March

…Jessel’ Magnolia ‘Betty Jessel’ Magnolia ‘Betty Jessel’ Magnolia ‘Plum Pudding’ (?) is a totally different colour to our other New Zealand plant which was a specific gift from Vance Hooper…

5th November

…place so back to making videos for the website. Today one about the possibly oldest five Camellia sasanqua in the country with Karol behind the camera. Unbelievably tedious and totally

3rd March

…and the ‘Beast from the East’ is still raging yet.The magnolias outside the back yard which we admired a week ago are more than gone! Totally fucked to put it…

18th February

…This particular clone was found by Edward Needham formerly of Tregye. It has especially narrow leaflets on its finely cut leaves. Very nice flower too and totally unlike Fatsia japonica….

17th February

…been totally ringbarked by squirrels from top to bottom. Carpinus Ilex mutchagara (perhaps Ilex mitis var. mutchagara) is a UK and Ireland record tree in Burncoose Garden. I wanted more…

11th February

…that it is totally unsafe in the garden this afternoon. Grim! 9am and a smattering of powdery snow through the nursery. snow Even the euonymus in the tunnels are showing…