…now up to 15-18ft tall and could probably do with a chop down themselves next autumn or spring. It is in the triflora subsection of rhododendrons along with Rhododendron augustinii…

…down the names of the 16 camellias planted in 1977 behind Donkey Shoe that were cut down to reshoot six years ago. Perfect cutting material here for the autumn. Of…

…‘Metamorphosa’ Autumn 2017 – CHW The cut stuff for the Chelsea stand has been assembled at Burncoose on trolleys to go to London later today. cut stuff for the Chelsea…

…covered, well into last autumn. No frost to speak of so here it is again. Salvia ‘Hot Lips’ Salvia ‘Hot Lips’ These hemerocallis were a gift to my father 40…

…the ideal environment to encourage germination by these tiny seeds which come like dust in profusion from the seed pods collected when brown and opening last autumn. They have been…

…‘Winter Orange’. We must remember to pollard this tree in the autumn. Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Very good deep yellow flowers on Berberis wilsoniae. Berberis wilsoniae Berberis wilsoniae Then another…

…chartacea flowering for the first time with us in the frames. Clusters of maroon coloured flowers and very pretty indeed. Sausage shaped seed pods last autumn. Holboellia latifolia subsp. chartacea…

…leveillei Euptelia polyandra with its first set of new growth. Planted out last autumn. Euptelia polyandra Aesculus glaucescens (x neglecta is its revised name) is now a decent tree. Aesculus…

…Chusquea culeou Chusquea culeou Fargesia nitida ‘Juizahaigou I’ or syn. ‘Red Panda’ – superb form of this species with reddish canes in spring and autumn. Fargesia nitida ‘Juizahaigou I’ Fargesia…