…hence the buds and autumn flowers. Leaves have variable amounts of spines. A large specimen tree today above Crinodendron Hedge. Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Hodginsii’ Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Hodginsii’ Ilex x…

…‘Wim Rutten’ looks much better today. Magnolia ‘Wim Rutten’ Another Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ glows against the laurel hedge. Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ 2023 – CHW Pouring with rain at Burncoose. Magnolia…

…missing decent autumn colour pictures of Carpinus betulus ‘Rockhampton Red’ on the Burncoose website. Hilliers states ‘striking shades of bright red and orange’. What I am seeing is hardly this…

…out by the Playhouse and an exceptional colour. Camellia ‘Takinini’ Camellia ‘Takinini’ Camellia ‘Takinini’ Work progressing well on the laurel hedge below Sinogrande Walk. laurel hedge A few rogue flowers,…

…flower. Helleborus ‘Sally’s Shell’ has a delicate pink frill to the edge of the flower which fades a bit as you can see. Helleborus ‘Sally’s Shell’ Helleborus ‘Sally’s Shell’ Helleborus…

…incident Air ambulance incident Can one guess the cost to the UK taxpayer? £30-£50k? I have no knowledge of the facts or details (as yet) but expect that the taxpayer…

…broke down yesterday. 2017 – CHW Then Will and Mary Caw’s garden.A fine hollyhock growing 8-10ft. hollyhock Euonymus japonicus in flower as a clipped garden hedge. Euonymus japonicus Euonymus japonicus…

…CHW A long night without a sleeper car after the Garden Society Dinner in London and a Brightwater Holidays garden tour for 42. Then opera in the hall! Holboellia latifolia…

…on and the beech tree above Higher Quarry Nursery is nearly dealt with. The Aucuba hedge will hopefully reshoot but not many plants left this end of the nursery bed….

…in part, cut with a tractor and flail but, with expensive modern machinery easily smashed and serious health and safety risks for the tractor driver on these cliff edges, this…