To Thompson’s Garden Centre in the sweltering centre of the island. Not much change here year on year. All well laid out and everyone watering frantically. Very few customers buying anything.
Agastache ‘Summerlong Coral’ was impressive.
As was Agastache ‘Summerlong Lilac’.
Surprising to find Rhododendron ‘Ramapo’ in flower.
Weigela ‘Red Prince’ a good late show.
Dahlia ‘Hot Chocolate’ well worth stocking.
Hosta ‘Guacamole’ with pale lavender flowers.
Sanguisorba ‘Pink Blushes’ just coming out.
Kniphofia ‘Lemon Popsicle’ which we stock but I have not caught it in flower before.
2025 – CHW
In my absence in Seaview Jaimie has kept me up to date.
Final burn of the February loppings from the bank below Rockery.
Final burn of the February loppings
A large branch just down on the drive beyond White Styles.
A large branch just down on the drive
Sunrise at the Lookout.
Sunrise at the LookoutSunrise at the LookoutSunrise at the Lookout
2024 – CHW
The annual visit to the Royal Isle of Wight Show and the usual excellent lunch in the members tent where we sampled IoW produce.A display of elderly tractors in the main ring.
elderly tractorselderly tractorselderly tractors
A Suffolk ram not looking very happy with his environment.
Suffolk ram
Finally a stall selling plants!
Phlox ‘Romance’.
Phlox ‘Romance’
Dianthus ‘Candy Floss’ was nice enough and decently scented.
Dianthus ‘Candy Floss’
An interesting new fern which I had not seen before – Cheilanthes lanosa.
Geranium ‘Pink Penny’ had large and heavily veined flowers.
Geranium ‘Pink Penny’
Young hounds at the IoW Hunt Stand.
Young hounds
2023 – CHW
More Ventnor.
Acer pentaphyllum as a multi-stemmed tree.
Acer pentaphyllumAcer pentaphyllum
Azara microphylla as a mature tree.
Azara microphylla
A load of new planting since last year in the hottest part of the garden with the most sandy soil. Fencing out the rabbits (and public) is fine but if you plant only hydrangeas rabbits don’t eat them. Also questionable as to whether these are the right plants to grow in full sun where they will all flower pink anyway?
A load of new plantingA load of new planting
Araucaria araucana with female fruiting cones.
Araucaria araucana
Populus candicans ‘Aurora’ with hot weather dieback.
Populus candicans ‘Aurora’
The last of the Burncoose magnolias planted in this highly unsuitable area have either been moved or finally eaten to the ground by rabbits like this. It has taken the rabbits 3 years to complete the job.
Burncoose magnolias planted in this highly unsuitable area
A really good idea. A fenced bed showing natural regeneration of Eucalyptus and other native trees beside the children’s play area. Proper new labels here for once!
really good ideareally good idea
Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’ will always be pink not blue at Ventnor.
Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’
Abutilon ‘Red Bells’ is one we should propagate and sell at Burncoose.
Abutilon ‘Red Bells’
Bananas forming on Musa basjoo.
Musa basjooMusa basjoo
Diospyros cathayensis.
Diospyros cathayensisDiospyros cathayensis
Zelkova serrata with seed forming.
Zelkova serrataZelkova serrataZelkova serrata
2022 – CHW
The tender Quercus fleuryi has peculiar drooping new growth but looks better than it has for years.
Quercus fleuryiQuercus fleuryi
Excellent reshooting from the partially cut down Gevuina avellana.
New growth only just appearing on Disanthus ovatifolius (ucodendron whartonii). Slow in this heatwave.
Disanthus ovatifolius
Magnolia lotungensis is getting away well with excellent new growth.
Magnolia lotungensis
Clethra mexicana looking well but no flowers yet.
Clethra mexicana
Firmiana simplex has made good growth this year and relishing the heatwave.
Firmiana simplex
Escallonia resinosa just coming out. A huge plant 3 years on from planting. Well worth propagating a few of these for the catalogue.
Juglans major getting away nicely. A new species to us.
Juglans major
Syzygium smithii doing well but no flowers yet. Around 6 feet tall now.
Syzygium smithii
Myrsine divaricata planted only this year but would yield cuttings. A dull genus but the nursery has previously stocked different species of Myrsine.
Myrsine divaricata
Our third species of Melicytus – Melicytus dentatus with very bold leaflets on its new growth. Quite different in leaf to the other 2 species nearby (a gift from Nicholas Lock).
Melicytus dentatus
Osmanthus suavis getting on its way. Plants failed and were very poor liners from France this February.
Osmanthus suavis
I have missed the flowers on Viburnum fansipanense (BSWJ8302). Just the old flowerheads with seeds forming.
Viburnum fansipanense
Euonymus tonkinensis is getting away well too.
Euonymus tonkinensis
2021 – CHW
Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ full out. The first of the eucryphias to perform.
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