…bit late out for this but full shade here. Camellia tsai Camellia tsai Magnolia ‘Burncoose White’ (or ‘Tennis Court’) – the near white form of mollicomata is flowering profusely in…

…colour in the magnolia avenue above the tennis court or above it and nothing on the ‘Caerhays Belle’ seedling by the pond. For decades the first two magnolias out at…

…new plant which is not that different in flower really and did not sell well in the intense heat of Hampton Court Show. Lonicera ‘Rhubarb and Custard’ Lonicera ‘Rhubarb and…

…mollicomata seedling – 50+ years old. Very similar to the Burncoose tree above the Tennis Court there. Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata seedling Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata seedling Magnolia campbellii subsp….

…– CHW Hampton Court show underway. I get a text as I return to Cornwall asking for a plant identification which I hope that I get correct (Carmichaelia australis). Fuel…

…one of the things which we know will be out and sell well at Hampton Court. The best thing in the garden today. Lomatia ferruginea Lomatia ferruginea Lomatia ferruginea Neolitsea…

…CHW Arrived at Hampton Court yesterday at lunchtime. The temperature was 33-36°C. An untouched can of lemonade exploded in Michael’s van in the heat. We felt similarly pulverised but made…

…‘Mr Julian’ and Michelia doltsopa Magnolia mollicomata ‘Burncoose Tennis Court’ in the Rookery (another below Slip Rail). Magnolia mollicomata ‘Burncoose Tennis Court’ A couple of decent flowers still on Magnolia…

…Banks. Strobilanthes rankanensis Strobilanthes rankanensis Illicium simonsii full out by the tennis court at Tregrehan. Attractive dark bark and red buds on last year’s new growth. Illicium simonsii Illicium simonsii…

…CHW So what is out in flower in the garden still after my absence on the Isle of Wight? Silver gilt medal for Burncoose at Hampton Court. Drama because we…