11th May

…at Burncoose. Rhododendron zaleucum Rhododendron williamsianum x Rhododendron callimorphum (never named or registered ) looking splendid on Burncoose drive. A JCW hybrid Rhododendron williamsianum x Rhododendron callimorphum Acanthus sennii dead…

14th April

…as ever on Acer campestre ‘Red Shine’. Acer campestre ‘Red Shine’ Magnolia ‘Tranquillity’ – a not very pleasant oddity and not at all tranquil to me! Magnolia ‘Tranquillity’ Young plants…

15th April

…a woody core.Startling new shoots from the bamboos above the greenhouse which have appeared where the laurel has been cleared. They look like Phyllostachys nigra but I do not recollect…

6th March

…year as well) on Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’. High up on the plant. Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ Bought in as a true Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ this one has far too much pink…

16th May

…shade. Rhododendron yakusimanum Rhododendron yakusimanum Rhododendron yakusimanum Rhododendron (Azalea) calendulaceum ‘Sandling orange-red form’ recently planted. Rhododendron (Azalea) calendulaceum ‘Sandling orange-red form’ Rhododendron (Azalea) calendulaceum ‘Sandling orange-red form’ Viburnum rhytidophyllum (not…

8th March

…Excellent in bud with the reddish flash. Magnolia ‘Judy Carlson’ Magnolia ‘Antje Zandee’ battered and not yet out. Magnolia ‘Antje Zandee’ Magnolia sargentiana ‘Blood Moon’ covered in flower as a…

11th March

…(see 1897 the earliest year) CJ Backhouse over, many coloured flat eyes open and Magnolia halleana (stellata) is good. The red ribes are opening, Berberis darwinii shows colour, Prunus pissardi…

2nd January

…the rain persists.Camellia ‘Winton’ is particularly good at present in several places in the garden. Camellia ‘Winton’ Camellia ‘Winton’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Sekiyo’ is a good large flowered single near-red. Camellia…

19th March

…years of sparse underperforming. Magnolia dawsoniana ‘Chyverton Red’ Magnolia dawsoniana ‘Chyverton Red’ Two sick scots pine have been dismantled by the KPK offices (our building business). scots pine Camellia x…

24th May

…var. leveillei Just time today to do a little planting above Red Linney after the digger has cleared the stumps this week. a little planting above Red Linney The Rhododendron…