29th March

…just out. Not perhaps as striking as it was last year. Magnolia ‘Amethyst Flame’ Magnolia ‘Amethyst Flame’ Magnolia ‘Lili Diva’ (Magnolia liliiflora ‘Nigra’ x Magnolia sprengeri diva) has been frosted…

11th April

…x Magnolia ‘Vulcan’. Tiny flowers as you can see. Magnolia ‘Amethyst Flame’ Magnolia ‘Amethyst Flame’ Prunus ‘Horinji’ – another quite superb Matsumae cherry and full out today. Prunus ‘Horinji’ Prunus…

21st July

…Cardiocrinum giganteum in the show tunnel. Cardiocrinum giganteum 2016 – CHW Trip to Burncoose to photograph more new plants for the 2017 catalogue:Hydrangea ‘Magical Amethyst’ – as its name implies…

25th June

…says it should have a blacker stem? Agapanthus ‘Graphite White’ Agapanthus ‘Graphite White’ Hydrangea arborescens ‘Magical Tinkerbell’. An odd name for a rather indifferent flower! Hydrangea arborescens ‘Magical Tinkerbell’ Hydrangea…

27th March

…‘Lili Diva’ Magnolia ‘Lili Diva’ Magnolia kobus ‘White Elegance’. Magnolia kobus ‘White Elegance’ Magnolia kobus ‘White Elegance’ Magnolia ‘Amethyst’. Magnolia ‘Amethyst’ Magnolia ‘Amethyst’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Serene’. Magnolia…

18th August

…Dream’ and Lysimachia ‘Alexander’ Hypericum inodorum ‘Magical Beauty’ which I first saw in flower at Bodmin Garden Centre. Impressive seed heads now as well. Hypericum inodorum ‘Magical Beauty’ Hypericum inodorum…

7th March 1897 – 2020

…Farm nursery about four years ago. It was 6ft tall on arrival and is now twice this. Rehderodendron indochinense First flowering of Magnolia ‘Amethyst Flame’ in Kennel Close. Magnolia ‘Amethyst

8th March 1897 – 2020

…here Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x ‘Vulcan’ Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x ‘Vulcan’ Magnolia ‘Holywell’ – first flowering here Magnolia ‘Holywell’ Magnolia ‘Holywell’ Magnolia ‘Amethyst Flame’ – first flowering here Magnolia ‘Amethyst Flame’ Magnolia…

27th March 1897 – 2020

…really is not at all bad with a whitish rim to the tepals. Magnolia ‘Amethyst Flame’ Magnolia ‘Amethyst Flame’ 2018 – CHW This camera got dropped recently and is performing…

12th July

‘Magical Mont Blanc’ which I guess we should stock soon as it is very good Magical Mont Blanc Magical Mont Blanc  ‘Phantom’ which we do stock but I have…

22nd July

…decently scented. Dianthus ‘Candy Floss’ An interesting new fern which I had not seen before – Cheilanthes lanosa. Cheilanthes lanosa Salvia ‘Deep Blue’. Salvia ‘Deep Blue’ Salvia ‘Amethyst Lips’ is…

14th April

…Cup’ Magnolia ‘Amethyst Flame’ – another dwarfish grower for the smaller garden. Another of Vance Hooper’s (M. liliiflora x M. ‘Vulcan’). Magnolia ‘Amethyst Flame’ Magnolia ernestii has few flowers this…

2nd April

…Artistry’ Magnolia ‘Anya’ Magnolia ‘Anya’ Magnolia ‘Amethyst’ Magnolia ‘Amethyst’ Magnolia x veitchii ‘Isca’ at 100ft+ Magnolia x veitchii ‘Isca’ The end of the fallen beech tree above Green Gate after…

28th March

…living up to its name I guess as the buds curve like sentries. Magnolia ‘Sentinel’ Magnolia ‘Sentinel’ Magnolia ‘Amethyst’ – ditto as regards its name. Magnolia ‘Amethyst’ Magnolia ‘Anya’ slightly…

24th September

‘Amethyst Lips’ in a pot. Salvia ‘Amethyst Lips’ The newly planted Ternstroemia aff. chapensis. A new species here. Ternstroemia aff. chapensis Ternstroemia aff. chapensis Schefflera macrophylla has died following its…

20th October

…White’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Waterfall White’ Piles of brambles removed from azaleas above White Styles. Piles of brambles Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Magical Snowstar’ is newly planted but has decent autumn colour and…

17th August

…Monarda ‘Knight Violet’ and Eryngium planum ‘Magical Purple Falls’ Monarda ‘Knight Violet’ and Eryngium planum ‘Magical Purple Falls’ Lobelia siphilitica ‘Blue’and Lobelia ‘Fanship Burgundy’ Lobelia siphilitica ‘Blue’and Lobelia ‘Fanship Burgundy’…

27th July

…superb by the nursery entrance. Hydrangea ‘Selma’ Hydrangea ‘Magical Revolution Blue’ a strange and erratic bicolour thing. Hydrangea ‘Magical Revolution Blue’ The best thing in the Burncoose garden today was…

6th July

…new growth Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Party Lights’ Photinia fraseri ‘Magical Volcano’ – silly selling name but much better than ‘Red Robin’ and on a par with Photinia serratifolia ‘Pink Crispy’ Photinia…

27th June

…Tuesday’ is quite nice in flower. Helenium ‘Ruby Tuesday’ The new hydrangeas are being picked out to go for sale at Hampton Court show starting next weekend: Hydrangea ‘Magical Noblesse’…