26th September

…sale from our own cuttings. Abutilon ‘Red Hot Lava’ Abutilon ‘Red Hot Lava’ Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala just starting its vivid red autumn colours at the tips of some twigs….

28th February

…orders and, for once, a sunny day (at last). Magnolia ‘Ian’s Red’ in the cash point. Magnolia ‘Ian’s Red’ Camellia japonica ‘Grand Slam’ also by the till. This is the…

12th March

…Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ 1 vase of Magnolias. – Magnolia ‘Pink Sensation’ Magnolia ‘Pink Sensation’ – Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ The Brother Vincent Cup. The Brother Vincent Cup…

15th April

…nearby about to show. Azalea ‘Tebotan’ Rhododendron ‘Johnny Johnstone’ with its double flowers. Rhododendron ‘Johnny Johnstone’ Rhododendron ‘Johnny Johnstone’ Rhododendron ‘Van Nes Sensation’ Rhododendron ‘Van Nes Sensation’ Something is, like…

8th July

…Hydrangea paniculata ‘Early Sensation’ with a few flowers turning pink already. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Early Sensation’ 2024 – CHW To Burncoose to deliver the 2025 catalogue proof at its first stage.Agapanthus…

29th February 1897 – 2020

…and a dingy dank colour. Second time it has flowered here. Older plant on Bond Street. Magnolia ‘Red Lion’ Magnolia ‘Red Lion’ Magnolia x veitchii (graft from Caerhays originals) looks…

9th March

…Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta Magnolia ‘Chyverton Red’ and Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’. Magnolia ‘Chyverton Red’ and Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ and Magnolia campbelli ‘Charles Raffill’. Magnolia…

2nd June

…east winds. Pinkish red Pinkish red Pinkish red Pinkish red Then a red one with an orange flare. red red Still tight buds on Styrax japonicus ‘Pink Chimes’. Styrax japonicus…

8th October

…round red fruits lower down and larger clusters higher up. red fruits red fruits red fruits red fruits Could these all be forms of Malus x floribunda? Very doubtful. Is…

11th November

…flowers on Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ – much as usual. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ Enkianthus perulatus has the best autumn colours of any species of Enkianthus. Enkianthus perulatus Enkianthus perulatus Liquidambar styraciflua…

14th November

…tints. Enkianthus serrulatus Scattered small branches blown down at every corner. Scattered small branches Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ blown away before we see the proper red in its leaves. Acer…

8th March 1897 – 2020

…emerging. Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ Magnolia ‘Purple Sensation’ (this is Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata ‘Lanarth’ x Magnolia liliiflora). Magnolia ‘Purple Sensation’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Wakehurst’ with three flowers full…

10th March

…Pink’. It is not that ‘giant’ as yet? Magnolia ‘Pink Sensation’ The quince is now covered in flowers with the old fruit. quince Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ in its pomp (unfrosted!)….

19th March

…‘Pickard’s Ruby’ x M. ‘J. C. Williams’ Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ x M. ‘J. C. Williams’ Magnolia ‘Purple Sensation’. Magnolia ‘Purple Sensation’ Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ x M. ‘J. C. Williams’. Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’…

26th August

…year. Hydrangea aspera ‘Robusta’ Hydrangea aspera ‘Robusta’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Early Sensation’ has now turned a good pink. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Early Sensation’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Polar Bear’ has just a pink tinge….

23rd January

…Tetrapanax papyrifera ‘Rex’ Camellia ‘Cinnamon Sensation’ in shade. More pink in the flowers in full sun. Camellia ‘Cinnamon Sensation’ Our old Magnolia virginiana in full leaf as you would expect….

26th May

…This group were planted in 1999. Azalea ‘Royal Command’ was over a fortnight ago. Azalea ‘Hotspur Red’ Azalea ‘Hotspur Red’ Azalea ‘Hotspur Red’ This very late flowering evergreen azalea in…

27th June

red rather than the orange-red flowered plant I photographed last week. Quite a sight today but not as good as the Rhododendron auriculatum or the Rhododendron fortunei var discolor which…

27th July

…for 2017:Helenium ‘Red Army’ – a bit taller growing than our Helenium ‘Ruby Tuesday’ but one red helenium is probably enough. Helenium ‘Red Army’ Helenium ‘Red Army’ Red Admiral butterflies…

7th August

…have to look closely for the ‘red’ but good as a clump. Pennistetum alop. ‘Red Head’ Pennistetum alop. ‘Red Head’ Pennistetum alop. ‘Red Head’ Pennistetum alop. ‘Red Head’ A new…