12th April

…var. magnificum Dipteronia sinensis Dipteronia sinensis Aesculus assamica Aesculus assamica Pinus ponderosa Pinus ponderosa Salix magnifica Salix magnifica Salix fargesii Salix fargesii Populus purdomii Populus purdomii Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ –…

31st March

…‘Black Swan’ Magnolia ‘Black Swan’ Salix hookeriana looking good and now in a vase for visitors to see. Salix gracilistyla ‘Mount Aso’, cut a month ago in flower, had rooted…

15th February

…‘Mount Aso’ is covered in flower by the Old Dog Kennels. Salix gracilistyla ‘Mount Aso’ Salix gracilistyla ‘Mount Aso’ A little colour showing already on Magnolia ‘Leonora’ near the Kennels….

20th April 1897 – 2020

…williamsii ‘Caerhays’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Caerhays’ Salix undensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ just leafing up in Tin Garden. Salix undensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix undensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ is darker than Magnolia…

4th April

…will be better! Salix purpurea ‘Nancy Saunders’ Salix purpurea ‘Nancy Saunders’ The Gunnera manicata beds are growing inches a day as this very wet, but mild, period continues. Gunnera manicata…

13th May

…Crataegus horridus Salix magnifica looking very fine. Salix magnifica Salix magnifica Rhododendron ovatum full out. Rhododendron ovatum 2022 – CHW As the Chelsea team start to pick out the plants…

29th August

…fargesii but the stems and buds are attractive. Growing in a damp place it has settled in well. Salix moupinensis Salix moupinensis Salix moupinensis In my care article on cordyline…

29th November

…CHW Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ is a good show today in Tin Garden. Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Another Rhododendron davidsonianum ‘Caerhays Pink’ with secondary flowers. Rhododendron davidsonianum ‘Caerhays Pink’ Lithocarpus…

1st May 1897 – 2020

…had not seen the catkins before standing upright on the stems. Salix moupinense Salix moupinense Salix moupinense Quercus x bushii ‘Seattle Trident’ – simply gorgeous new growth. Quercus x bushii…

22nd February

…Williams’ Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ Salix gracilistyla ‘Mt Aso’ with its delightful pink catkins is growing away well by the old dog kennels. Salix gracilistyla ‘Mt Aso’ Salix gracilistyla ‘Mt Aso’…

28th February

…at Trelonk. English partridges Melicytus crassifolius still covered in white berries. Melicytus crassifolius Salix gracilistyla ‘Mount Aso’ by the Old Kennels. An outstanding display today. Salix gracilistyla ‘Mount Aso’ Salix

19th March

…gloom these are large magnolias viewed from below the Gunnera bed. large magnolias Salix hookeriana just coming into flower. Salix hookeriana Salix hookeriana Salix hookeriana 2025 – CHW Another glorious…

14th June

…Camellias eaten alive by rabbits The Salix and Poplars by the lake are doing well. Salix and Poplars by the lake As is the Salix fargesii. Salix fargesii The magnolias…

24th July

…to 8ft. Salix bockii Salix bockii Salix bockii Agapanthus ‘Lavender Haze’ – nothing startling but nice enough. Agapanthus ‘Lavender Haze’ Agapanthus ‘Lavender Haze’ Agapanthus ‘Windsor Grey’ – dull white-grey flowers….

3rd September

…planting and 4ft already. This will be a new entry for the 2020 Burncoose website. Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ 2018 – CHW…

20th September

…to be becoming a tree rather than a bush. Salix moupinense Salix moupinense Salix moupinense Crataegus ellwangeriania ‘Fire Ball’ was a gift from Bluebell Nursery. Its fruits are now fully…

22nd September

Salix gracilistyla ‘Mount Aso’ Salix gracilistyla ‘Mount Aso’ Zelkova sicula curana has established well in its first year. A rare shrubby species with ovate serrated leaves. Zelkova sicula curana Zelkova…

14th May 1897 – 2020

…attractive red new growth and is thriving in this damp spot where we have previously lost several rhododendrons. Not dissimilar to Salix fargesii? Salix moupinensis Salix moupinensis A huge yellow…

5th May 1897 – 2020

…growth and flowers on Salix moupinensis. It looks very similar to what we saw on Salix fargesii a fortnight ago but the reference books say they are very similar. Salix

29th March

…‘Mount Aso’. Salix hookeriana Salix hookeriana 2022 – CHW A welcome bit of rain overnight.Magnolia Pickard’s Hybrid ‘PP7’ flowering here. The plant is destined for the Pickard magnolia collection at…