Cornus kousa ‘Madame Butterfly’ with tapering white bracts above Hovel Cart Road.
First full out flowers on Brassaiopsis dumicola and another flower forming for next year.
Brassaiopsis mitis is romping ahead but no flower. Already 6-7 feet tall.
Rhododendron ‘Tally Hoo’.
Lithocarpus hancei flowering as though its life depended on producing acorns.
2025 – CHW
The first flower on a newly planted out Magnolia x wieseneri ‘Charm & Fragrance’. An upright flower unlike the M. x wieseneri ‘Aashild Kalleberg’ which we saw yesterday.
Magnolia x wieseneri ‘Charm & Fragrance’Magnolia x wieseneri ‘Charm & Fragrance’
Swallows in the stables again with chicks just when we thought they had abandoned us.
Swallows in the stables again
Clare has ordered up a Prunus virginiana ‘Schubert’ for Caerhays. An odd mix of deep reddish-purple leaves and green new growth. This will become a conical small tree with racemes of small white flowers in may and dark red fruits. Prunus virginiana is known as the Choke Cherry and comes from E. North America. I had never even heard of it previously and look forward to seeing it flower.
Prunus virginiana ‘Schubert’
Frankie and his mighty machine have started the clear up around Patrick’s Pond and Tadpole Bridge.
Frankie and his mighty machine
The Burncoose Nurseries stand at The Royal Cornwall Show, created by Eve, and its medal.
The Burncoose Nurseries stand at The Royal Cornwall ShowThe Burncoose Nurseries stand at The Royal Cornwall Show
Day two at Patrick’s Pond.
Day two at Patrick’s PondDay two at Patrick’s Pond
Day two at Patrick’s PondDay two at Patrick’s Pond
2024 – CHW
A visit to Pengelly Farms with friends from the Isle of Wight.From the top of the biodigester.
From the top of the biodigester
From the top of the biodigesterFrom the top of the biodigester
One of the two engines driven by the gas from the fermentation.
One of the two enginesOne of the two engines
The main plant and feed storage bays.
The main plant
Potato sorting machines and the end product – £15 per box.
Potato sorting machinesend product
Potato sorting machinesPotato sorting machines
Another trailer load of Jazzy potatoes.
Another trailer load of Jazzy potatoes
The Burncoose Nurseries stand at the Royal Cornwall Show.
Burncoose Nurseries stand at the Royal Cornwall ShowBurncoose Nurseries stand at the Royal Cornwall Show
Burncoose Nurseries stand at the Royal Cornwall ShowBurncoose Nurseries stand at the Royal Cornwall Show
2023 – CHW
Justin with the large Gold Medal for the Burncoose stand at the Royal Cornwall Show in the Flower Tent. Congratulations to Louisa, Molly and the team. The best display in the tent of rare and unusual plants and a fitting follow up to the Chelsea Gold Medal.
Justin with the large Gold Medal
Outside the Members Tent at Royal Cornwall a perfect Callistemon citrinus ‘Perth Pink’
I photographed the variegated leaved Philadelphus in flower last year. Philadelphus coronarius ‘Variegatus’ I assume with plenty of new shoots with normal revision to green leaves.
A relaxed lunch in the CLA members tent – Phil Rogers.
Phil Rogers
Simon Rogers and Lizzie.
Simon Rogers and Lizzie
2022 – CHW
Showery but warm.
Contrary to what we had thought the swans have five cygnets and not three.
swans
The climbing (through something else) Vallea stipularis are nicely into flower at the greenhouse. Originates in the Andes, Columbia. Ought to be more widely grown.
Vallea stipularisVallea stipularis
The nursery has had the odd complaint about our Thujopsis dolbrata being “variegated”. It is not really and the variegation is minor and irregular. Less than 2% on the stock plant tree and doing no one any harm at all!
Thujopsis dolbrataThujopsis dolbrata
Flag iris in Middle Moor flowering away as a huge clump. Iris pseudoacorus. Normally I miss this flowering over Chelsea week so it is later than usual this year.
The Countryside Alliance send a photographer and journalist to the rearing field to interview Serena about pheasant rearing and encouraging youngsters to take up the sport. Here the photographer photographs me photographing the iris!
photographer
The three separate Trevarrick barn conversions three weeks from completion and looking very lettable. Letting agents, Millerson, appointed and awaiting offers from prospective new tenants.
Trevarrick barn conversionsTrevarrick barn conversionsTrevarrick barn conversions
Trevarrick barn conversionsTrevarrick barn conversionsTrevarrick barn conversions
Trevarrick barn conversionsTrevarrick barn conversionsTrevarrick barn conversions
Trevarrick barn conversionsTrevarrick barn conversionsTrevarrick barn conversions
2021 – CHW
Today a record of Colin French’s recent wildflower survey over the estate.
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