…deer damage nearby. It should have had a wire netting surround. Magnolia tamaulipana Bluebells amazing at Burncoose as ever on a Friends of Burncoose tour for 25 tonight. Bluebells Three…

…against the blue sky. 40-50ft tall now in less than half that number of years. Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ Sally Hayward has very kindly been transcribing handwritten records…

…floribunda ‘Furry Wok’ 2020 – CHW The first Spanish bluebells are now 6-9in out of the ground. Spanish bluebells First flower on Camellia ‘Adolphe Audusson’ by the Four-in-Hand. Camellia ‘Adolphe…

…crop of Schefflera pauciflora seedlings. Schefflera pauciflora Rhododendron liners equally good. Rhododendron liners Loropetalum chinense rubrum ‘Blush’ well out already. Loropetalum chinense rubrum ‘Blush’ Rhaphithamnus spinosus with blue berries. Rhaphithamnus…

…which are from the same cross and may or may not actually be ‘Avalon’. Magnolia ‘Avalon’ Suddenly the Spanish bluebells are out. Saw nothing yesterday. Spanish bluebells I can see…

…over, a late season. Cherries remain good. Back Gate pink Kurume is half open. Staphyleas are good. 1927 – JCW The Back Gate pink Kurume is very good, the blue…

…on the base of a mature beech tree. Golden Scalycap Magnolia ‘Yaeko’ still splendid. Ripening seed heads on Illicium griffithii (WW7 11911). Also the blue pods on Decaisnea fargesii. 2021…

…Nyssa leptophylla Nyssa leptophylla Decaisnea insignis with its compact yellow fruit clusters which I had never seen before. Very different to the blue seed pods nearby of Decaisnea fargesii. D….

…Crystal’ The first native bluebell I have seen (half) out. bluebell A few dullish new and rare conifers planted in 2017 in the Isla Rose Plantation. Callitris oblonga – feathery…

…‘George Blandford’ is now full out in the sun. George’s ashes were scattered underneath the bush 45 or so years ago. Almost a hint of blue in the petals and…