12th March

…Here are some of the Caerhays entries. 3 vases of Magnolias. – Magnolia ‘Bishop Peter’ Magnolia ‘Bishop Peter’ – Magnolia mollicomata x unknown Magnolia mollicomata x unknown – Magnolia ‘Caerhays…

29th March

…x M. x veitchii ‘Peter Veitch’). Bred by Tina Durio in Louisiana. Not sure the picture in the Eisenhut book matches the description in the MSI register. The register says…

25th February

…‘Philip Tregunna’ First flowers on the Crug Farm Camellia pitardii which might be incorrectly named. Camellia pitardii Magnolia ‘Bishop Peter’ half out now. Magnolia ‘Bishop Peter’ Colour showing on the…

9th March

…feet in height to only 6. Magnolia ‘Copeland Count’ Camellia japonica ‘Adolphe Audusson’ looking very good below Tin Garden. Camellia japonica ‘Adolphe Audusson’ The top of Magnolia ‘Bishop Peter’ with…

10th March

…‘Charles Raffil’ The first properly out elderly tree of Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta (unfrosted). Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta Magnolia ‘Bishop Peter’ just out in Rogers Quarry. The colour will still…

26th February

…flower on Magnolia ‘Bishop Peter’ (a ‘Lanarth’ seedling cross) which is not a good/proper colour. Early days for the rest I hope. Magnolia ‘Bishop Peter’ New Zealand Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ a…

17th March

…‘Bishop Peter’ flowering well. Magnolia ‘Bishop Peter’ Magnolias towards the conservatory. Magnolias towards the conservatory 2024 – CHW The rather dull species of magnolia called Magnolia amoena flowering sparsely today…

18th March

…– 1st M. ‘Valentines Torch’Three different Blooms M. ‘Lanarth (New Zealand form), ‘Bishop peter’ & ‘Felix Jury’ – 1st M. ‘Lanarth (New Zealand form), ‘Bishop peter’ & ‘Felix Jury’ –…

21st March

…forrestii. Acer forrestii Magnolia x veitchii ‘Peter Veitch’ now perfect! Magnolia x veitchii ‘Peter Veitch’ Magnolia sieboldii leafing up already. Magnolia sieboldii Corylopsis sinensis ‘Spring Purple’ now well out but…

25th March

…the Ririei Opening. Ririei Opening The two Magnolia x veitchii ‘Peter Veitch’ at their absolute best. Magnolia x veitchii ‘Peter Veitch’ Magnolia sprengeri var. sprengeri (84329) was wild collected and…

27th March

…for the Aucklandii Garden. rhodos for the Aucklandii Garden The view from the Rookery towards the Magnolia × veitchii ‘Peter Veitch’. Magnolia × veitchii ‘Peter Veitch’ The now empty nursery…

29th January

…improve on the varieties which we currently grow and offer on the Burncoose website. Longstock Park Nursery and Peter Moore have held the National Collection of buddleia since 1998. Seventy…

3rd August

…Eucryphia nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ Eucryphia nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ 2018 – CHW A tour with Peter Mills and the first real trip all over the garden for three and a half weeks yesterday….

25th August

Peter Mills. I had thought this was Rhododendron glanduliferum from afar earlier this week but, on closer inspection, it is Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’. The leaf shape is quite wrong for…

7th October

…this down the hill. The Hovel The Hovel The Hovel The Hovel Now resuming the search for hollies. I was given Ilex perado (pure) by Peter Cox having seen it…

8th October

…to turn. Acer japonicum Acer takesimense just starting. Acer takesimense Aesculus chinensis is briefly rather good. Aesculus chinensis 2023 – CHW A garden tour with Peter Mills.Seed heads on Viburnum…

15th October

…out shortly into Kennel Close. Quercus x wavei ‘Chimney Fire’ Quercus x wavei ‘Chimney Fire’ Indigofera pendula was grown from seed given to us by Peter Moore. This seedling is…

30th October

…Another 20 new magnolias planted out in Forty Acres wood with high level deer protection. magnolias magnolias Two gifts from Peter Mills – Nyssa sinensis ‘Jim Russell’ just starting to…

7th December

…and CHW in the garden. Nice lot of November Pink and Nobleanum begins. 1966 – FJW Peter saw two deer in the Church Town Field. November Pink out some which…

27th December

…us by the late Jeremy Peter-Hoblyn at Lamellyn. One of the five has its first 35 to 40 buds while the others have, as yet, none. It is the plant…