…eaten by the pheasant poults. colchicum The fence has been moved at the bottom of White Stiles field to give us room for the planting of a cherry avenue. White…

…shed its leaves and its white berries now have a hint of pink. Sorbus gongashanica Sorbus gongashanica 2019 – CHW Cotoneaster hualiensis covered in large red berries. The bush is…

…Group’. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Polar Bear’ and Hydrangea aspera ‘Villosa Group’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Skyfall’, some flowers still pure white, some older ones pink tinged. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Skyfall’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Skyfall’ Hydrangea…

…white berries. Excellent plants in 3 litre pots. Melicytus crassifolius Parthenocissus quinquefolia turning red already. Parthenocissus quinquefolia Pileostegia viburnoides in full flower. Pileostegia viburnoides Persicaria alpina in full flower. Persicaria…

…last to finish flowering. This is a suckering clump forming shrub from SE USA. White flowers with red anthers in 9-12in panicles. Well worth growing just to see some good…

…trip to Busy Bee Garden Centre. All the white poplar trees have gone in the car park and new tarmac being laid throughout. Despite this major expenditure the plant area…

…rosea ‘Flesh Pink’ also looks tatty and only 2 flowers this year. One had faded to near white. Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’ Lapageria rosea ‘Picotee’ is only just starting into…

…the others have finished flowering a young Rhododendron stamineum is full out with especially bold yellow centres to the white flowers. Rhododendron stamineum Rhododendron stamineum 2018 – CHW A trip…

…‘Carolyn Williams’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Carolyn Williams’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Carolyn Williams’ One of the two ancient white Camellia sasanquas is nearly over. white Camellia sasanquas The darker form of…

…for Tom Hudson’s Rhododendron kyawii. Rhododendron kyawii Reversion in the white variegated form of Hoheria populnea by George’s Hut. Hoheria populnea Camellia japonica ‘Mary Costa’ at its absolute best. Camellia…

…‘Cinnamon Cindy’ Camellia ‘Cinnamon Cindy’ Camellia ‘Cinnamon Cindy’ A strange white mould on the trunk of an elderly magnolia. I don’t think it is doing any harm. strange white mould…

…Two new plants for the soon to be published 2018 Burncoose catalogue and website.Schefflera gracilis is a small growing shrub here with an extended flower spike and creamy white flowers….

…intermedia ‘Jelena’ Schizostylis coccinea ‘Major’ still with plenty of flower (hesperantha now of course!). Schizostylis coccinea ‘Major’ Erica x darleyensis ‘White Perfection’ full out for Chrismas. Erica x darleyensis ‘White…

…Camellia cuspidata in the Rookery. All a bit battered. Camellia cuspidata The large dead white Rhododendron arboreum all cleared on Burns Bank. Rhododendron arboreum Euonymus moupinensis (E. echinatus) with attractive…

…pink been out for 3 weeks, also Engine House double white. Lapagerias good, some fuchsias still nice. Rho lutescens a lot out and very many other odd bits. Yellow Hammer…

…Few plants have longer lasting flowers! Lapageria ‘Picotee’ White argymanthemum full out! A clear sign of no frost yet. White argymanthemum 1996 – FJW Very similar to 1986 – but…

…the Ilex collection here. Ilex colchica Ilex colchica The new water tank at George’s Hut. new water tank at George’s Hut A single large white flower on an (unknown) evergreen…

…all looking good. herbaceous plants herbaceous plants herbaceous plants The leaves Euonymus hamiltonianus ‘Popcorn’ turn white before they drop. Loropetalum ‘Daybreak Flame’ also well into flower. Loropetalum ‘Daybreak Flame’ Good…

…were so worried about in the droughts. Still full of leaf and now decent sized leaves but no buds are showing. The neighbouring Magnolia dawsoniana is loaded with white buds….

…The flowers look nothing like M. ‘Anne Rosse’. ‘Mazara’ The New Zealand bred Magnolia ‘Mount Pironga’ is now performing exceptionally well and a most lovely white. Magnolia ‘Mount Pironga’ Magnolia…