28th December

…would order it today). A new variety for the catalogue. Mid yellow but large flowers. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Primavera’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Primavera’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Primavera’ Hamamelis x intermedia

19th January

…Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aurora’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aphrodite’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aphrodite’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Feuerzauber’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Feuerzauber’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Diane’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Diane’ Hamamelis x…

13th January

…of Hamamelis looking splendid:Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Arnold Promise’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Arnold Promise’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Copper Beauty’ (syn. ‘Jelena’) Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Copper Beauty’ (syn. ‘Jelena’) Hamamelis x intermedia

17th February

…x superba ‘Nicoline’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Diane’. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Diane’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Diane’ Campanula still in flower after a mild winter. Campanula Pieris japonica ‘Taiwanensis Group’ in flower…

8th January

…rare visit to Burncoose at this time of year. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Harry’ very fine by the tills. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Harry’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Harry’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Firecracker’…

13th March

…Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ and Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’ Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’ looking splendid. Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’ Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’ Rubus tricolor looking good with Erica arborea. Rubus…

20th January

…‘Aphrodite’. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aphrodite’ Also first flowers on Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Diana’ – planted 2021. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Diana’ And Hamamelis japonica ‘Brentry’ – planted 2021. Hamamelis japonica ‘Brentry’…

29th January 1897 – 2020

…Red’ Helleborus ‘Anna’s Red’ Also out today was the new Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Pinish Orange’. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Pinish Orange’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Pinish Orange’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Rubin’ was…

14th March 1897 – 2020

…Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aphrodite’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aphrodite’ corylopsis on Rookery Path Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Rubin’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Rubin’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Rubin’ Betual albosinensis ‘Kenneth Ashburner’ Betual albosinensis…

4th August

…papyrifera ‘Rex’. The old trunks have died and vigorous new suckers have appeared in the border. Tetrapanax papyrifera ‘Rex’ Tetrapanax papyrifera ‘Rex’ I was right! It is an aristolochia called…

11th March 1897 – 2020

…sale in their garden centre. I saw this last year too. Forsystia x intermedia ‘Goldrush’ Forsystia x intermedia ‘Goldrush’ Forsystia x intermedia ‘Goldrush’ Xanthocyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ – a superb and…

15th January

…x williamsii ‘John Pickthorn’ just coming out. The buds are long and tubular. Camellia x williamsii ‘John Pickthorn’ Camellia x williamsii ‘John Pickthorn’ Camellia x williamsii ‘John Pickthorn’ The fruits…

8th January 1897- 2020

…first turning bronzy-yellow. Larger plants still to show colour. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aurora’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aurora’ A nice new batch of plants labelled as Eriobotrya ‘Coppertone’ without any sign…

3rd January

…a new variety to me and rather good. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Harry’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Harry’ 2024 – CHW Wind damage and splitting in a large camellia. splitting in a…

23rd October

…Shadow’ Fothergilla intermedia ‘Blue Shadow’ Fothergilla intermedia ‘Blue Shadow’ 2019 – CHW The Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Rex’ outside the Old Packing Shed at Burncoose has decided to put up a huge…

30th March

…flower before the leaves emerge this year which is not always the case. Magnolia x proctoriana Magnolia x proctoriana Magnolia x proctoriana Magnolia x proctoriana Magnolia stellata ‘Royal Star’ has…

31st January 1897 – 2020

…Sycoparrotia semidecidua x Mahoberberis aquisargentii is a rarity but we have some good young plants for sale. x Mahoberberis aquisargentii x Mahoberberis aquisargentii Hammamellis x intermedia ‘Diane’ full out. Hammamellis…

23rd January

…so much at the very top of the hill in the garden, completely unfrosted. Camellia x williamsii ‘Celebration’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Celebration’ Attractive bark and swelling buds in the sun…

14th December

…of rather unimpressive flowers on Osmanthus x fortunei which I have been waiting to catch. Some on the stems and a few as terminal clusters. Osmanthus x fortunei Osmanthus x…

12th August

…x intermedia finally killed off in the drought. Eucryphia x intermedia Here an elderly Eucryphia lucida nearly dead from the drought. Another one by the greenhouse is only alive on…