30th June

…Rockery is full out now. Much less tall growing that Fuchsia ‘Riccartonii’. Fuchsia magellanica var gracilis Fuchsia magellanica var gracilis Fuchsia magellanica var gracilis A clump of (I think) Iris…

8th August

…Spanish Erica canaliculata to Cornwall. Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’ Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’ Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’ 1917 – JCW Some R decorum, Auriculatum going over, several kinds of mountain rhodo’n show flowers….

14th July

…‘Lady Bacon’ is easily the best of the magellanica varieties sold by Burncoose. Below the tower here it is now 5 feet tall and a tremendous show today. Fuchsia magellanica

20th July

…I had not seen it in flower before. Fuchsia magellanica ‘Arauco’ Fuchsia magellanica ‘Arauco’ The Hydrangea paniculata varieties just coming into flower. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Skyfall’ looking very fine. Hydrangea paniculata…

3rd May 1897 – 2020

…‘Sunsation’ Philadelphus satsumi about to come out. Philadelphus satsumi Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’ had flowers at Christmas on a leafless bush. First flush of flower again now. Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’ Fuchsia…

29th March 1897 – 2020

…a South American species too from Chile and Argentina? Fuchsia magellanica var molinae Fuchsia magellanica var molinae This salvia (or could it be a buddleia?) species came from Burncoose but…

5th April

…We did once buy this in from China but it proved too tender to grow outside. Nageia nagi Maytenus magellanica is quite different in appearance from the Maytenus boaria which…

26th May

…nothing like our home grown Styrax hookeri which has been here since the 1920s. Styrax hookeri yunnanensis new species of Maytenus – Maytenus magellanica arrived from Burncoose last week. Maytenus…

30th May

…be 40+ species now. Viburnum cassinoides Maytenus magellanica is the second species of Maytenus here. Larger leaves! Maytenus magellanica Celtis tetrandra heralds the start of the new Celtis collection which…

2nd July

…the others, on the lawn. Magnolia grandiflora now well out below the lawn together with M. delavayi. Magnolia grandiflora Fuchsia magellanica ‘Lady Bacon’ really is quite a sight. Fuchsia magellanica

12th July

…Fogg’ Another good clump of Rhododendron maddenii near Tin Garden just opening. Very few flowers this year. Rhododendron maddenii Maytenus magellanica getting going a year on from planting in Kennel…

20th September

…ssp. robusta just out with its enormous and readily identifiable leaves. Hydrangea aspera ssp. robusta Hydrangea aspera ssp. robusta The Fuchsia magellanica hedge reshooting only a fortnight or so after…

2nd November

magellanica planted out recently in Kennel Close. Maytenus magellanica Prunus incisa with a good range of autumn colour developing. Prunus incisa Prunus incisa One forgets that Carrierea calycina is deciduous….

25th December

…so! Camellia hiemalis ‘Yuletide’ Camellia hiemalis ‘Bonanza’ virtually over. Camellia hiemalis ‘Bonanza’ A few flowers still left after the leaves have long gone on Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’. Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’…

10th January

…Fernery. The Fernery The Fernery The Fernery 2025 – CHW Camellia x williamsii ‘John Pickthorn’ just out in Tin Garden. Camellia x williamsii ‘John Pickthorn’ A young Maytenus magellanica has…

27th February 1897 – 2020

…named Magnolia grandiflora varieties looks fantastic. Magnolia grandiflora As do the two magnolias above the wall. magnolias above the wall magnolias above the wall Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’ full out on…

6th August

…‘Lady Bacon’ is not a climber like our Fuchsia ‘Lady Boothby’ which is. It appears to be a Fuchsia magellanica variety which is entirely hardy and may well not die…

1st October

…horizontalis and flowers on Fuchsia magellanica var. gracilis. Cotoneaster horizontalis Astonished to find plenty of flowers on Rhododendron mucronulatum which would normally be out on bare, leafless, stems in December….

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 5)

…RHS Encyclopaedia. Baccharis patagonica with tiny leaves. Nothofagus nitida. Maytenus magellanica in flower as a young plant. Nothofagus moorei. A young Callitris rhomboidea with its first seed head. The darkest…