…It does not seem that long ago since we cut this whole lot down to provide buds and sprays for a Dutch contract but I guess it is 10 years…

…Caress’ Toona sinensis ‘Flamingo’ with nice yellow colouring starting to show. Toona sinensis ‘Flamingo’ Albizia ‘Summer Chocolate’ Albizia ‘Summer Chocolate’ Celastrus orbiculatus with a good show in the sales point….

…‘Atropurpurea Nana’ particularly striking today. Photinia x fraseri ‘Atropurpurea Nana’ A novelty Aquilegia now in the Burncoose catalogue this year! A. viridiflora ‘Chocolate Soldier’. Yellowish ‘granny’s bonnets’ then turn brown-black….

…years. Hedychium yunnanense Hydrangea aspera ‘Hot Chocolate’ – only 1 of 3 has survived the two droughts and is now making headway. Hydrangea aspera ‘Hot Chocolate’ Quercus nuttallii is getting…

…This is Grevillea rosmarinifolia ‘Jean O’Neil’ Prunus ‘Chocolate Ice’ with its contrasting bronzy new growth by the cash point. Prunus ‘Chocolate Ice’ The first flower out incredibly early on Magnolia…

…thelemanniana ‘Baby’ Corydalis tenuifolia ‘Chocolate Star’ in full flower. It seems to sell in the nursery before it ever gets this far into flower. Corydalis tenuifolia ‘Chocolate Star’ 2020 –…

…the members lunch. Not sure what you call this? Not sure Dorset Horn sheep. Dorset Horn sheep Dutch spotted sheep. Dutch spotted sheep Suffolk sheep. Suffolk sheep Miniature Ouessant sheep…

…wet day for a tour with a highly enthusiastic group of Belgian/Dutch members of the Dutch fern society. One seldom sees fruits on podocarpus. The seed is inside the fleshy…

…product of a Dutch tissue culture / genetically modified laboratory. Plant of the Year You can read the two Burncoose Chelsea press releases by clicking here & here. A good…

…Carpinus rankenensis Acer pseudoseboldianum subsp. takasimense Hydrangea chinensis – from Taiwan Hydrangea aspera ‘Hot Chocolate’ Deutzia purpurascens – variable – ours purple Deutzia longifolia – pink or white flowers Indigofera…