21st February

…true. Rhododendron arboreum subsp delavayi Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’ with yellow berries on Sinogrande Walk. Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’ Ribes sanguineum ‘White Icicle’ just coming out on the drive. Ribes sanguineum ‘White…

27th January

…Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’. Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’ 2019 – CHW The clump of taller growing snowdrops beside the drive is suddenly full out.Rhododendron siderophyllum, the pinker form, is full out beyond…

3rd August

…Ilex aquifolium ‘Myrtifolia’ which would be a good hedging plant. Ilex aquifolium ‘Myrtifolia’ Forsythia ‘Fiesta’ – attractive leaf colouration even without the early season flowers. Forsythia ‘Fiesta’ Cistus ‘Gold Prize’…

17th September

…Magnolia aquifolium with good autumn colour. Magnolia aquifolium 2022 – CHW A large pallet of daffodil bulbs arrive (as ordered) as a naturalising mix to be planted on the public…

13th September

…colour. Camellia sasanquas 2019 – CHW Autumn colour starting in the nursery and a few odd things still in flower.Exceptional colour on some old leaves of Mahonia aquifolium. Mahonia aquifolium

29th December

…very first flowers out in the sun today on Rhododendron mucronulatum below the big Fernery. Rhododendron mucronulatum Yellow berries in small numbers only this year on Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’. Odd…

14th February

…also pretty close to Ilex aquifolium ‘Pyramidalis’. We might get closer if we had immature leaves perhaps with more spines than here. The only spine on these leaves is at…

17th November

…than Cornwall. Euonymus europaeus A fine show of berries on a group of Ilex aquifolium near Rescassa which the birds have so far left alone. Many of our hollies have…

6th April

…starting into flower. Rhododendron augustinii And a Rhododendron bauhiniiflorum although the older Burncoose plants were full out a week ago. Rhododendron bauhiniiflorum Amazingly Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’ also still has plenty…

28th June

…Ilex aquifolium ‘Madame Briot’ with attractive yellow variegation. Ilex aquifolium ‘Madame Briot’ Ilex verticillata in flower which one seldom notices. Ilex verticillata Olearia ‘Moondance’ was removed from our website as…