…The Beast in March which caught the tree in full flower with the new growth emerging and it has never recovered. Magnolia ‘Cecil Nice’ Magnolia ‘Cecil Nice’ 2017 – CHW…

…Donkey Shoe. Magnolia ‘Cecil Nice’ Magnolia ‘Cecil Nice’ Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ – the New Zealander form – is the best thing in the garden today. I had thought the buds were…

…very variable flowers as they open fully. Camellia ‘Pink Icicle’ Camellia ‘Pink Icicle’ Magnolia ‘Cecil Nice’ about to open. Magnolia ‘Cecil Nice’ Camellia reticulate ‘Dr Clifford Parks’ with its first…

…new growth. Carpinus rankanensis Azalea ‘Cinzia’ is a new variety and not in the Burncoose catalogue. Quite nice and floriferous. Azalea ‘Cinzia’ Rhododendron ‘Graziella’ nicely into flower in late May…

…Burncoose plant doing this two or so months ago. None are yet properly out. Tetrapanax papyrifera ‘Rex’ Tetrapanax papyrifera ‘Rex’ The champion Cornish tree of Magnolia ‘Cecil Nice’, which toppled…

…the new growth has come through. Aucuba aff. chlorascens Massive reshooting from the Magnolia ‘Cecil Nice’ which half blew over and was trimmed. Magnolia ‘Cecil Nice’ Deer damage on Acer…

…from the fallen and pollarded Magnolia ‘Cecil Nice’. Magnolia ‘Cecil Nice’ Seedpods forming on Lomatia ferruginea in profusion. Lomatia ferruginea Very few seed heads have formed on Michelia doltsopa but…

…‘Honeybelle’. Quite a nice shape as it opens but small, fading to crap! Magnolia ‘Honeybelle’ Magnolia ‘Honeybelle’ A group of three Rhododendron aberconwayi performing nicely. Slow growing. Rhododendron aberconwayi Rhododendron…

…Merril’ Rhododendron kiusianum with the nice darker stripe in its clustered flowers. One to remember to propagate. Rhododendron kiusianum Rhododendron ovatum and its gorgeous new growth just out together. Rhododendron…

…2 dead with silverleaf. The heaths are nice, E darleyense has been very good since December. Camellia speciosa shows promise of being very nice, one bloom each on Magnolia kobus…