29th July

…continues at Ventnor Botanic Garden.A superb new Crocosmia ‘Pauls Best Yellow’ which has green leaves unlike our Crocosmia ‘Solfatare’ which has bronzy leaves and apricot-yellow flowers. Crocosmia ‘Pauls Best Yellow’…

3rd December

…x williamsii ‘Jury’s Yellow’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Jury’s Yellow’ 2019 – CHW Jaimie and the team have started leaf clearance on the drive. We spent some time at the Royal…

29th September

…show in Penvergate. Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ Now secondary flowers on Magnolia ‘Yellow Fever’ as well although these are dull by comparison. Magnolia ‘Yellow Fever’ Xanthoxylum simulans’ berries are now mature….

14th October

…Hammer’. Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ Podocarps swelling on Podocarpus henkellii. Podocarpus henkellii The horrid smell of quinces again fills the air by…

1st September

…for the house. Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ Sadly the Tilia henryana has collapsed. One bit of the tree split out a couple of years ago…

2nd June

…conventional late flowering pale yellow. pale yellow pale yellow Similar again with a darker yellow flare. darker yellow Cornus kousa ‘Wendle Weeping’ is in full shade under a magnolia but…

21st April

…excellent yellow An excellent yellow An excellent yellow Rhododendron rubiginosum ‘Desquamatum Group’ or Rhododendron desquamatum to you and I just coming out. A little lighter in colour so far than…

1st May

…Quercus x bushii ‘Seattle Trident’ Magnolia ‘Ossie’s Yellow’ shaping up quite well. Magnolia ‘Ossie’s Yellow’ Crataegus schraderiana is another new species which will be in the 2021 Burncoose catalogue. Just…

23rd May

…and my speech has to contain a joke about the yellow leaves not being yellow as well as an appeal to traditionalists. This is a plant grown by an amateur…

16th October

…years. Quite large leaves for a malus. fruits are golden yellow fruits are golden yellow One seedling however is clearly a hybrid with reddish fruits and a larger taller tree….