9th April

…of Euonymus lucidus. Euonymus lucidus Another fallen beech tree cleared up in the Rookery. The trunk is inside the laurel hedge so can rot away on its own. fallen beech…

12th April

…ponderosa Salix magnifica Salix magnifica Salix fargesii Salix fargesii Populus purdomii Populus purdomii Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ – just one flower out. Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Tilia amurensis Tilia amurensis Could not…

29th April

…‘Evamaria’ Magnolia acuminata var subcordata ‘Miss Honeybee’ is hardly showing as yet. Rain urgently needed. Magnolia acuminata var subcordata ‘Miss Honeybee’ Magnolia acuminata var subcordata ‘Miss Honeybee’ A rather sickly…

2nd May

…so those will have to do for now. Magnolia ‘Ula’ Magnolia ‘Ula’ Magnolia ‘Ula’ Crataegus miuvacis has been in the ground for 6 years and now performing well but I…

1st May

…kawakamii Still berries on Cotoneaster glabratus in May even as the new growth emerges! Cotoneaster glabratus Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ nearly out but flowering only at the very top of the…

14th March

…from Seamus O’Brien email from Seamus O’Brien email from Seamus O’Brien A quick walk through the Rockery today. Rhododendron ‘Wee Bee’ just out in Rookery. Rhododendron ‘Wee Bee’ John Bond’s…

12th July

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2023 – CHW The annual trek to Busy Bees Garden Centre which was looking fairly well…

9th June

…Gold Medal for the large Burncoose stand which was the floral centrepiece of a very empty and third rate flower show. A cider competition and a bee area but only…

25th July

…(as a native species) mainly on the Roseland Peninsula according to the Flora of Cornwall. Quite a rare wildflower seed of which has been undisturbed for decades in the ground….

4th July

…COVID has not been kind to them. They have reorganised the nursery a bit and dropped most of their shrub lines. New things seen included:Two new and good agapanthus –…