16th March 1897 – 2020

…the colour of the bud! Another New Zealand bred winner which will go on to be very popular as a later flowerer. Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’ Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’ Magnolia ‘Burgundy

8th November

…is out by the Orchid House Nursery as is the elderly ‘Hugh Evans’ above the quarry. Camellia sasanqua ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ 2015 – CHW Found the two…

19th March

…Magnolia ‘Venus’ in a tunnel. Magnolia ‘Venus’ Parriotopsis jacquemontiana in flower – such as it is. Parriotopsis jacquemontiana A new variety for us – Leucodendron ‘Burgundy Sunset’ with its very…

29th October

…are currently in a prolonged wet patch. Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ Acer heldreichii only has half decent autumn colour on one more sheltered branch. The rest…

16th February

…to open. Rhododendron moulmainense Camellia japonica ‘California Sunset’ with dew on the flowers. Not bad but not that exciting! Rounded compact habit. Camellia japonica ‘California Sunset’ Camellia japonica ‘California Sunset’…

23rd July

…serrata ‘Kiwi Sunset’ which goes on to produce wonderful autumn colour. Zelkova serrata ‘Kiwi Sunset’ Zelkova serrata ‘Kiwi Sunset’ Corylus colurna which I turfed out here some years ago as…

13th April

…Glow’ Another good flower on a young Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’. It may be as good as ‘Caerhays Surprise’ one day? Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’ Prunus ‘Horinji’ – really floriferous and looking…

5th August

…flowers on H. quercifolia ‘White Lace’ nearby. Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Burgundy’ which takes its name from the autumn leaf colour. Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Burgundy’ Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Burgundy’ Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Burgundy’ A second…

11th November

…Camellia ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ below the borehole. I may have got these two sasanquas muddled up a week or two ago. Camellia ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ Camellia ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ Stachyurus chinensis showing autumn…

26th March

…Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’ – perhaps the best colour seen today but M. ‘Burgundy Spire’ looks better even than this as a new introduction which has not flowered here yet. Magnolia…

18th July

…lodge but not that much flower except at the edges. Planted 2009 as a clump of three. Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Burgundy’ Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Burgundy’ Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Pee Wee’ which is a…

25th December

…Niner’ Magnolia ‘Todd’s Forty Niner’ Camellia japonica ‘California Sunset’. Camellia japonica ‘California Sunset’ Acacia baileyana ‘Purpurea’ just coming into flower. Acacia baileyana ‘Purpurea’ Acacia baileyana ‘Purpurea’ Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ with…

6th April

…Swirl’ full out too and very good now. Magnolia ‘Sunset Swirl’ Magnolia ‘Sunset Swirl’ Magnolia ‘Sunset Swirl’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Lucy Carlson’ is a UK hybrid bred by John Carlson….

12th February

…‘Summer Sunset’ Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Summer Sunset’ Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Tricolor’ – no white showing now Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Tricolor’ Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Summer Sunset’ – another batch of plants Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Summer Sunset’…

12th May

…Magnolia ‘Sunset Swirl’ on the drive. Well worth growing. Magnolia ‘Sunset Swirl’ Magnolia ‘Sunset Swirl’ Magnolia ‘Sunset Swirl’ Thinning work at Manassick Wood being undertaken by college students. Thinning work…

15th March

…out on a warm sunny day (at last). What a colour and what a shape to the flower. Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’ Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’ The huge Michelia doltsopa by the…

4th November

…12526) Rogue flowers on Rhododendron davidsonianum cut down to reshoot last summer. Rhododendron davidsonianum Camellia sasanqua ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ suddenly full out and spectacular. Camellia sasanqua ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Sparkling…

31st March

…new Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’ which will be a good seller in due course. Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’ Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’ Prunus matsumae ‘Beni-Yutaka’ just out at the cash point. Prunus matsumae…

8th April

…Prunus ‘Royal Burgundy’ Prunus ‘Royal Burgundy’ Xanthorhiza simplicissima – the huge spreading clump which I first saw 40 years ago and identified as a must for the Burncoose catalogue. Xanthorhiza…

24th July

…on huge stalks. Eucomis ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ Eucomis ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ Crocosmia ‘Limpopo’ – newish in our catalogue but good. Crocosmia ‘Limpopo’ Crocosmia ‘Limpopo’ Echinacea ‘Tomato Soup’ – stunning red. Echinacea ‘Tomato…