17th February

…from a distance but the short flowers are yellow close to. A very ancient plant with props to keep it in place. Wonderful scent and quite late on in February…

16th February

…gloves and was short because it is bloody cold) was to photograph the first few flowers on Magnolia ‘Bishop Peter’. BBC Spotlight showed these as part of their weather forecast…

15th February

…the greenhouse. This species is much mentioned in JCW’s garden diary notes but is not one I have ever seen before here. Short lived I guess and appears a dwarf…

In the Burncoose gardens end of March 2019

I visited Burncoose Gardens this weekend and saw this new Michelia foveolata species in the Burncoose gardens, it has has yet to flower.

However the Michelia maccleurei is flowering for the very first time.

The Rhododendron genestrianum is also currently in flower with its dark purple flowers. This is a short lived and rare, tender Rhododendron which is difficult to propagate by cuttings.

4th July

…children can create in a very short space of time and quite how many tantrums per day there are. How the parents coped in 14 weeks of lockdown in Bristol…

11th February

…Rhododendron ‘Seta’ just showing by the tennis court. A short lived hybrid and on its last legs. Rhododendron ‘Seta’ Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ (pink form) just coming out. A few days…

31st August

…insects Wikipedia has the answer: Some species, particularly those from temperate regions, undergo diapause, where development is delayed during the winter months. Diapause is initiated by the effect of short

19th July

…fraxinifolia Pterocarya fraxinifolia Hydrangea quercifolia is just coming out nicely on the drive. These are very short lived plants. Hydrangea quercifolia Hydrangea quercifolia 2015 – CHWThe fruit clusters of Lithocarpus…

18th July

…new names to me from Eddington House Nursery. No idea if any of these are on the list? Raining hard so a short visit.Agapanthus ‘Double Diamond’ – squat growing and

9th February

…hydrangea and deciduous azaleas for Kennel Close and Old Park where we are short of late season colour. from Burncoose The clump of Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna has grown under…