…at the nursery sales point. The first time we have ever stocked a yellow form. Clivia miniata Clivia miniata Magnolia and Podocarpus make an excellent contrast and wonderful show below…

…a few days from drought. When in a depressed mood, because I see no real rain in the next weeks forecast, I begin to wonder if it is worth growing…

…show well after flowering. Abelia grandiflora Abelia grandiflora Carpinus betulus ‘Pendula’ still with wonderful autumn colour in late December. A small growing ‘mushroom’ shaped tree which Burncoose ought to stock….

…scheme by mobile phone owners. I wonder if the government will achieve that or if the conspiracy theorists will put many of us off? On another tack the unions, and…

…and our other older plant has gone (nearly) the same way at the same time. I wonder at the cause? Neolitsea sericea Euonymus hamiltonianus ‘Popcorn’ in full flower and recovering…

…var. chinensis This was planted as Sorbus sargentiana in 1991 but seems similar to our younger Sorbus wilsoniana. I wonder if it is actually Sorbus splendens? (IDS yearbook 2019 Pages…

…very fine too but in need (again) of re-staking. I wonder why we never grew this here before? Crataegus laevigata ‘Pauls Scarlet’ Crataegus laevigata ‘Pauls Scarlet’ Aesculus carnea ‘Briottii’ has…

…ripe and I rather wonder if there actually are seeds in these huge pods. Magnolia rostrata 2016 – CHW Sad news. The recently registered (as new) Magnolia ‘Tropicana’ has split…

…of side shoots from the base. Oreopanax incisus Oreopanax incisus 2019 – CHW A wonderful photograph in Jim Gardiner’s Christmas card: This is a picture of Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata…

…of the plant and plenty more new shoots still emerging in December. Small wonder these new species are so tender and difficult to get going! Will they adjust eventually to…