…on the drive hydrangeas on the drive hydrangeas on the drive Lonicera setifera nicely out on Burns Bank. Not a great species compared to some others. Lonicera setifera Sorbus folgneri…

…an exceptional year for holly berries in the run up to Christmas but, looking around at the common holly trees which usually perform well, there is not a great deal…

…from Crûg are different and very probably correctly named So no great revelations and more research needed. We ought to propagate Ilex kingiana. Asia has grown Ilex cornuta and Ilex…

…same starting to flower properly. Rhododendron sutchuenense Great to have a good young clump of Rhododendron calophytum flowering properly. Our best plant once grew near George’s Hut but died 30+…

…of a sad iceberg we all fear as the economy, tourism and business begin to shut down for the great coronavirus pandemic. The marketing team want a crisis meeting but…

…Bjuv, Sweden, is making a great show now in Kennel Close. Magnolia cylindrica ‘Bjuv’ Magnolia cylindrica ‘Bjuv’ 2023 – CHW High pressure over the UK so the fine weather continues…

…CHW As the Chelsea team start to pick out the plants for the Burncoose Nurseries stand in the Great Pavilion ready to load the first lorry on Monday it is…

…wet week 18 to dinner on a Daily Telegraph gardening tour of the Great Gardens of Cornwall and 23 for the Magnolia lecture today. Three very wet garden tours during…

…those big leaved hebes that grow badly in wet Cornwall is doing well here in Seaview. This is Hebe ‘Great Orme’ I think. Hebe ‘Great Orme’ 2016 – CHW No…

…throughout. All the things which the National Trust now regards as irrelevant in so many of its once great gardens. Educating the public to the wonders of trees is exactly…