…CHW Another storm casualty which I also missed earlier has been a large chunk of the elderly Rhododendron arboreum (white) on the path up to the Isla Rose Plantation. The…

…is a European species and well suited to exposure in the Isla Rose. Euonymus latifolius Euonymus latifolius Euonymus latifolius Berberis jamesiana flowering its heart out. Berberis jamesiana Berberis jamesiana My…

…looks perfect. Azalea ‘Rosebud’ Azalea ‘Rosebud’ Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’ as good as ever in the Isla Rose Plantation. Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’ Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’ Aesculus x mutabilis…

…flowers. 1917 – JCW Buddleias are good now there is very little else. The Gros au Felicity rose has been very good since May, but wants food. 1916 – JCW…

…flowers left. Styrax Langlongense is good. Plagianthus good. Romneya and American Pillars good. Lonicera macrophylla has been remarkable. 1927 – JCW The Romneya is very good and the [rose] American…

…magnolia First flower almost out on Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’. At Tregrehan in the glasshouse both the white and red forms were full out last week. Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’…

…secondary flowering? The buds are rounded and reddish opening more rose pink-white. Very few flowers on what is now a 5ft tall erect shrub. Rhododendron aperantum Rhododendron aperantum Rhododendron aperantum…

…in the Isla Rose area. I supposedly saw this for the first time yesterday at Tregrehan. Callicarpa formosana Plenty of secondary flowers on the old wisteria by the playhouse. Many…

…campanulatus ‘Rosewarne’ as good as pictured at Caerhays last week. Alice’s jasmine (Jasminum officinale affine) has shed many of its flowers but there is still quite a show and a…

…not much else except the Romneya and remains of Rambler Rose. 1924 – JCW The Plagianthus are our best thing. The Auriculatum x Decorum very good but there is not…

…spot for decades, they can be a bit smaller. Agapanthus campanulatus ‘Rosewarne’ Agapanthus campanulatus ‘Rosewarne’ 2015 – CHW Hydrangea seemanii full out over the arch by the back yard. What…

…fortnight. Good to be back! The wonderful Roy Lancaster introduced climbing rose species is nearly over on the front arch. I have no idea of a name? The hips are…

…find it elsewhere. Grown by Roseland House Nursery. Lonicera subaequalis Also a stock plant of Luzuriaga radicans which is listed in Hilliers as a shrub rather than a climber. Luzuriaga…

…JCW Returned from a month in Scotland. Roses going over but yet good, The Rambler. L giganteum. Brunonis roses are yet good. All daff seed, even Recurvas, has been picked….

…African plant with rosemary-like leaves and rather better flowers. Gomphostigma virgatum Persicaria alpina is another new entry for the catalogue. Persicaria alpina Magnolia potting week in the nursery. Magnolia potting…

…the old magnolia. 1930 – JCW Much as in 1915. 1915 – JCW Rose nia R brunonis only starting. Wilson’s Fortunei wane and so A ‘Mikado’. Escallonia pteroclada coming on….

…ago. variegated Turkey oak Another flower on Buddleai speciosissima. Buddleai speciosissima The variation in the leaf forms of young Quercus ilex is incredible. Above the Isla Rose the look like…

…laxiflora var. macrostachya Carpinus cordata. Carpinus cordata Carpinus cordata Carpinus caroliniana. Carpinus caroliniana Juglans microcarpa. Juglans microcarpa Juglans microcarpa 2022 – CHW Styrax japonicus ‘Farges Belle’ in the Isla Rose…

…buckeye is an excellent species. Aesculus californica Aesculus californica Aesculus californica A third Carrieria calycina in the Isla Rose area. Leaves similar to the one in Kennel Close but not…

…leaves. Wisteria floribunda ‘Alba’ Gillenia trifoliata in full flower. New to the Burncoose catalogue this year. Gillenia trifoliata Gillenia trifoliata Rosa ‘Blue for You’ on the Cornish Rose Company stand….