…Viburnum wrightii Viburnum fordiae – this evergreen species is making good progress and promises to become a large shrub. Native to China. Viburnum fordiae Viburnum fordiae Viburnum hoangliense – a…

…urvilleana. – Senna corymbose. – Clethra alnifolia. Tibouchina urvilleana Senna corymbose Clethra alnifolia Surprised to see choisya x dewitteana ‘White Dazzler’ in flower. choisya x dewitteana ‘White Dazzler’ Clearance work…

…see its well underway. Castle Wood grass cutting finished 2023 – CHW Hydrangea video day at Burncoose. Melicytus crassifolius covered in white berries already in a nursery tunnel. Melicytus crassifolius…

…Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ on Hovel Cart Road is looking good. A pleasant surprise. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ Dead Rhododendrons by Higher Quarry Nursery. Dead Rhododendrons The Queen Mother’s magnolia shedding leaves…

…death in the drought and is now making headway. I guess watering in late June kept it alive. Liriodendron tulipifera ‘Snow Bird’ Secondary flowering on a Magnolia x loebneri which…

…Amy Whitehouse (look alike) pop concert. The castle The David Austin rose garden has been completely replanted. The David Austin rose garden The David Austin rose garden The new roses…

…got damaged. ominous looking mushrooms ominous looking mushrooms 2018 – CHW I had a moan yesterday about the drought persisting. Just look at these half defoliated, drooping and half dead…

…on the Burncoose website needing more pictures. Vaccinium dunalianum var. magaphyllum was originally a gift from Rod White. Now a thriving large shrub and covered in unripe berries. Vaccinium dunalianum…

…new growth on Sisygium smithii. Sisygium smithii Maddenia wilsonii is making good progress too. Very different in leaf to Maddenia himalaica which we saw in flower for the first time…

…seeds in them when pulled apart. Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera We saw the New Zealand Coprosma grandifolia first in flower weeks ago and it is still looking good…

…‘Dewatairin’ First flower too on Camellia ‘Fairy Blush’. Camellia ‘Fairy Blush’ Pinus mugo ‘Carstens Wintergold’ looking splendid in the sun. Now with its first cones as well. Pinus mugo ‘Carstens…

…in a border near an old plant. I have not seen this before. Daphne bholua Daphne bholua Abelia grandiflora with its sepals still making a good show well after flowering….

…of the ‘Hugh Evans’ clump there is a single plant of the excellent Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea Plena’ which I had not registered that we grew when I saw it looking…

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW A very drab cloudy day with East wind. The white flowered Camellia sasanqua…

…Hesperantha coccinea ‘Pink Princess’ is nearly white in reality. Hesperantha coccinea ‘Pink Princess’ Correa ‘Marian’s Marvel’ full out on top of a wall by the old packing shed. Correa ‘Marian’s…

…blooms of Camellia on separate plants, very heavy , moors have taken a lot of water. 1932 – JCW No Camellia japonica open but the double white. Cold S.E wind…

…best coloured of any of the 24 Matsumae cherries below White Styles. Prunus ‘Beni-yutaka’ Prunus ‘Beni-yutaka’ 2023 – CHW Another visit to the young Camellia sasanqua planting at the entrance…

…an assortment of colours but none are that noteworthy this year. Cotinus ‘Pink Champagne’ Cotinus ‘Pink Champagne’ Nyssa sylvatica isn’t worth a second glance either above White Styles. Nyssa sylvatica…

Next Day > < Previous Day View 3rd January 1897 – 2020 CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW A hard white frost but it…

…to 20 year old planting is really taking shape. The rhododendrons especially. 15 to 20 year old planting 15 to 20 year old planting The Crabiodendron yunnanense hedge has plenty…