21st March

…a big excitement. Another new sprengeri to match ‘Dusky Pink’. This is a seedling grown Magnolia sprengeri var. sprengeri from Westpelaar originally. A fantastic dark colour for its first flowering….

8th January

…Camellia ‘Jingle Bells’ with its peculiar flowers and flower arrangement. Camellia ‘Jingle Bells’ The excellent Camellia sasanqua ‘Sugar Dream’ now in propagation and for sale. Camellia sasanqua ‘Sugar Dream’ Last…

22nd July

…blue at Ventnor. Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’ Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’ Abutilon ‘Red Bells’ is one we should propagate and sell at Burncoose. Abutilon ‘Red Bells’ Bananas forming on Musa basjoo. Musa basjoo Musa…

6th January

…Salvia confertiflora Cornus sanguinea ‘Winter Beauty’ looking spectacular. As good as ‘Winter Fire’? Cornus sanguinea ‘Winter Beauty’ Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’ Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’ Camellia ‘Jingle Bells’ Camellia ‘Jingle…

2nd November

…yellow. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Victoria’ Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Red Bells’ has little colour left. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Red Bells’ But Enkianthus campanulatus var hirtinervus is still fully green with unripe seed pods. Just…

14th November

…the fire there is a single secondary and very pale flower on a Rhododendron ‘Bow Bells’ planted only 18 months ago. Rhododendron ‘Bow Bells’ The seeds are now ripe on…

1st October

…‘Bow Bells’. Rhododendron ‘Bow Bells’ I have missed the first two flowers ever on Schima argentea. One is nearly brown. I can see no more buds on this vigorous and…

2nd December

…the nursery:Clematis cirrhosa ‘Jingle Bells’ is good value at this time of the year. Clematis cirrhosa ‘Jingle Bells’ Autumn colour in the triple span polytunnel. polytunnel Salvia confertiflora still in…

14th May

…of three plants on Bond Street which are the true Enkianthus cernuus rubens. Much larger bells and trusses than on the original Chinese plants in the Auklandii Garden but the…

11th May

…had a wire netting surround. Magnolia tamaulipana Bluebells amazing at Burncoose as ever on a Friends of Burncoose tour for 25 tonight. Bluebells Three or four years on from planting…