26th May

…despite a decade of research after he retired in our planting archive. Perhaps my great uncle (Charles Williams) bought these? Azalea ‘Royal Command’ or ‘Golden Flare’ Azalea ‘Royal Command’ or…

8th June

…of Jazzy potatoes The Burncoose Nurseries stand at the Royal Cornwall Show. Burncoose Nurseries stand at the Royal Cornwall Show Burncoose Nurseries stand at the Royal Cornwall Show Burncoose Nurseries…

19th February

…eighty Cornish schools shut, no refuse collection, no trains of any sort, no planes out of Newquay. The county council declared a state of emergency from their command bunker. So…

16th June

…at Edgbaston. Euonymus japonicus ‘Aureus’ in full flower. Euonymus japonicus ‘Aureus’ Euonymus japonicus ‘Aureus’ A tremendous show of flowering on Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’. Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’ Cotinus coggygria…

24th May

‘Royal Flush’ – Yellow (centres – yellow in bud). Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ – Yellow Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ – Pink but slightly different to the one earlier. Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ Rhododendron…

Royal Cornwall Show – 2022

…reticulata ‘Dr Clifford Parks’ Camellia reticulata ‘Dr Clifford Parks’ Camellia reticulata ‘Emma Gaet’ Camellia reticulata ‘Emma Gaet’ Camellia reticulata ‘Royalty’ Camellia reticulata ‘Royalty’ Camellia reticulata ‘Miss Tulare’ Camellia reticulata ‘Miss…

12th May

…more. Enkianthus campanulatus Enkianthus campanulatus Acer platanoides ‘Royal Red’ has fine new leaves. Acer platanoides ‘Royal Red’ Acer platanoides ‘Royal Red’ Acer heldreichii looks very much like an A. platanoides!…

19th June

…viscosum x ‘Midsommer Maiden’ Rhododendron viscosum x ‘Midsommer Maiden’ Another form of Rhododendron royallii ‘Royal Flush’ full out which is I think a solitary survivor of what was ‘Royal Flush…

16th July

…Flush’ – Pink is on Burns Bank. Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ Seed heads on Buddleia limitea. I suppose it is easy enough from cuttings. Seed heads on Buddleia…

29th September

…Malus ‘Royal beauty’ Malus ‘Royal beauty’ Malus ‘Royalty Malus ‘Royalty’ Euonymus hamiltonianus ‘Rising sun’ with a great show on the sales point. Euonymus hamiltonianus ‘Rising sun’ Escallonia ‘Peach Blossom’ still…

26th December

…then weaken themselves by overseeding and use all their energy to procreate. Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ The Fuchsia exorticatica outside the front door is again…

8th July

…has flashes on its angels trumpets! dierama dierama dierama dierama The last of the Rhododendron royalii ‘Pink Flush’ is out and flopping in the heat on Burns Bank. Rhododendron royalii…

12th July

…and no flowers ever spotted. Magnolia virginiana ‘Havener’ Two dead Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ beyond George’s Hut – last years drought again. wo dead Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ A few tail end…

6th May

…A flower or two on our Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ by George’s Hut. Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ The rare Rhododendron concinnum now in far too much shade by the Acer griseum. Rhododendron…

29th May

…trunk Camellia ‘Kerguelen’ with its peculiar variegated leaves has produced its first flower. Very late indeed it is. Camellia ‘Kerguelen’ Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ – yellow form – is nicely out…

14th March 1897 – 2020

…Magnolia stellata ‘Chrysanthenumiflora’ Magnolia stellata ‘Royal Star’ was planted in 1991 and is now about 15ft tall with a similar or wider width. An impressive show. Magnolia stellata ‘Royal Star’…

17th March 1897 – 2020

…Prunus nipponica ‘Brilliant’ Prunus nipponica ‘Brilliant’ The new Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’ in bud. Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’ Magnolia ‘Royal Crown’ nicely out in a tunnel. Magnolia ‘Royal Crown’ Magnolia ‘Royal Crown’…

15th July

…‘Caerhays Splendour’ on the bank. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ The very late flowering pink form of Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’. Quite a display for mid July! Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’…

13th June

…Finis Pink’ – 2017 planted. Rhododendron ‘Royal Finis Pink’ Rhododendron ‘Royal Finis Pink’ Lots of clumps of youngish Rhododendron decorum now going over. Rhododendron decorum Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ just out at…

12th June

royalii ‘Yellow Flush Form’ Rhododendron royalii ‘Yellow Flush Form’ Cornus kousa ‘Doubloon’, also 2008 planted, has huge flowers albeit still only on its lower branches. This is a very good…