…which we photographed with extraordinary seed heads last June/July on the bank. Allium vineale At 4pm still plenty of ice despite the thaw. ice View 25th January 1897 – 2020…

…mucronulatum is nice and it opens well in water, nothing here to touch the Jasminum nudiflorum at Werrington. 1913 – JCW The frost left after a good bit of ice…

…showing colour before the cold. Largely untouched and full out now. Rhododendron barbatum Rhododendron barbatum A new Camellia ‘Fire ‘n’ Ice’ with its first flowers. Camellia ‘Fire ‘n’ Ice’ Camellia…

…Ficus carica ‘Ice Crystal’ with its first figs. Ficus carica ‘Ice Crystal’ A fine specimen of Hydrangea paniculata ‘Kyushu’ beside the Burncoose office. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Kyushu’ Agapanthus ‘Twister’ looking excellent….

…a few that we stock ourselves which are just as good as the ones listed above:Agapanthus ‘Streamline’ Agapanthus ‘Streamline’ Agapanthus ‘Strawberry Ice’ Agapanthus ‘Strawberry Ice’ Agapanthus ‘Silver Moon’ with both…

…‘Summer Solstice’ Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ A huge elderly clump of Rhododendron loderi which I usually miss during Chelsea week is out early. Quite a sight today. Rhododendron…

…Camellia reticulata ‘Mouchang’ Camellia brevistyla beyond the old Playhouse. It’s getting crushed by the reticulata and we need to propagate. Camellia brevistyla Camellia japonica ‘Fire and Ice’ by the Acacia…

…garden centres in Launceston, Crediton and Barnstaple. Lots of signs of renovation and improvement and I struggled to get to the plant sales area due to building works. Helleborus ‘Ice…

…Helleborus ‘Penny’s Pink’ Helleborus ‘Emma’ Helleborus ‘Molly’s White’ Helleborus ‘Molly’s White’ Helleborus ‘Moondance’ – gorgeous leaves. Helleborus ‘Moondance’ Helleborus ‘Moondance’ Helleborus ‘Moondance’ Pulmonaria ‘Opal’ – nice flower but poor foliage…

…This is Magnolia ‘Tranquility’ which I had never taken much notice of before. A M. x brooklynensis variety – M. x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x M. ‘Gold Star’. Magnolia ‘Tranquility’ Magnolia…

…weekend. Here are the details of this rare and original plant which still grows above the top wall. 2022 – CHW Steve Dance took this photograph of Camellia ‘Spring Festival’…

…by Arnold Dance about 40 years ago. Camellia x williamsii ‘Burncoose Apple Blossom’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Burncoose Apple Blossom’ Magnolia ‘Mr Julian’ is suddenly out. Magnolia ‘Mr Julian’ First colour…

…alpina ‘Blue Dancer’ looking good. Clematis alpina ‘Blue Dancer’ Clematis alpina ‘Blue Dancer’ Clematis alpina ‘Francis Rivis’ just coming out which is much darker in colour. Clematis alpina ‘Francis Rivis’…

…from upright. No sign of frost damage. Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’ Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’ Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’ Magnolia kobus ‘White Elegance’ has some frost damage but most of the buds are…

…of newspaper articles interesting snippets of newspaper articles 2022 – CHW Some nice things in the garden which survived Storm Eunice and a record of the damage in the garden…

…it before. No idea of a name. rhododendron rhododendron rhododendron Steve Dance photographed Mallotus japonicus in flower in the nursery after the heatwave. Mallotus japonicus Mallotus japonicus 2019 – CHW…

…staff, marketing team and visitor staff are ‘furloughed’ until further notice. Tough on all those with zero hour casual staff contracts who are left without furloughing but there we are.The…

…a nice pinkish-red. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Little Lime’ Hedychium tengchongense (WWJ 11964) just out. Hedychium tengchongense (WWJ 11964) Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam Orange’ just outside my office window. Plenty of buds yet…

…last flowers in the recent gales and rain. Camellia sasanqua Camellia sasanqua ‘Versicolor’ performing well in the Beatrice Fleur Plantation. Camellia sasanqua ‘Versicolor’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Setsugekka’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Setsugekka’ Camellia…

…casualties of nice species casualties of nice species casualties of nice species Rhododendron cilpinense was however a survivor to finally cheer us up. Rhododendron cilpinense 2017 – CHW Jaimie has…