…In fact the buds on Black Tulip, Apollo, Genie and Star Wars were also eaten. Taking into account that our trees are still small, the damage was devastating. We reduced…

…is unnamed is looking good outside the front gate in the sun. The flowers are smaller and darker than ‘Caerhays Belle’ but this is not bad for February. The other…

…Office. cryptomeria Pseudocydonia sinensis Pseudocydonia sinensis Just look at the white undersides of the leaves on one ilex oak (still) being battered by the wind. ilex oak (background) 2005 –…

…today despite even more frequent heavy showers. Erica erigena ‘Irish Dusk’ Erica erigena ‘Irish Dusk’ Erica erigena ‘Irish Dusk’ Erica x darleyensis ‘White Perfection’ Erica x darleyensis ‘White Perfection’ Erica…

…cash point. This variety is a sport of ‘Betty Sheffield’ which is pure white! ‘Betty Sheffield Supreme’ has red frills so we appear to have propagated a branch that has…

…White’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’ First flower on Rhododendron moupinense on the drive which is all looking very neat and tidy. Rhododendron moupinense Rhododendron irroratum is late out. I think…

…also looking particularly good. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Rubin’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Rubin’ 2019 – CHW The two magnolias through the arch continue to come out despite the coldish snap and…

…flowers that are fully open, as you can see against this overcast sky. Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’ Illicium anisatum is out in…

…alba ‘Strybing White’ Magnolia campbellii var. alba ‘Strybing White’ Meanwhile the rather pale campbellii near Tin Garden has seen a couple of its flowers begin to open. campbellii campbellii We…

…the white forms of sasanqua. white forms of sasanqua 2022 – CHW After heavy rain for 16 hours another planting day with the ground rather wetter.Berries on Vaccinium retusum as…

…red as here. Aesculus hipposcastanum Aesculus hipposcastanum Azalea ‘Whitethroat’ making a good start. Rounded and slowish growing as a clump. Azalea ‘Whitethroat’ Azalea ‘Whitethroat’ The few Wilson 50 azaleas by…

…away with huge leaves. Juglans major Juglans major Melicytus crassifolius is covered in berries. Unlike the plants in the nursery these have still to turn white. Melicytus crassifolius Quercus liebmannii…

…be an uproar from the locals so batten down the hatches on social media. No overnight parking will now mean you get fined rather than a bollocking or being moved…

…is now coming out properly. Michelia doltsopa ‘Fairy White’ Michelia doltsopa ‘Fairy White’ The first plants from Burncoose for the shop are tucked away in the greenhouse. We open the…

…Helleborus ‘Penny’s Pink’ Helleborus ‘Emma’ Helleborus ‘Molly’s White’ Helleborus ‘Molly’s White’ Helleborus ‘Moondance’ – gorgeous leaves. Helleborus ‘Moondance’ Helleborus ‘Moondance’ Helleborus ‘Moondance’ Pulmonaria ‘Opal’ – nice flower but poor foliage…

…Magnolia ‘Strybing White’ nearly out properly now – a fortnight on from the first colour and held back by the cold nights. Magnolia ‘Strybing White’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Alpen Glo’ looking…

…Trachycarpus wagnerianus The stems of Cornus sanguinea ‘Winter Fire’ looking great in the sun. Cornus sanguinea ‘Winter Fire’ Edgeworthia chrysantha with an early bee in attendance. Edgeworthia chrysantha 2024 –…

…CHW Still a strongish east wind. Magnolia ‘Fairy White’ is nearly over. Magnolia ‘Fairy White’ Magnolia ‘Fairy White’ Whereas Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’ is still in tight bud. Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’…

…overcast day. Prunus incisa ‘Kojo-no-mai’ looking exceptional by the till at Burncoose. Prunus incisa ‘Kojo-no-mai’ Cornus officinalis just going over but a much larger flower than Cornus mas. Cornus officinalis…

…Lunaplant. Magnolia ‘Diana’ Magnolia ‘Diana’ Acer mandshuricum very early into leaf as usual. Acer mandshuricum Our original and near pure white Magnolia cylindrica – planted 1963. Magnolia cylindrica Magnolia cylindrica…