13th September

…heads than last year but they are not yet juicy, black and ripe. Symplocos aff. sumuntia The last (poor) flower on Clethra kaipoensis. Clethra kaipoensis 2020 – CHW Frankie and…

10th June

…by the pond. Nearly black in bud and very late season. Rhododendron eriogynum Rhododendron eriogynum Cornus kousa ‘Wolf Eyes’ covered in flower and growing well unlike the one we saw…

8th April

…Only six weeks ago half the buds were black / dead / on the ground. A remarkable recovery. Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ Rhododendron pachysanthum just coming out. Rhododendron pachysanthum Rhododendron pachysanthum…

16th September

…many less spines on its trunk but nasty ones on its branches. The reddish fruits were ripening and opening to reveal black seeds as you can see here. My hands…

1st August

…red while others stay black? Fuchsia ‘Blacky’ Fuchsia ‘Blacky’ Fuchsia ‘Blacky’ Strobilanthes wallichii has grown now to a decent size and its flowers are much larger than a year ago….

17th August

…flower heads on Araucaria araucana Fuschia ‘Blacky’ – should sell well! Fuschia ‘Blacky’ A pied wagtail fledgling in the Back Yard. pied wagtail pied wagtail pied wagtail 2022 – CHW…

31st January

…Camellia nokoensis Camellia nokoensis Flower buds close to breaking on Carpinus japonica. Carpinus japonica Colour showing on Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x ‘Darjeeling’. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x ‘Darjeeling’ Fraxinus griffithii is…

10th April

…pronounced in this named form. Neolitsea sericea ‘Silver Leaf’ Magnolia ‘Genie’ still full out. The flowers last far longer than so many other magnolias. Another scoring point against M. ‘Black

18th July

…know what this plant with clover flowers is? I do not know I do not know Agave angustifolia. Agave angustifolia Black tomatoes. Black tomatoes A perfect row of Olive trees….

25th October

…already out in the nursery at Burncoose. Camellia x vernalis ‘Yuletide’ Camellia x vernalis ‘Yuletide’ Fuchsia hatsbachii is still in full flower although with some juicy black seeds. Four or…