12th June

…full out already. Hydrangea serrata ‘Tiara’ Hydrangea serrata ‘Tiara’ 2023 – CHW Dicentra scandens in the greenhouse. Dicentra scandens Dicentra scandens Deutzia calycosa; a gift from Martin Rix and Peter…

6th July

…the nursery ought to be offering. Cobaea scandens Cobaea scandens Cobaea scandens Cobaea scandens A good new Crocosmia called ‘Hellfire’ at Eddington House nurseries. Tall growing with very dark flowers….

A trip to Tregrehan to study Hydrangeas

…it gets. Hydrangea scandens x Hydrangea serrata Hydrangea scandens x Hydrangea serrata Aeschcananthus in the glasshouse trailing from a basket. Aeschcananthus Aeschcananthus Deinanthe bifida and Deinanthe caerulea – hydrangea relative….

12th April

…johnsonii Hydrangea scandens subsp. chinensis full of flower. Hydrangea scandens subsp. chinensis Hydrangea scandens subsp. chinensis Young plants of the tender Brassaiopsis mitis here just arrived from France. Brassaiopsis mitis…

1st July

…growing strongly on a west facing house wall. I always admire this tender plant which flowers for ages and seeds freely. Cobea scandens Cobea scandens A huge former arable field…

1st November

…autumn colour on Rhodotyphos scandens which I had not taken in before. Rhodotyphos scandens Rhodotyphos scandens Arbutus unedo ‘Rubra’ with fruits. Arbutus unedo ‘Rubra’ Eucommia ulmoides with good autumn colour….

18th December

…Burncoose stocks this but we have only recently planted this one out. Odd holly-like leaves and greenish flowers. Griselinia scandens Griselinia scandens Alniphyllum fortunei (FMWJ 13013) has kept its leaves…

3rd June

…limb which we have already. Merrilopanax alpinus Merrilopanax alpinus Merrilopanax alpinus This is what we have very probably been selling under the wrong name (grevillea) at Burncoose. Griselinia scandens apparently…

5th June

…quercifolia with its attractive new growth. Quercus quercifolia Quercus quercifolia Dicentra scandens full out. Dicentra scandens I have been puzzled in the nursery as to what this plant was called….

20th July

…erect bush. Desmodium elegans Dicentra scandens just out. Dicentra scandens Hydrangea serrata ‘Garden House Beauty’ looking superb. Should it be blue? Hydrangea serrata ‘Garden House Beauty’ Hydrangea serrata ‘Garden House…

16th March

…very rare new things. All need growing on before being large enough to plant out.- Campylotropis macrocarpa x 3 – Citronella gongonha – Clematoclethra scandens subsp. actinidioides x 6 –…

11th July

…Cobaea scandens growing away on the side of a house in Seaview. I have admired this for several years but too early in the season to collect any seeds as…