8th April

…– superb double new coloured growth. Prunus ‘Royal Burgundy’ – well worth stocking. Prunus ‘Royal Burgundy’ Prunus ‘Royal Burgundy’ Xanthorhiza simplicissima – the huge spreading clump which I first saw…

3rd April

…‘Coppertone’ x Rhaphiobotrya ‘Coppertone’ Camellia ‘Midnight Magic’ still has some very good dark red double flowers as the camellia season finishes earlier than I can remember before. Camellia ‘Midnight Magic’…

27th March

…the arch facing in). Camellia ‘Mathotiana Rosea’ The third one is a semi double white with crimson flecking which might be the one on the Veitch lists called Camellia ‘Duchess…

26th March

‘Double Diamond’ – A better plant at Burncoose called M. denudata ‘Dubbel’. Magnolia denudata ‘Double Diamond’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Pickard’s Ruby’. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Pickard’s Ruby’…

7th May

double flowered Syringa vulgaris ‘Mme Antoine Buchner’ on Hovel Cart Road. Syringa vulgaris ‘Mme Antoine Buchner’ New things in Higher Quarry Nursery bed to go out next spring. Rhododendron ‘Tibet’…

6th May

…fine double daffodil. daffodil Azalea mollis ‘Apple Blossom’ is not that wonderful either! Azalea mollis ‘Apple Blossom’ Azalea mollis ‘Apple Blossom’ The early spring lambs are coming on well. Early…

12th March

…Camellia edithae is a little known Chinese species with spear like leaves and double red flowers. Camellia edithae Camellia edithae Camellia edithae This is where visitors are supposed to pose…

18th April

…still looks spectacular today. The large double red which shows up the most is Camellia x williamsii ‘Tristram Carlyon’. camellias below the fernery Another Magnolia ‘Peachy’ set against a blue…

15th April

…coming out as a huge clump. Phlomis fruiticosa Phlomis fruiticosa Phlomis fruiticosa A good show still of some double flowered daffodils. daffodils A young Rhododendron ‘Tinners Blush’ on the bank…

16th November

…think. A pale colour and variable mainly semi double flowers. Camellia sasanqua ‘Winter’s Dream’ Berries turning colour now in profusion on Ilex perado subsp. perado. Ilex perado subsp. perado First…