26th December

…species which is evergreen but seems not to like the cold winds. Leaf blotching but nothing serious. Berberidopsis beckleri Berberidopsis beckleri Camellia x williamsii ‘Hiraethlyn’ which is pale pink in…

2nd May

…to four main stems but has reshot well. This is however its first decent flowering since the cutback. Rosa banksiae ‘Lutea’ Rosa banksiae ‘Lutea’ The stock plant of Berberidopsis beckleri

1st June

…look at new things.Schizophragma hydrangeoides full out on the top wall in the sun. Schizophragma hydrangeoides Schizophragma hydrangeoides A single flower on Berberidopsis beckleri now planted out on the top…

24th November

…cuttings now (Camellia reticulata ‘Damonao’ x Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’). Camellia reticulata x sasanqua ‘Show Girl’ The Berberidopsis beckleri flowers are still not fully formed yet as some of the leaves…

9th January

…plants at Hampton Court. Podocarpus species A nice batch of Lithocarpus pachyphyllus seedlings. Lithocarpus pachyphyllus An even better batch of Berberidopsis beckleri cuttings. Berberidopsis beckleri An already saleable batch of…

2nd September

…grown Acacia boormanii and offered it for sale. Acacia boormanii Berberidopsis beckleri still in tight bud. At Caerhays the flowers have been out November-December. Berberidopsis beckleri Cotoneaster bullatus covered in…

15th September

…(6-8’’ long)! Salvia dombeyi Salvia dombeyi At last we see the first tiny flower buds ever seen by us on Berberidopsis beckleri. Asia has propagated enough of these now to…

26th April

…dark brown upsides initially. Merrilliopanax alpinus Berberidopsis beckleri is the second Berberidopsis species but virtually unknown. It clearly wants to become a climber as well and we await the flowers…