16th March

‘Midnight Magic’ is as near black as you can get as it first comes out. Camellia ‘Midnight Magic’ Camellia ‘Midnight Magic’ Camellia ‘Midnight Magic’ A dwarf rhododendron species in the…

2nd January

…together. A good early red – variable semi double shape. Camellia ‘Midnight Magic’ Camellia ‘Midnight Magic’ Still plenty of colour on the mounded Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Ocanee’. All the other forms…

4th March

…japonica ‘Midnight Variegated’ a good new addition to the collection. Camellia japonica ‘Midnight Variegated’ Camellia japonica ‘Midnight Variegated’ Hydrangeas bursting into leaf. Hydrangeas bursting into leaf On Bond Street a…

30th April

…Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ Camellia japonica ‘Midnight Magic’ still flowering well and a very dark red. Camellia japonica ‘Midnight Magic’ Camellia japonica ‘Midnight Magic’ Last flower or two on Camellia reticulata…

27th March 1897 – 2020

‘Midnight Variegated’ – the variegation is on the outside of the outer petals and only evident on fallen flowers. Camellia ‘Midnight Variegated’ Camellia ‘Midnight Variegated’ An elderly Rhododendron sutchuenense. Not…

25th March 1897 – 2020

…the path towards Rookery Gate. What a red! This will be a bestseller for many years for Burncoose Nurseries. Camellia ‘Midnight Magic’ Camellia ‘Midnight Magic’ Pinus patula has not enjoyed…

18th March 1897 – 2020

…many. No idea who she was. Camellia ‘Annie Waylam’ Camellia ‘Annie Waylam’ Camellia ‘Midnight Magic’ is known and deservedly in the Burncoose catalogue. Slightly sparse flowerer here but a good…

21st March 1897 – 2020

…on the way:Camellia ‘Midnight Magic’ – still a sparse flowerer at a young age. Camellia ‘Midnight Magic’ Camellia reticulata – white form is new to us. Crinkly leaves when young….

28th February 1897 – 2020

…Magnolia ‘Leda’ – likewise. Magnolia ‘Leda’ Serena’s plaque is now up at the Isla Rose Plantation beside a young oak tree. Serena’s plaque Camellia ‘Midnight Variegated’ has light irregular white…

14th August

…Magnolias look a superb crop for next spring at Burncoose. newly potted on Magnolias > Thousands of potted camellia liners excellent also. Thousands of potted camellia liners Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Midnight

29th July

…nice new thing. Poleonemium ‘Sulphur Trumpets’ Agapanthus ‘Midnight Star’ is attractive but there are now scores of very similar varieties all with ‘selling’ names. I photographed at least a dozen…

3rd April

…to be much larger. x Rhaphiobotrya ‘Coppertone’ x Rhaphiobotrya ‘Coppertone’ Camellia ‘Midnight Magic’ still has some very good dark red double flowers as the camellia season finishes earlier than I…

7th February

…Dog Kennels. bottom end of the Kitchen Garden Prunus ‘Kursar’ out below the tower. Prunus ‘Kursar’ Prunus ‘Kursar’ Camellia japonica ‘Midnight’ out in Kennel Close. First flowers out on Rhododendron…

17th February

…9am through to midnight) where we try to do some planting but eventually give up.Nevertheless in the last 3 warm and wet days the magnolia season is upon us in…

20th March

…reticulata ‘Red Crystal’ Camellia ‘Night Rider’ which grows by the mist houses at Burncoose. Not a very vigorous grower but what a colour when first out. Darker even than ‘Midnight

8th July

midnight! A wet period but no rain fell on this day. 1994 – FJW June was fairly dry (3 good days for the Royal Cornwall). Not very hot and rain…

14th July

…on the drive last Thursday night with no wind at all. It had to be removed sharpish for a wedding party who were lucky to have found it after midnight

20th November

…Walk. The police arrived at midnight so the ‘Redcare’ phone disconnection system actually worked. They came in 45 minutes unlike the ambulance service on a call out for Dad recently…