…Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Nothing on the planting records about this lovely group of rhododendrons which are pink in bud opening white….

…so, and a very short life in our climate. Just the stumps left to burn up. Very soft and spongy wood. Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ Uplifting a beech tree and a…

…BBC do a Trump and at least blame the Chinese a bit before Boris nationalises them too!Off to Forty Acres Wood in the sunshine to see if the yellow magnolias…

…the bare wood so the tree should be able to recover. The roots as well as the trunk were attacked. At this time of the year rabbits do attack bark…

…planted this 45 years ago. Forsythia (?) ‘Lynwood’ Forsythia (?) ‘Lynwood’ Forsythia (?) ‘Lynwood’ Stewartia rostrata has dropped most of its purplish black leaves and the autumn colour is gone…

…with fruits yet again this year. Cladrastis sinensis, the Chinese yellowwood, still with leaf. Its American cousin has been leafless for weeks. Cladrastis sinensis Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’ may not…

…our stock too much.Then on to photograph oaks planted in Penvergate (Forty Acres Wood) and Giddle Orchard (Old Park Wood) since 1997. Time is so limited apart from July and…

…but am delighted that we have layered it now. orange-red rhododendron orange-red rhododendron So “nothing” out in the woodland garden in late July! 2020 – CHW Now that the knapweed…

…the Rookery are Ilex kingiana. Nobbles on the trunks, a black hue to this year’s new growth and two year old stems developing a light brown ‘woody’ covering. Ilex kingiana…

…flower too in the nursery:‘Shady Lady White’ TELOPEA ‘Shady Lady White’ TELOPEA ‘Shady Lady White’ ‘Braidwood Brilliant’ TELOPEA ‘Braidwood Brilliant’ TELOPEA ‘Braidwood Brilliant’ speciosissima TELOPEA speciosissima Rhododendron ‘Lady Alice Fitzwilliam’…

…of the 12 prizes won locally. Cherilyn Mackrory 4.30pm and only the bar still has something to sell. Ice cream sold out hours ago as did the food stalls. the…

…‘Beni-Yutaka’ Prunus matsumae ‘Beni-Yutaka’ Rhododendron sinogrande ‘Lord Rudolph’ is pink in bud opening to the more normal cream colour. Rhododendron sinogrande ‘Lord Rudolph’ Rhododendron sinogrande ‘Lord Rudolph’ Camellia ‘Dream Castle’…

…‘Genie’ Magnolia ‘Sunrise’ is yellow in bud but fades to cream with a pronounced red stripe. Magnolia ‘Sunrise’ Magnolia ‘Sunrise’ Magnolia ‘Sunrise’ Magnolia ‘Avocet’ just out in the Isla Rose…

…stored in a bedroom. A bonfire shortly I expect by the smell of damp and woodworm. previous owners furniture Wheeler Roofing and KPK Builders have been doing the refurbishment works….

…conservatory outside Cornwall. The calceolaria-like flowers are attractive and smell mildly of face cream. Bowkeria verticellata Bowkeria verticellata Delphinium ‘Bolero’ is a double lavender blue but not quite out yet….

…Burncoose garden then was Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ which might yet make it to Chelsea as there is still plenty of bud. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’…

…laurifolia Buddleia loricata is now in flower by the shop. Creamy flowers with a reddish-orange eye. Another thing to propagate for the Burncoose website. Buddleia loricata Buddleia loricata I went…

…or 6-7cm across. What about that for a flowering tree in a woodland garden in mid/late June. AND the gorgeous purple/black autumn colour to come. It is a no brainer…

…they never opened their wings to reveal which species they were. Speckled woods? Cirsium vulgare Cirsium vulgare Cirsium vulgare Magnolia tamaulipana was half out yesterday and pure white. Today, by…

…delphiniums and begonias as splendid as ever. What nice people they are! Blackmore and Langdons The RHS woody plant committee visits the stand. woody plant committee Our sponsor, Guy Hands,…