4th September

…not seen this before. Diospyros lotus Oxydendrum arboreum now out in flower. Slow to come out from when we last saw it. Oxydendrum arboreum Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ with great…

29th August

‘Wisley Queen’ with now ripe fruits. Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ 2017 – CHW Sinowilsonia henryi has still not flowered in dappled shade on a hottish bank. Sinowilsonia henryi…

18th June

…or four flowers on one stalk. I had wondered how it was identifiable. Styrax grandiflorus Styrax grandiflorus Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ just turning colour. Cornus kousa var. chinensis…

11th November

…Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ has changed colours in the four days. The red is going and more yellow now. Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Nyssa sylvatica ‘Autumn Cascade’ has had its…

11th February

…Marie Rominas Pink Sybille dawsoniana Valley Splendour stellata Wisley Stardust R&G Celtis sinensisPavia Euonymus americanusAvaxa 1 Acer macrophyllum 1 Berberis jamesiana 1 Berberis kawakamii 1 Callicarpa dichotoma 1 Callicarpa membranacea…

3rd September

‘Golden Sunshine’ one year on from planting and 4ft already. This will be a new entry for the 2020 Burncoose website. Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix…

30th July

…and the leaves hairy. Wisteria brachybotrys ‘Shiro-Kapitan’ Alchemilla mollis and Erysimum ‘Apricot Twist’. Alchemilla mollis A fine display of Carex oshimensis ‘Evergold’. Carex oshimensis ‘Evergold’ An early seed head on…

31st July

…Growing in shade. Gingko biloba ‘Saratoga’ Gingko biloba ‘Saratoga’ Gingko biloba ‘Saratoga’ Gingko biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ growing in dappled sun and shade. Gingko biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ Gingko biloba ‘Autumn Gold’…

30th August

…new planting above the greenhouse. Soon time for it to go having done its job – or all three plants actually. Luma apiculata ‘Glenlean Gold’ Luma apiculata ‘Glenlean Gold’ Luma…

12th February 1897 – 2020

…carnea ‘Myretoun Ruby’ Erica carnea ‘Myretoun Ruby’ Erica x darleyensis ‘Eva Gold’ – a new one in our catalogue this year. The golden foliage of autumn has faded. Erica x…

8th June

…to the Chelsea Gold Medal. Justin with the large Gold Medal Outside the Members Tent at Royal Cornwall a perfect Callistemon citrinus ‘Perth Pink’ Callistemon citrinus ‘Perth Pink’ Callistemon citrinus…

3rd July

…and ripening female fruits. Betula medwediewii ‘Gold Bark’ Betula medwediewii ‘Gold Bark’ Vaccinium dunalianum var. megaphyllum in full flower. I have never caught up with this properly before now. Has…

13th July

…sargentiana ‘Gold Rush’ Hydrangea sargentiana ‘Gold Rush’ The annual grass cut is perhaps halfway through. grass cut grass cut Seedheads well formed on Staphylea colchica. Staphylea colchica Grass cutting at…

23rd April

…‘Daybreak’ x M. ‘Gold Cup’ Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ x M. ‘Gold Cup’ Malus ‘Jelly King’ has light pink buds opening pure white as you see here. Malus ‘Jelly King’ Flowers on…

25th March

…‘Cleopatra’ is better I think but, perhaps, early days. Magnolia ‘Livingstone’ Magnolia ‘Livingstone’ Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ – fair I suppose but nothing exceptional. Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ Magnolia…

21st June

…one-sidedly. Tilia chingiana Tilia chingiana Tilia chingiana Tilia mongolica ‘Harvest Gold’ Tilia mongolica ‘Harvest Gold’ Tilia mongolica ‘Harvest Gold’ Quercus maurii is trying to recover from the drought. Quercus maurii…

22nd June

…biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ Ginkgo biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ A tree fern on Sinogrande Walk with Rh. ponticum and Quercus ilex growing from its trunk. tree fern The (untraceable) and dwarf Carpinus…

23rd June

…Louis Freres’ Like many of these euonymus they can be climbers as well as free standing shrubs. Here Euonymus ‘Emerald and Gold’. Euonymus ‘Emerald and Gold’ Euonymus ‘Emerald and Gold’…

5th July

…Fuchsia ‘Lady Bacon’ properly out by the tower. Fuchsia ‘Lady Bacon’ Cornus kousa ‘China Doll’ nearly over. Cornus kousa ‘China Doll’ Hydrangea ‘Fireworks-Blue’ and Cornus kousa ‘Gold Star’. Hydrangea ‘Fireworks-Blue’…

8th July

…developing well. Victoria plums Crab apples formed but far from ripe. crab apple A small red fruited crab apple. crab apple A golden hop dominates an apple tree. golden hop…