5th May

…called, I think, ‘Johnny Johnstone’ but possibly different parentage? Presumably of Trewithen origin? RHODODENDRON ‘Silver Sixpence’ RHODODENDRON ‘Silver Sixpence’ Rhododendron ‘Silver Sixpence’ – good nursery seller but I had forgotten…

17th May

…coming out. Crataegus laevigata ‘Paul’s Scarlet’ Rhododendron ‘Silver Lady’? Rhododendron ‘Silver Lady’? Rhododendron ‘Silver Lady’? Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ and Leptospermum ‘Red Damask’. Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ and Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’….

25th May

…(Acer nikoense) Acer maximowiczianum (Acer nikoense) Azalea ‘Silver Slipper’ by the Green Gate. Azalea ‘Silver Slipper’ Azalea ‘Silver Slipper’ The deciduous azaleas below the Green Gate are quite a sight…

29th May

…– Honey fungus? Fungi on a tree stump Azalea ‘Silver Slipper’ by the Green Gate. Azalea ‘Silver Slipper’ Azalea ‘Silver Slipper’ 2024 – CHW Maytenus boaria is a most graceful…

7th September

…seed pod produced but was snapped off 16. ‘JC Williams x ‘Felix Jury’ 17. ‘Atlas x ‘Darjeeling’ 18. ‘Atlas x ‘Felix Jury’ 19. ‘Atlas x ‘Sunrise’ 20. Michelia doltsopa ‘Silver

13th January 1897- 2020

…Cyclocurya paliuris (SICH 1784) Cyclocurya paliuris Ehreitia macrophylla Ehreitia macrophylla Ehreitia macrophylla Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver King’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver King’ Acer tegmentosum ‘Valley Phantom’ Acer tegmentosum ‘Valley Phantom’ Acer tegmentosum…

22nd March

…Michelia ‘Silver Cloud’ as well. It made them all laugh and we had a very jolly dinner in what is now known as the ‘naughty corner’ with Jim Gardiner (who…

2nd March

…cut back hard as most of the top was dead. Plenty of reshooting from the base. Lindera communis Michelia doltsopa ‘Silver Cloud’ blown out early high up at 30ft+. Michelia…

27th January

…years ago. Camellia japonica ‘Kick Off’ Camellia japonica ‘Kick Off’ Camellia japonica ‘Mary Costa’. Camellia japonica ‘Mary Costa’ Camellia japonica ‘Silver Chalice’ – a much newer introduction. Camellia japonica ‘Silver

26th December

…‘Mary Costa’ Roosting rook and jackdaw droppings on the huge leaves of Aucuba omeiensis. Aucuba omeiensis Camellia japonica ‘Silver Anniversary’ and Camellia x williamsii ‘St Ewe’. Camellia japonica ‘Silver Anniversary’…

2nd December

…benches First flowers on the semi-evergreen Rhododendron ‘Chink’. Rhododendron ‘Chink’ Styrax japonicus ‘Pendulus’ very nearly at its best. Styrax japonicus ‘Pendulus’ Styrax japonicus ‘Pendulus’ Camellia japonica ‘Silver Anniversary’ just out….

13th September

…other Cordylines and the Phormiums. Cordyline ‘Southern Splendour’ Cordyline ‘Southern Splendour’ Clematis ‘Silver Moon’ is a new addition to the 2020 Burncoose catalogue. Clematis ‘Silver Moon’ Pseudowintera ‘Moulin Rouge’ comes…

10th September

…are on secondary new growth. Styrax wilsonii Eucryphia × nymansensis ‘Nymans Silver’ has also recovered from near death experience last summer. Eucryphia × nymansensis ‘Nymans Silver’ Juglans major is romping…

2nd November

…Cotoneaster glomerulatus Cotoneaster glomerulatus The variegated leaved Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver King’ was a gift from Windsor. Autumn colour is starting to show up but not as I had expected it…

30th August

…quickly produce a great leafless display. Amaryllis belladonna Amaryllis belladonna Amaryllis belladonna and Sedum spectabile. Amaryllis belladonna and Sedum spectabile Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver King’ with mature foliage. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver

31st May

…nymansensis ‘Nymans Silver’ – a gorgeous new one to me. Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymans Silver’ Kalmia latifolia ‘Snowdrift’ – pure white and very new to Burncoose. Canadian bred I believe….

27th August

…Tilia henryana Buddleia ‘Silver Anniversary’ full out and looking good – flower and foliage. Buddleia ‘Silver Anniversary’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Little Lime’ is turning colour and now greenish. This is an…

19th April

‘Silver Leaf’ in the garden here. These are the new and rather more golden new growth leaves on Neolitsea sericea at Burncoose Nurseries. Neolitsea sericea ‘Silver Leaf’ Prostanthera incana is…

10th May

…one way or the other. Osteomeles subrotunda Osteomeles subrotunda Eucryphia ‘Nyman’s Silver’ is recovering well after nearly dying in the drought last summer. Eucryphia ‘Nyman’s Silver’ Magnolia laevifolia ‘White Caviar’…

12th April

…Staphylea bolanderi Magnolia ‘Fairy Lime’ is now rather more visible. Magnolia ‘Fairy Lime’ More rhododendron stumps get dug out. rhododendron stumps Staphylea holocarpa ‘Innocence’. Staphylea holocarpa ‘Innocence’ Neolitsea sericea ‘Silver