21st August

…to the leaves. This was a gift from Tom Hudson planted with plenty of dung which may flower soon. A young plant A young plant The Magnolia delavayi have all…

1st April

Lady’ – less like a conventional reticulata variety perhaps but nice enough. Camellia reticulata ‘Lovely Lady’ Camellia reticulata ‘Lovely Lady’ Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ and Camellia x williamsii ‘Caerhays’ both nearly…

24th February 1897 – 2020

…or falls over. young bought in grafted plant labelled ‘Alba’ young bought in grafted plant labelled ‘Alba’ Magnolia ‘Vairano’ (Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’ x campbellii) is not bad. Burncoose now stocks this….

2nd December

…in full leaf like Carpinus japonica seen yesterday. Carpinus caroliniana (from Mexico) First flower on Camellia japonica ‘Lady Clare’. Camellia japonica ‘Lady Clare’ Camellia japonica ‘White Swan’ is covered in…

23rd February 1897 – 2020

…the shape and habit. Perhaps behind the top wall? We have young plants in the ground now anyway and I am by no means certain that the young plants below…

27th February 1897 – 2020

…which meant visits to Old Park and Forty Acres which enabled us to see the young and older magnolias which were out there. We do not have any of the…

2nd April

…nice way of hanging down on the bush before they open fully. Well worth growing. Camellia x williamsii ‘Ladys Maid’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Ladys Maid’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Ladys Maid’…

5th March 1897 – 2020

…is probably too old for that now anyway. A bit of dung around the roots would help. Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ 2015 – CHW Magnolia ‘Strybing White’ Following…

22nd June

young plant of Dad’s Rhododendron ‘Treberrick’. Rhododendron ‘Treberrick’ A young replacement Acer caudatifolium (A. kawakamii) for the mature trees which have died recently in the Aucklandii Garden and on the…

5th December

…one. Looking at these two young plants with, as yet, unstraightened stems which are heavily staked one can clearly see why the problem arises. young plants young plants young plants…

4th June

…a young Magnolia macrophylla subsp. ashei near Tin Garden. Some slug damage. Magnolia macrophylla subsp. ashei Viburnum wrightii just coming. Viburnum wrightii A young Illicium merrillianum (KWJ 12113) with a…

27th March 1897 – 2020

…beech with lots of old squirrel damage but I find a young ash badly infected with ash dieback and half dead. All the ash will have to go in the…

22nd November

…Magnolia ‘Susanna Van Veen’ Magnolia ‘Susanna Van Veen’ 2021 – CHW More uplifting work on young magnolias and other young trees in Kennel Close. uplifting work Suddenly more seedpods on…

16th November

…Stewartia sinensis A young Stewartia monodelpha has rather nice autumn tints. Stewartia monodelpha Stewartia monodelpha Another young Stewartia sinensis has some decent autumn colour still in place. Another young Stewartia…

27th May

…covered in flower. Rhododendron ‘Yellow Petticoats’ Rhododendron ‘Yellow Petticoats’ Rhododendron ‘Lady Montagu’ was nearly over but some decent flowers remain. I saw this at Chelsea too. Rhododendron ‘Lady Montagu’ Rhododendron…

23rd July

‘Lady Boothby’ has its first three flowers. Planted last year and doing well. Fuchsia ‘Lady Boothby’ Fuchsia ‘Lady Boothby’ 2016 – CHW Jaimie and Michael visited Seaview ten days ago…

7th January 1897- 2020

…of its buds have been blown off in the wind. Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ 1968 – FJW David picked first snowdrops of year. 1967 – FJW Cold started….

9th December

…‘Nobilissima’ by the front door. The ‘Lady Clare’ flower is high up on the bush. Camellia japonica ‘Lady Clare’ alongside Camellia japonica ‘Nobilissima’ Last couple of flowers still going low…

29th October

…some yellow with the red. Cotinus coggygria ‘Young Lady’ Cotinus coggygria ‘Young Lady’ Put the two together and you would have one hell of an autumn colour border. Just add…

3rd July

…jasmine Fuchsia ‘Lady Boothby’ has done well but, as a climber, needs more support. Fuchsia ‘Lady Boothby’ Fuchsia ‘Lady Boothby’ Phygelius x rectus ‘Devil’s Tears’ is now about 6ft by…