17th February

…colour. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ is the centrepiece with Magnolia ‘Raspberry Fun’, Magnolia ‘Antje Zandee’, Magnolia ‘Blue Opal’ and Magnolia ‘Mighty Mouse’ included as well. A new kalmia planting too as…

11th February

…Purple Breeze Purple Eye Purple Star Rose Marie Rominas Pink Sybille dawsoniana Valley Splendour stellata Wisley Stardust R&G Celtis sinensisPavia Euonymus americanusAvaxa 1 Acer macrophyllum 1 Berberis jamesiana 1 Berberis…

9th January

…other greenhouses.Rhododendron nobleanum ‘Album’ bought from Millais in the autumn is just coming out. Pink in bud though! Tregothnan had this form on the main drive and Lord Falmouth often…

22nd October

…Guangdong province. Callicarpa species Acer truncatum var barbinerve with the seed heads colouring. Acer truncatum var barbinerve Carpinus caroliniana with excellent autumn colour which I have not picked up on…

23rd September

…extraordinary colour and pleasantly early in the autumn too. We have a whole section of plants to buy that are wonderful for autumn colour at Burncoose. Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata…

6th August

…Time to get the autumn/spring rare plant orders for Caerhays into the pipeline before the European nurseries produce their autumn availability lists. Lunaplant in Germany promise a delivery of a…

19th September

…Camellia sinensis Seed heads on Illicium macranthum (BSWJ 11809) in the frame. Did I photograph the flowers? Illicium macranthum This is what the autumn colour should look like on Disanthus…

23rd July

…serrata ‘Kiwi Sunset’ which goes on to produce wonderful autumn colour. Zelkova serrata ‘Kiwi Sunset’ Zelkova serrata ‘Kiwi Sunset’ Corylus colurna which I turfed out here some years ago as…

21st November

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2023 – CHW Something approaching autumn colour on Nyssa sinensis. Nyssa sinensis The top ten feet…

1st July

…opinion but no mention of this in the article. Secondly the Caerhays plant has intense scarlet then almost black autumn colour. Rather better than described in Hillier’s who say autumn