30th April

…Magnolia ‘Purple Prince’ Magnolia ‘Purple Prince’ Rhododendron ‘Winsome’. Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ Rhododendron quinquefolium ‘Five Arrows’ – a gift from Exbury. Rhododendron quinquefolium ‘Five Arrows’ Rhododendron quinquefolium ‘Five Arrows’ 2025 – CHW…

12th May 1897 – 2020

…are perfect for the show – these flowers last for weeks. Protea ‘Little Prince’ Protea ‘Little Prince’ Protea ‘Little Prince’ A self sown wild strawberry in flower – Fragaria vesca….

21st September

…‘Winter Prince’ was a gift. It has ‘sat’ for a year with little, if any, new growth but now its first (autumn!) flower buds. A pale yellow it seems. Rhodelia…

9th April 1897 – 2020

…No idea of its provenance. Magnolia ‘Purple Prince’ Magnolia ‘Purple Prince’ Magnolia ‘Purple Prince’ Rhododendron principis Rhododendron principis Rhododendron principis Rhododendron principis One of the last bulbicodums still just out….

19th September

…fortunei ‘Winter Prince’. Orange buds opening yellow which tells us a bit about its parentage. Mahonia fortunei ‘Winter Prince’ Young plants of Mallotus japonicus have positively enjoyed the drought and…

5th July 1897 – 2020

…habit and even more bluish leaves. Planted 2017 and a gift from Peter Moore. Said to be very hardy. Buddleia limitanea Buddleia limitanea Buddleia limitanea Fagus sylvatica ‘Prince George of…

2nd April 1897 – 2020

…First seen in The Valley Gardens at Windsor a couple of years ago. Late season flowerer. Magnolia ‘Purple Prince’ Magnolia ‘Purple Prince’ Some of the yellow male catkins on Betula…

22nd July

…a good late show. Weigela ‘Red Prince’ Weigela ‘Red Prince’ Dahlia ‘Hot Chocolate’ well worth stocking. Dahlia ‘Hot Chocolate’ Dahlia ‘Hot Chocolate’ Hosta ‘Guacamole’ with pale lavender flowers. Hosta ‘Guacamole’…

3rd June 1897 – 2020

…perhaps to the colour combination of Magnolia ‘Old Port’? Magnolia ‘Purple Prince’ Magnolia ‘Purple Prince’ Styrax japonicus ‘Westpelaar’ is another new clone for our collection with large leaves and flowers….

19th May

…x wulfenii ‘Walberton’s Little Treasure’. Euphorbia x wulfenii ‘Walberton’s Little Treasure’. Clematis ‘Minamo-no-Yousei’. Clematis ‘Minamo-no-Yousei’. Clematis ‘Minamo-no-Yousei’. Hosta ‘Red Ninja’ – the eventual winner. Hosta ‘Red Ninja’ Hosta ‘Red Ninja’…

26th June

…to photograph. Leycesteria ‘Little Lanterns’ was new to the Burncoose catalogue this year and I had not seen it in flower before. Leycesteria ‘Little Lanterns’ Leycesteria ‘Little Lanterns’ Verbascum ‘Lavender…

9th June

…niger ‘Golden Tower’ Sambucus niger ‘Golden Tower’ Cordyline australis ‘Red Star’ Cordyline australis ‘Red Star’ Protea cynaroides ‘Little Prince’ Protea cynaroides ‘Little Prince’ Sambucus niger ‘Black Lace’ Sambucus niger ‘Black…

22nd May 1897 – 2020

…sister Gemma Arterton & Guy Hands Gemma Arterton & John Hill Gemma Arterton & protea ‘Little Prince’ John Hill from Burncoose Nurseries, Gemma Arterton, Gabby Evans from the Prince’s Trust…

11th December

…spring. Here a Prince Albert’s Yew (Saxegothaea conspicua) to give shelter one day from the east. Prince Albert’s Yew The reinforcements to the windbreak above the path are now in…

25th April

…The old plants of Rhododendron ‘Veryan Bay’ nearing their last ‘hurrah’. Rhododendron ‘Veryan Bay’ Rhododendron ‘Veryan Bay’ First flowering here of Magnolia ‘Purple Prince’ which I first saw in the…

26th April

…‘Jack Fogg’ Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Crimson Prince’ in full leaf. After uplifting nearby trees recently it now has a better chance. Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Crimson Prince’ The unusual combination of…

15th April 1897 – 2020

…‘Purple Prince’ – no comment! Magnolia ‘Purple Prince’ This Aesculus species with wonderful orange indumentum on the stems of new growth and flowers which have just emerged from the sticky…

20th May 1897 – 2020

…although not actually working of course. Chelsea 2016 Chelsea 2016 Chelsea 2016 2015 – CHW Protea ‘Little Prince’ We have taken more orders already than in the whole of the…

13th March

…Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’ Erica arborea showing a little frost damage and Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ with flowers just opening. Erica arborea showing a little frost damage and Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’…

1st December

…with its vibrant autumn colours. This was a gifted layer from the Tregrehan plant. Enkianthus serrulatus Acer forrestii has little notable autumn colour here. Rather drab. Acer forrestii Pruning out…