…seedling of Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta which is supposedly darker than robusta. Not much in my opinion but it has sold well at Burncoose. It is not exactly ‘blood red’….

…Oregon purchased by a Mr Mossman from Vancouver in 1963. A campbellii var. mollicomata x sargentiana robusta seedling which is large flowered but otherwise unremarkable. Magnolia ‘Mossman’s Giant’ Magnolia ‘Mossman’s…

…‘Felix Jury’ Rhododendron Golden Oriole Group – raised here as ‘Golden Oriole var. Busaco’. Rhododendron Golden Oriole Group Rhododendron Golden Oriole Group A grafted Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ above the greenhouse from…

…although it looked fine 10 days ago. I had feared the worst for these variegated Hoherias. Hoheria populnea ‘Variegata’ Hoheria populnea ‘Variegata’ Hoheria sextylosa ‘Pendula’ hardly has a leaf left…

…Lady’ x ‘Genie’ (named ‘Summer Rose’) – Magnolia ‘Eleanor May’ – Magnolia ‘John Congreve’ – Magnolia ‘Sundew’ x ‘Vulcan’ 1 (named ‘Loving Cup’) – Magnolia sprengeri var. Diva Simpson form…

…(apparently now crispa var. farreri) which is supposed to flower in April is in full bud and well out today. This plant has grown enormously since it was planted in…

…now most impressive. lower lake Cornus ‘Venus’ (Cornus kousa var. chinensis x Cornus nuttallii Goldspot x Cornus kousa) was in full sun and the pure white flowers were nearly over…

…recently arrived from Pavia for growing on and planting out. – Corylus yunnanensis – Corylus ferox var. tibetica – Juglans nigra ‘Laciniata’ – Juglans microcarpa – Quercus skinneri – Quercus…

…Caerhays collection. Carpinus cordata. Carpinus laxiflora var. macrostachya. Carpinus caucasica. Populus wilsonii Rhamnus alnus. We then visited the third also adjacent garden – Sezincote. A most unusual house. The Orangery…

…As is the very similar and equally lovely Prunus ‘Kursar’ (P. campanulata x P. nipponica var. kurilensis). Also bred by Collingwood Ingram. Prunus ‘Kursar’ 2021 – CHW A bumblebee feasting…

…cut down last week. Daphniphyllum macropodum Tassel flowers on Acer negundo ‘Kelly’s Gold’. Not as long or good as Acer negundo var. violaceum. Acer negundo ‘Kelly’s Gold’ Some species rhodos…

…full out but I am suspicious as to whether it is correctly named. Perhaps the flower will vary more when fully open. Perhaps it is A. pavia which is one…

…‘Variegata’ Weigelia florida ‘Variegata’ Jasminum humile ‘Revolutum’ just coming out. Jasminum humile ‘Revolutum’ Jasminum beesianum likewise. Jasminum beesianum Weigelia florida ‘Variegata’ is now a large shrub! Weigelia florida ‘Variegata’ The…

…red rather than the orange-red flowered plant I photographed last week. Quite a sight today but not as good as the Rhododendron auriculatum or the Rhododendron fortunei var discolor which…

…formed before but never swollen up. Lithocarpus variolosus Lithocarpus variolosus Lithocarpus variolosus Lithocarpus variolosus Quercus crassifolia seems to be getting away quite nicely. Quercus crassifolia Quercus crassifolia Quercus crassifolia 2016…

…‘Geoffrey Chadbund’ Hydrangea ‘Lady Taiko’ – again superseded by newer varieties but that is not necessarily a fair reflection on this good variety. Hydrangea ‘Lady Taiko’ Hydrangea ‘Taube’ – indisputably…

…for 5 weeks. 1911 – JCW Buddleia var Veitchii and Magnifica at about their best. Very very dry, several things dead. 1909 – JCW Buddleia variabilis shows colour. Mitraria fair….

…nobleanum First two flowers on Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’. Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’ Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum ‘Pearl’ now full out. 2023 – CHW Something approaching autumn colour on Nyssa sinensis. Nyssa…

…the summer leaf forms of our various Gingko biloba varieties growing here today. The Plant Heritage stand of gingko varieties at Hampton Court had many more different forms but we…

…Hillier’s the correct name is now Fuchsia magallanica var molinae whereas the ‘true’ ‘Alba’ has a pink corolla! JCW collected fuchsia species in the 1930s and this, like Fuchsia gracilis…