…Day’ Rosa ‘Your Wedding Day’ Rosa ‘Ruby 40th Anniversary’ Rosa ‘Ruby 40th Anniversary’ Rosa ‘Ruby 40th Anniversary’ Rosa ‘Ruby 40th Anniversary’ Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘Rainbow’ with seeds. Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘Rainbow’ Leucothoe…

…Anniversary party at Burncoose. 40th Anniversary party 40th Anniversary party 40th Anniversary party 40th Anniversary party 40th Anniversary party Cutting the ribbon exactly as we did 40 years ago. Cutting…

…Azalea ‘Blushing Belle’. Late flowers on Camellia japonica ‘Golden Anniversary’. Camellia japonica ‘Golden Anniversary’ To the greenhouse to select plant gifts for our trip this week. Prickly new growth on…

…‘Happy Anniversary’ may be better pictures than we have? ‘Happy Anniversary’ ‘Happy Anniversary’ ‘Happy Anniversary’ ‘Pride of England’ ‘Pride of England’ ‘Pride of England’ ‘Sunny Sky’ (it was not –…

…back. Azalea ‘Greenway’ Camellia ‘Silver Anniversary’ well out now. Camellia ‘Silver Anniversary’ Camellia ‘Silver Anniversary’ and a pinkish (unnamed) form of Camellia japonica near the tallest veitchii. Camellia japonica Another…

…combination with the leaves. Buddleia ‘Silver Anniversary’ Buddleia ‘Silver Anniversary’ Pseudopanax with seeds. Pseudopanax with seeds Rudbeckia triloba ‘Prairie Glow’ in full flower. Rudbeckia triloba ‘Prairie Glow’ Rudbeckia triloba ‘Prairie…

…sasanqua ‘Hiryu’ Camellia japonica ‘Silver Anniversary’ full out and with some petal blight already below the two Magnolia x veitchii. Camellia japonica ‘Silver Anniversary’ Camellia japonica ‘Silver Anniversary’ Camellia japonica…

…another ‘Mary Costa’ but this is rather better. Completely unfrosted. Camellia ‘Silver Anniversary’ Camellia ‘Silver Anniversary’ I had been expecting Rhododendron ‘Crossbill’ to show any day but nothing yet on…

…plants here in a clump which will give wind protection from easterly gales over time. Camellia ‘Silver Anniversary’ Camellia ‘Silver Anniversary’ Another couple of plants of pink form ‘Bo-Peep’ in…

…Camellia ‘Silver Anniversary’ Camellia ‘Silver Anniversary’ The dainty Camellia ‘Cornish Spring’ is a great show below Burns Bank. Camellia ‘Cornish Spring’ Camellia ‘Cornish Spring’ Masses to see and admire on…

…Hydrangea ‘Magical Amethyst’ Hydrangea ‘St Moritzburg’ – quite nice Hydrangea ‘St Moritzburg’ Crocosmia ‘Okavango’ – a nice orange Crocosmia ‘Okavango’ Rosa ‘Special Anniversary’ – quickly fades to pink Rosa ‘Special…

…Tilia henryana Buddleia ‘Silver Anniversary’ full out and looking good – flower and foliage. Buddleia ‘Silver Anniversary’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Little Lime’ is turning colour and now greenish. This is an…

…benches First flowers on the semi-evergreen Rhododendron ‘Chink’. Rhododendron ‘Chink’ Styrax japonicus ‘Pendulus’ very nearly at its best. Styrax japonicus ‘Pendulus’ Styrax japonicus ‘Pendulus’ Camellia japonica ‘Silver Anniversary’ just out….

…‘Mary Costa’ Roosting rook and jackdaw droppings on the huge leaves of Aucuba omeiensis. Aucuba omeiensis Camellia japonica ‘Silver Anniversary’ and Camellia x williamsii ‘St Ewe’. Camellia japonica ‘Silver Anniversary’…

…its flowers. Chamelancium uncinatum Callistemon ‘Kings Park Special’ – very special indeed – deado even! Always good to have a dead plant behind the speaker at a launch. Callistemon ‘Kings…

…Hellebores look good too beside the new 40 Year Anniversary sign. Hellebores The landscapers have rearranged and extended all the upraised herbaceous plant beds. upraised herbaceous plant beds New garden…

…for the 25th anniversary book are well in hand and it appears to be costing the members very little.The meeting ends in complete hilarity when, for some bizarre reason, Jonathan…

…about special offers. Bowdens refuse to remove the special offer signs so a standoff is achieved by evening with the prospect of much more fun and rows to come. Naomie…

…a ‘Mrs Butler’ special. Rhododendron ‘Lady Montagu Group’ Rhododendron ‘Lady Montagu Group’ Rhododendron ‘Lems Cameo’ just coming out. Five years from planting. Rhododendron ‘Lems Cameo’ Rhododendron ‘Lems Cameo’ Rhododendron ‘Cinnabarinum…

…Wars’ Magnolia ‘Early Rose’ – I saw this first at Hergest Croft but it is actually a sister seedling to ‘Star Wars’. Nothing that special as yet. Magnolia ‘Early Rose’…