14th April

…tree now with a huge spread. Olearia solandri ‘Aurea’ Olearia solandri ‘Aurea’ Olearia solandri ‘Aurea’ Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ is more ‘gold’ in bud than when open! Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ Magnolia…

20th April

…mongolica ‘Harvest Gold’ with its yellow new leaves. Tilia mongolica ‘Harvest Gold’ Tilia mongolica ‘Harvest Gold’ Tilia kuisiana, trunk and new leaves. Tilia kuisiana Tilia kuisiana Tilia kuisiana Wonderful bark…

21st June

…one-sidedly. Tilia chingiana Tilia chingiana Tilia chingiana Tilia mongolica ‘Harvest Gold’ Tilia mongolica ‘Harvest Gold’ Tilia mongolica ‘Harvest Gold’ Quercus maurii is trying to recover from the drought. Quercus maurii…

13th August

…hay to the 40 cows and calves in this field. Good job it was a massive silage harvest year. cliff fields above Portholland The number of dead elms (and dieing…

7th September

…Eucalyptus gregsoniana Eucalyptus gregsoniana A single secondary flower on Magnolia ‘Illini Gold’. Magnolia ‘Illini Gold’ Crataegus durobrivensis with large ripe fruits. Crataegus durobrivensis I stupidly said the other day that…

22nd April

…Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’. Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Smokey’. Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Smokey’ Amelanchier laevis ‘Snowflakes’. Amelanchier laevis ‘Snowflakes’ Amelanchier laevis ‘Snowflakes’ Magnolia ‘Lois’ in Old Park. Magnolia…

30th August

…new planting above the greenhouse. Soon time for it to go having done its job – or all three plants actually. Luma apiculata ‘Glenlean Gold’ Luma apiculata ‘Glenlean Gold’ Luma…

13th May

…yellow. Magnolia ‘Illini Gold’ Magnolia ‘Illini Gold’ Magnolia ‘Illini Gold’ Magnolia ‘Illini Gold’ First flowering of Crataegus jozana. Crataegus jozana Crataegus jozana And of Crataegus horridus. Crataegus horridus Salix magnifica…

23rd May

…pseudoarmeria ‘Dreamland’ Iris sibirica ‘Fran’s Gold’, despite everything came fourth! Iris sibirica ‘Fran’s Gold’ The Queen and our new RHS president, Mr Weed (call me Keith please), in an electric…

8th November

…here than on either of the other juveniles. Ginkgo biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ Ginkgo biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ Ginkgo biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ 1960 – FJW Took November Pink, 2 seeds of Reticulata…

24th May

…Thankfully a gold medal for the Burncoose stand. gold medal The stand looks wonderful and the Cornus ‘Venus’ the showstopper.Vanda ‘Platinum Jubilee’ – an orchid named for the royal event….

12th September

…finished, dry until. 1985 – FJW Bad harvest. Nearly all finished. Bad summer – hyb’s yellow. First good leaves on Sinogrande. Beech trees look dreadful. 1963 – FJW Harvest all…

3rd August

…Sedum ‘Gold Mound’ may be dwarf and a rockery plant but it is still quite striking. No idea about its flowers. Sedum ‘Gold Mound’ Sedum ‘Gold Mound’ Ligularia gigantea ‘Giant…

25th September

…from cuttings so perhaps no need to gather the seed? Hypericum forrestii Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’ and Araucaria araucana look good together in the pale light. Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’…

24th April

…two weeks or so. Daphne will not be ready for the Rosemoor RHS rhododendron show this weekend. Magnolia ‘Daphne’ Tilia mongolica ‘Harvest Gold’ with its attractive (and early by Tilia…

22nd May

…x altaclarensis ‘Gold King’ Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Gold King’ Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Gold King’ Ilex ficoidea in bud. Ilex ficoidea The old original Magnolia sieboldii subsp. sinensis. Magnolia sieboldii subsp….

21st May

…The family line up (with Giles of course) Pictures of the gold medal in our hands. gold medal gold medal 2023 – CHW Zantedeschia aethiopica full out already. We saw…

17th April

…dryophylla Symplocos dryophylla First few flowers out on Magnolia ‘Gold Star’. Only really yellow as the flower opens. Magnolia ‘Gold Star’ Magnolia ‘Gold Star’ Michelia x foggii ‘Jack Fogg’ just…

12th July

…on the sunnier side as you can see. A great display for July. Luma apiculata ‘Glanleam Gold’ Luma apiculata ‘Glanleam Gold’ Luma apiculata ‘Glanleam Gold’ 2019 – CHW Another photography…

10th September

…this large plant at the entrance to the Burncoose Garden. Cornus kousa ‘Gold Star’ Cornus kousa ‘Gold Star’ 2017 – CHW Jaimie and his team have been cutting the trash…