…Tilia maxiczowicziana Tilia maxiczowicziana Tilia maxiczowicziana On Sunday I was looking at a Facebook video of John Marston’s garden overlooking Barnstaple. He had a large 12 year old Aesculus californica…

…First two or three flowers high up on Camellia x williamsii ‘John Pickthorn’. Camellia x williamsii ‘John Pickthorn’ A young Acer heptophlebium has also blown over. Acer heptophlebium A good…

…in flower. Euonymus hamiltonianus ‘Coral Charm’ Romneya coulteri and Abutilon ‘John Thompson’ outside the Packing Shed. Romneya coulteri and Abutilon ‘John Thompson’ Cyclamen hederifolium ‘Album’ full out already. Cyclamen hederifolium…

…the early 1700s, living at Burncoose House, and subsequently at Scorrier House. John Williams senior (1753-1841) and his son, John Williams junior (1777-1849), were largely responsible for creating the superb…

…is crossed up with Verbascum oplympicum as I saw at Ventnor. Verbascum thapsus Verbascum thapsus 2019 – CHW A visit to Northcourt Manor to view John and Christine Harrison’s wonderful…

…Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’ Pseudopanax laetus with its tiny white flowers not quite yet open. I watched a video today in John Marston’s garden near Barnstaple and this plant was…

…with joy at being back. Trevor’s kennel was probably not to his liking! Serena called round to pay her respects. Billy grew up with both Serena and John and was…

…the garden. The one I saw in John Marston’s garden video to get is Philadelphus microphyllus. Cotoneaster ‘Exburiensis’ in full flower. Cotoneaster ‘Exburiensis’ Cotoneaster ‘Exburiensis’ The extremely expensive Parastyrax sp….

…distance. This was a John Hillier collection from Sichuan. Two trees were planted here in 2004 but one lost its leader in a gale two years ago. Betula luminifera Betula…

…Clifford Parks’ 2019 – CHW This is Michelia macclurei flowering for only the second time at Burncoose. Owen Johnson from the Tree Register recorded it as a record sized tree…