19th March

…dark foliage. Leucodendron ‘Burgundy Sunset’ One always thinks of spiraeas as summer flowering but Spiraea thunbergii is just coming out now. Spiraea thunbergii Spiraea thunbergii Spiraea thunbergii Mukdenia rossii ‘Karasuba’…

2nd June

…lepidocarpus Persea thunbergii new growth which speaks for itself. Persea thunbergii Persea thunbergii Magnolia acuminata ‘Seiyu’ with bluish buds and yellowish flowers. Magnolia acuminata ‘Seiyu’ Magnolia acuminata ‘Seiyu’ Just a…

18th June

…the kitchen table and wonder what it was. An avocado tree! Persea thunbergii Persea thunbergii Rhododendron leptothrium on the drive was a particularly dark form, far pinker (albeit in full…

3rd October

…of greater recognition. Lespedeza thunbergii Lespedeza thunbergii 2017 – CHW A day making 30 short one to two minute video clips for the Burncoose website. Mainly for the topical tips…

10th August

…new growth. The older original plant in more shade looks fine. Persea thunbergii Persea thunbergii Podocarpus parlatorei making rapid growth below the Engine House. Podocarpus parlatorei Podocarpus parlatorei 2022 –…

RHS Savill Garden – Flower Show Pictures – 2018

…Rhododendron agripeplum Rhododendron agripeplum Prunus campanulata ‘Felix Jury’ – a must-get cherry Prunus campanulata ‘Felix Jury’ Prunus campanulata ‘Felix Jury’ Berberis thunbergii ‘Pow Wow’ Berberis thunbergii ‘Pow Wow’ Berberis thunbergii

2nd January

…is a good large flowered single near-red. Camellia sasanqua ‘Sekiyo’ Persia thunbergii with more errant pink new growth. Seasonal muddle! Persia thunbergii Camellia x williamsii ‘Brushfield’s Yellow’ just out. Camellia…

13th March

…our best young Persea thunbergii appears to be dying. Rot at ground level. Persea thunbergii As we saw last summer rot at the base of our largest surviving Magnolia sprengeri…

20th April

…Unusual new growth on Neolitsea polycarpa. Neolitsea polycarpa Similarly fine new growth on Osmanthus fragrans f. thunbergii which I have yet to see flowering. Osmanthus fragrans f. thunbergii Magnolia ‘Lois’…

24th July

…?obtusa ‘Pink Feathers’ Lespedeza thunbergii – a particularly good form but not the right colour for this species! Here a 4ft x 4ft shrub just coming out. Lespedeza thunbergii Salix…

28th July

…monosematum with its very hairy stems (AC 5978) below the Engine House. Rhododendron monosematum Rhododendron monosematum New growth on Persea thunbergii as good as ever. Delayed by the drought I…

16th October

…growth here and there on Persea thunbergii. Persea thunbergii Not too many fruits this year on the shrubby Sorbus eleonorae. They do not turn brownish and ripe for several months…

19th October

…Secondary new growth on Persea thunbergii. Persea thunbergii Tom Hudson gave us two of these plants (TH4465) which he said were from a very primitive evolutionary past. He then said…

8th November

…Persea thunbergii nearby which we clipped three months ago to get just this sort of soft new shoots for late autumn cuttings. Game on! Persea thunbergii Camellia ‘Gauntlettii’ is out…

23rd April

thunbergii. Persea japonica Seven years since we last visited Penrice. Many of the very rare oaks and other Vietnamese/Chinese trees are maturing and developing well. Thomas has 120 different oak…

27th May

…yellow flowers again this year – second flowering. Pittosporum illiciodes f. angustifolium Ditto Ptelia baldwinii. Ptelia baldwinii Persea thunbergii just putting on its red new growth. Attractive reddish new growth…