…extraordinary white indumentum. Senecio ‘Angel Wings’ Senecio ‘Angel Wings’ The last meeting of the day in the Burncoose dining room – eight of us including two of the dreaded ‘legal’…

…a good impact. Magnolia ‘Angel’s Landing’ Magnolia ‘Angel’s Landing’ Magnolia ‘Angel’s Landing’ Ribes malvaceum covered in flies and bees. The scent is not that nice but very noticeable. One to…

…2022 mail order catalogue Cornus canadensis – excellent groundcover for the front of the stand to mirror the larger Cornus trees behind. [ALONGSIDE] Senecio ‘Angel Wings’ a showstopping plant in…

…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 a nice idea for…

…(formerly Nuccio’s No 16) – much as its name implies and impressive both in bud and flower. Camellia reticulata ‘Butterfly Wings’ Camellia reticulata ‘Butterfly Wings’ Camellia reticulata ‘Curtain Call’ –…

…proper show. Magnolia ‘Dark Bird’ – not registered or in the reference books as far as I can see. Magnolia ‘Dark Bird’ Magnolia ‘Dark Bird’ Magnolia ‘Angel’s Landing’ (M. ‘Pickard’s…

…Sprenger’ – pinkish in bud opening white. Malus ‘Professor Sprenger’ Malus ‘Louisa’ – drooping habit and a gentle pink. Malus ‘Louisa’ Malus ‘White Angel’ – top heavy with flower and…

…involved in organising the fete. party in the hall Then to Burncoose. Cotoneaster Hybridus Pendulus covered in berries above Senecio ‘Angel Wings’. An interesting plant combination. Cotoneaster Hybridus Pendulus Astonishing…

…Wyman’ – good Malus ‘Donald Wyman’ – good Malus ‘Prairie Fire’ – excellent Malus ‘Prairie Fire’– excellent Malus ‘Royalty’ Malus ‘Professor Sprenger’ Malus ‘Louisa’ Malus ‘White Angel’ Malus ‘Red Sentinel’…

…but the pair of swans are seeing them off in a fury of flapping wings. geese Another nice little bit of history. This Massey Ferguson tractor was first bought and…

…they never opened their wings to reveal which species they were. Speckled woods? Cirsium vulgare Cirsium vulgare Cirsium vulgare Magnolia tamaulipana was half out yesterday and pure white. Today, by…

…facing north at the rear of the house and sheltered by the two huge wings alongside it. Magnolia grandiflora I did not recognise this plant here last year but the…

…Army’ Helenium ‘Red Army’ Red Admiral butterflies on buddleia flowers but the little buggers kept shutting their wings. Red Admiral butterflies Red Admiral butterflies One always forgets how wonderful hollyhocks…

…off the lake by their parents amid a lot of noise and flapping of wings. nine young swans nine young swans The accumulation of sand blown from the beach onto…

…It turns out to be a buzzard with a dead pheasant it is eating half way up the Magnolia dawsoniana. Only the wings and breastbone are left. dead pheasant Last…