13th September

…Here Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Arnold Promise’. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Arnold Promise’ Also Hamamelis vernalis ‘Sandra’. This is worth growing for its late summer and autumn colours alone. It is a…

1st September

…came across Arnold Dance’s contract of employment from 1958. Arnold was head gardener at Burncoose for 42 years and his son, Stephen, is office manager in the nursery today. Amazing…

3rd July

…team 2018 – CHW Three forms of Magnolia grandiflora with perfect flowers on, at last, a dull day: ‘Symmes Select’ ‘Symmes Select’ ‘Russet’ ‘Russet’ ‘D D Blanchard’ ‘D D Blanchard’…

26th December

…‘Russet’ ‘Symmes Select’ ‘Symmes Select’ ‘D. D. Blanchard’ – loads of flowers and developing seed heads ‘D. D. Blanchard’ The original and ancient Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ on the top wall…

20th April

…flowers. Rhododendron hanceanum We saw Magnolia grandiflora ‘Symes Select’ in flower on Christmas Day. Here, already, is the start of a new set of flowers. I suspect you could readily…

5th June

…the Auklandii Garden. However, as usual, there are distractions along the way: Magnolia grandiflora ‘Symmes Select’ Magnolia grandiflora ‘Symmes Select’ had a flower out during Jim Gardiner’s visit here in…

6th August

…right! It is possible that a US species did come to Caerhays perhaps from the Arnold Arboretum. However, far more likely is that it is a Chinese introduction. Forrest collected…

1st April

…feared with the strapping holding up and only one bit of fiddling about to get it into the perfect position. Apparently the first boulder which Lucinda selected in the quarry…

23rd March

…(the seed parent) for the selected crosses. A vintage year to be doing this. The Magnolia denudata on the drive which was smashed by a tree is now making a…

16th March

…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’…