…Intruder’ now at its best a good month later than most years. Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ A potted Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ at the Top Lodge. Alison’s ‘garden’ as…

…Viburnum harryanum nearly out. Very rounded leaves. Viburnum harryanum Viburnum harryanum 2023 – CHW Magnolia ‘Olav Kallenberg’ nearly over. (M. ‘Black Tulip’ x M. liliiflora ‘Holland Red’). Above Crinodendron Hedge….

…needs to keep an eye on them. Unusual for so much fruit on such a young tree. 2016 – CHW James Garnett in Holland sent me pictures of Emmenopterys henryi…

…at its very best. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Vesta’ Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Venus’ beside it. ‘Victoria’ still not out properly. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Venus’ Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Hollandia’ is also superb. The best one on…

…ago. Magnolia ‘Red Lion’ First flowers on another Magnolia lilliiflora ‘Holland Red’. Magnolia lilliiflora ‘Holland Red’ Magnolia ‘Plum Pudding’ ruined by the cold this year. Magnolia ‘Plum Pudding’ Nice vases…

…with this one. Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ – first flower which shows promise. This is now…

…today. Azaleas and Rhodos Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ still have good flowers weeks after first opening. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ Maddenia wilsonii…

…Magnolia ‘Elizabeth Holman’ now properly out. Magnolia ‘Elizabeth Holman’ Magnolia ‘Sir Harold Hillier’ just starting. Magnolia ‘Sir Harold Hillier’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ with a single…

…‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ with its first flower. Interesting and certainly has the liliiflora shape. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ A wren has built…

…Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Caerhays Surprise’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Westonbirt’. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Westonbirt’ Magnolia liliiflora ‘Holland Red’. Magnolia liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ Magnolia dawsoniana ‘Chindit’. Magnolia dawsoniana ‘Chindit’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’….

…Photinia glomerata Photinia glomerata 2018 – CHW ‘Magnolia Mania’ on the drive at last even if in the rain. Magnolia liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ with a single flower in a pot….

…Speech at the Cornwall Red Squirrel Project dinner at Boconnoc on Thursday, RHS lecture here on magnolias on Friday, then guests for the gardening weekend (three from Holland). 2015 –…

…‘Atlas’ x Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ is showing promise but not old enough to stand out – perhaps? This has now been named ‘Olav…

…warleyense Pinus strobus with delicate small needles. Pinus strobus Pinus strobus We have been trying to get Edgewarthia chrysantha ‘Red Dragon’ for several years with many promises from Holland and…

…The name means ‘The Swan’ and it was raised in Mark Bulk’s nurseries in Holland. Magnolia ‘Leda’ Magnolia ‘Vairano’ came from Eisenhut’s nursery in Switzerland. I hope this is true…

…x vernalis ‘Dawn’ Camellia x vernalis ‘Dawn’ 2022 – CHW We have just purchased plants from Holland of the newly registered and patented Magnolia ‘Meganolia’. A silly but clever name…

…new variety. Helleborus Frostkiss ‘Cheryls Shine’ Helleborus Frostkiss ‘Cheryls Shine’ Vaccinum vitis-idaea ‘Fireballs’ was another brand new plant to us from Holland. Striking red berries on this dwarf and rather…

…open magnolia flower again this year. Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybling White’ 2017 – CHW An enquiry from our friends in Holland with whom we had been selling camellia flowers in years…

…seeds and collecting them from this very rare plant. Vaccinum urceolatum 2017 – CHW An update on the newer climbing hydrangeas on the top wall. Hydrangea serratifolia (ex Holland) is…

…50 yet more new named and grafted varieties which arrived last November from Holland, Belgium and Switzerland or as gifts from gardening friends and Burncoose have yet to be potted…