28th March

…not identical to the P. flexuosa new shoots at Burncoose. Phyllostachys flexuosa Phyllostachys flexuosa Phyllostachys flexuosa Phyllostachys flexuosa One multi-stemmed Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ is now full out and at its…

21st January

…pond at Burncoose too where it tries, as here, to run wild. Phyllostachys flexuosa Phyllostachys flexuosa Phyllostachys flexuosa Phyllostachys flexuosa A good clump now in the teeth of the wind…

23rd June

…Holland’ The new to us Azalea ‘Blue Moon’ is a good thing. Azalea ‘Blue Moon’ All the camellia liners now potted on and looking good. camellia liners Huodendron biaristratum in…

26th July

…(or had) plants originally labelled M. dilleniifolia subsp. tenuis, M. dillenifolia subsp. cuneifolia and M. dilleniifolia subsp. flexuosa. The smaller plants of the latter have died since 2020 having been…

31st July

…Meliosma dilleniifolia subsp cuneifolia Meliosma flexuosa – now Meliosma dilleniifolia subsp flexuosa Meliosma tenuis – now Meliosma dilleniifolia subsp tenuis New Trees (effectively the ninth reference volume of Bean) implies…

11th March

‘Blue Giant’ would make an easy spring bulb pot sale with little effort. Chionodoxa forbesii ‘Blue Giant’ Chionodoxa forbesii ‘Blue Giant’ Chionodoxa forbesii ‘Blue Giant’ Rhododendron Nimrod Group was very…

10th July

…miles? the valley Phlox [?] and Ceanothus ‘Pearle Rose’. PHLOX x paniculata blue paradise AND ceanothus perle rose The commanding view of the house over the valley. the house Geranium…

1st July

…x ‘Midsummer Mermaid Blue’ flowering nicely with bluish new growth. A Glendoick cross planted in 2017. Rhododendron viscosum x ‘Midsummer Mermaid Blue’ Rhododendron viscosum x ‘Midsummer Mermaid Blue’ The bed…

25th July

…‘Okavango’ – big flower and quite unusual. Crocosmia ‘Okavango’ Crocosmia ‘Okavango’ Geranium ‘Eureka Blue’ – another nice blue but the name might sell it. Geranium ‘Eureka Blue’ Geranium ‘Eureka Blue’…