27th August

…colour already on Oxydendron arboreum. What could be redder than this in August? Oxydendron arboreum Oxydendron arboreum Sedum spectabile ‘Brilliant’ sitting alongside Senecio ‘Angel Wings’ makes an interesting contrast and…

16th August

…paniculata ‘Limelight’ Lilies in pots to go in the borders next year – many Lilium ‘Stargazer’. Lilies Lilies 2019 – CHW Meanwhile at home Aronia arbutifolia ‘Brilliant’ in the Isla…

14th November

…‘Piccolo’ below. Picea glauca ‘Piccolo’ Brilliant colours on Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Atropurpureum’. Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Atropurpureum’ 2020 – CHW Yesterday at Burncoose where renovation work is progressing well.The new trade…

18th March

…not stocked before. Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis ‘Brilliant’ looking excellent in the nursery. Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis ‘Brilliant’ Mahonia x wagneri ‘Fireflame’ is new to the catalogue this year. Mahonia…

26th October

…1925 – JCW Some Decorums (Delavayi’s) open and Haematodes and bits of other things. Far the most brilliant plants are the Enkianthus japonicas. Some Sasanqua’s open. 1919 – JCW The…

10th September

…Villosa Group Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group One forgets just how attractive the leaf arrangement is on Ginko biloba even before the brilliant autumn yellowing. Just look at how intricately these…

18th February

…– JCW Just as in 1919, just a few Camellia japonica open. 1919 – JCW Wilson’s Cotoneaster salicifolia is most brilliant and Mr Ivey says it has been since Christmas….

30th August

…was smelling gorgeous. Polyanthes tuberosa Polyanthes tuberosa Cornus canadensis with brilliant red fruits and still the odd flower. Cornus canadensis 2017 – CHW Plenty of seed on Stachyurus praecox on…

18th November

…with brilliant yellow colours above Laundry Hill. Pterocarya fraxinifolia You need a huge area to grow Pterocarya fraxinifolia well. Just look at the suckering from the base of this multiple…

19th November

…our businesses is now even more reliant on the strength and determination of our senior staff. They were brilliant in L1 and, now, the worm is turning whereby we no…