19th March

…‘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’ just into flower…

18th June

…stables with its startling new growth which I used to glimpse from the kitchen table and wonder what it was. An avocado tree! Persea thunbergii Persea thunbergii Rhododendron leptothrium on…

2nd June

…only 4ft tall although planted in 2007. Lithocarpus lepidocarpus Lithocarpus lepidocarpus Persea thunbergii new growth which speaks for itself. Persea thunbergii Persea thunbergii Magnolia acuminata ‘Seiyu’ with bluish buds and…

3rd October

…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 section…

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

10th August

…damage lower down to Persea thunbergii. Yellow leaves but some red new growth. The older original plant in more shade looks fine. Persea thunbergii Persea thunbergii Podocarpus parlatorei making rapid…

2nd January

…sasanqua ‘Sekiyo’ Persia thunbergii with more errant pink new growth. Seasonal muddle! Persia thunbergii Camellia x williamsii ‘Brushfield’s Yellow’ just out. Camellia x williamsii ‘Brushfield’s Yellow’ Camellia japonica ‘Sodekakushi’ (‘Gauntlettti’)…

13th March

…addition of our hybridisation programme. Last flowers on Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ below the Engine House. Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Sadly our best young Persea thunbergii appears to be dying. Rot at…

19th October

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 he had given us the…

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…