3rd March

…frosting of its leaves and early new growth. Will it recover? Carpus Kawakamii Carpus Kawakamii Magnolia ‘Copeland Court’ was a little frosted last year which caused some dieback. Rather more…

15th May

…had to resort to scissors. new Court Garden at Trebah new Court Garden at Trebah new Court Garden at Trebah new Court Garden at Trebah new Court Garden at Trebah…

5th May

…it moved to Borde Hill. You put your head through the holes to see the ‘garden’ of Pittosporum inside. Hampton Court display Hampton Court display Paeonia ‘Anne Rosse’ – a…

21st February

…grandiflora. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ First few flowers on a Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ seedling which I had thought was Magnolia ‘Copeland Court’. I may still be correct! Magnolia ‘Lanarth’…

16th March

…doltsopa ‘White Phantom’ Another Magnolia mollicomata ‘Burncoose Tennis Court’ in the Rockery. Magnolia mollicomata ‘Burncoose Tennis Court’ Magnolia mollicomata ‘Burncoose Tennis Court’ Rhaphithamnus spinosus just coming out. The flowers will…

27th June

…the cash point at Burncoose. water tank Plants ready for loading today for selling at the RHS Hampton Court Flower Show next week (6 days). Plants ready for loading Plants…

24th April

…Llanover Court garden. Darmeria peltata as a large clump. Darmeria peltata An unusual iris growing wild in grass. unusual iris A fine mature plant of Lithocarpus henryi with similar bark…

13th March

…is nearly white. I saw a good plant at Tregothnan recently beside their tree paeony bed. Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata ‘Burncoose Tennis Court’ Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata ‘Burncoose Tennis Court’…

23rd March

Court’. This is the only nearly completely white form of M mollicomata that I know of. It grows in a line of three mollicomatas above the tennis court at Burncoose….

27th March

…bit late out for this but full shade here. Camellia tsai Camellia tsai Magnolia ‘Burncoose White’ (or ‘Tennis Court’) – the near white form of mollicomata is flowering profusely in…