5th August

…seed heads. Cordyline australis ‘Purpurea’ Cordyline australis ‘Purpurea’ Cordyline australis ‘Purpurea’ A Cordyline australis tree or two alive and well here. Cordyline australis Cordyline australis Cordyline australis Cordyline australis Cordyline…

April 2018 Irish trip ( Day 2)

…bark. Agathis australis Agathis australis Agathis australis Agathis australis The first view of the Italian garden. Italian garden Various views to the towering mountains nearby which we cannot really see…

29th May

…these are too high up to see properly. Cordyline australis Cordyline australis Cordyline australis Philadelphus sericanthus. Philadelphus sericanthus Tail end flowers on Magnolia ‘Ossie’s Yellow’. Magnolia ‘Ossie’s Yellow’ Magnolia ‘Ossie’s…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 5)

…trailing hydrangea. trailing hydrangea Cyathea australis Cyathea australis Cyathea australis Cyathea medullaris. We could not begin the grow this outside. Cyathea medullaris An amazing clump of Agathis australis outside. In…

25th July

…Cordyline australis ‘Pink Passion’ with lovely light pink edges to the leaves and pink stripes. Cordyline australis ‘Pink Passion’ Cordyline australis ‘Pink Passion’ Cordyline australis ‘Salsa’ with red stripes and…

3rd July

…drive of Polylepsis australis has suddenly died like its counterpart in the garden we saw three weeks ago. No obvious reason. Polylepsis australis Polylepsis australis Hydrangea involucrata ‘Viridescens’ is full…

9th June

…deutzia growing outside the members pavilion. deutzia Two huge flowering Cordyline australis beyond the flower tent. Cordyline australis Large Gold Medal for the large Burncoose stand which was the floral…

19th June

…Cordyline australis Cordyline australis I do believe that the huge Magnolia dawsoniana outside the front gate is now starting to recover from the February frosts and March cold winds. Dieback…

3rd August

…we might consider for Burncoose included: Cordyline australis ‘Salsa’ – nice but tender I assume. Cordyline australis ‘Salsa’ Cordyline australis ‘Pink Passion’ – quite similar to one which we do…

2nd May

…as Rhododendron cubittii or Rosa roxburgii. Polylepsis australis Polylepsis australis Polylepsis australis A good show on Azalea ‘Hotspur Red’ with its orange flash beside the polylepsis. Azalea ‘Hotspur Red’ Azalea…

30th April

…wisteria now nearly full out. wisteria now nearly full out wisteria now nearly full out 2023 – CHW The Cordyline australis clump cut down as near dead last summer shows…

8th April

australis. Agathis australis Cupressus torulosa. Cupressus torulosa Cupressus cashmeriana. Cupressus cashmeriana Juniperus recurva var. coxii. Juniperus recurva var. coxii The Burncoose stand. The Burncoose stand The Great Gardens of Cornwall…

28th May

…but not in as hot a spot as this or in well drained ground. Agathis australis Agathis australis A fine clump of Wachendorfia thyrsiflora in flower by Tremenheere’s lockdown wedding…

28th June

…crumpled as last years flowers. Magnolia virginiana var. virginiana ‘Pink Halo’ Magnolia virginiana var. virginiana ‘Pink Halo’ Magnolia virginiana var. australis ‘Satellite’ covered in flower. Magnolia virginiana var. australis ‘Satellite’…

1st July

…Cordyline australis Cordyline australis The clump had, until last summer, an ilex oak growing around it. Now this has gone the taller trunks have shoots emerging lower down their stems….

13th July

…date above the door. Northcourt Manor The largest blue flowered Iochroma australis that I have ever seen. Ten to twelve feet tall with a similar spread. Iochroma australis Iochroma australis

27th December

…that this has ever flowered in the nursery I have seen. Not that different in flower to other hoyas.Then lots of heathers looking good: Hoya australis Hoya australis Erica x…

9th September

…Agreement for 5 or 10 years from 2024. 2021 – CHW Some very welcome rain and thunderstorms. The garden looks refreshed and revived.The Cordyline australis has had a severe pruning…

12th February 1897 – 2020

…16 months ago when we moved out of Burncoose. 2015 – CHW AFROCARPUS falcatus AGATHIS australis in Feburary Muddled Afrocarpus falcatus and Agathis australis in my mind and had to…

3rd March

…together. Aucuba omeiensis Cordyline australis and Magnolia campbellii. Cordyline australis and Magnolia campbellii Camellia reticulata ‘Francie L’. Camellia reticulata ‘Francie L’ Camellia ‘Black Magic’. Camellia ‘Black Magic’ 2024 – CHW…