…Germany promise a delivery of a number of their new magnolia hybrids bred by Michael Gottschalk (and others) which we had identified and talked about in the spring. A notable…

…has a very compact habit. Bred at Burncoose by Arnold Dance about 40 years ago. Camellia x williamsii ‘Burncoose Apple Blossom’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Burncoose Apple Blossom’ Magnolia ‘Mr Julian’…

…of pink at the base of the flower and the pollen bearing anthers are pink too. Arnold Dance (former head gardener at Burncoose for 40 years) and David Clulow (magnolia…

…detail to the plant (52 years old) growing beside the conservatory at Burncoose and bred by Arnold Dance. A wonderful gift from a most remarkable magnolia artist. I doubt it…

…week the forecasters promise but we will see. young rhododendron 2021 – CHW Daphnephyllum teysmannii (Japanese) with lots of new growth. Daphnephyllum teysmannii Late secondary flowers on Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’. Magnolia…

…2 dead with silverleaf. The heaths are nice, E darleyense has been very good since December. Camellia speciosa shows promise of being very nice, one bloom each on Magnolia kobus…

…Magnolia x veitchii ‘Peter Veitchii’ Magnolia x veitchii ‘Peter Veitchii’ Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x M. ‘Black Tulip’ – not as large a flower as expected but showing promise with its first…

…bark and flowers which are a bit styrax like but in clusters. It is clearly tender but shows no sign yet of shedding its leaves. The stem shows promise and…

…Marvellous in the sun today. Liquidamber styraciflua ‘Red Sentinel’ Liquidamber styraciflua ‘Red Sentinel’ A seedling Cornus alternifolia self sown beside the original on Bond Street has promise as autumn colour…

…these last promise to be green and just as late as the species. Plagianthus have been very fine. R ingersii over. 1917 – JCW Fortunei have been very fine, are…