21st December

…buds to come out still. Polyspora speciosa Polyspora speciosa Above and as part of the ‘Hugh Evans’ clump there is a single plant of the excellent Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea Plena’…

19th October

…yet smelling unpleasant. Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Geisha Girl’ Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Geisha Girl’ Symphoricarpos albus has clusters of white ‘snowberries’ on the lawn although in full shade here. My mother made us…

27th March

…Telopea x speciosa ‘Braidwood Brilliant’ in flower. Telopea x speciosa ‘Braidwood Brilliant’ Telopea x speciosa ‘Braidwood Brilliant’ Magnolia ‘Sentinel’ making a decent tree. Magnolia ‘Sentinel’ Magnolia ‘Sentinel’ Magnolia ‘Darkest Purple’…

21st March

…as collected by George Forrest on Mount Tengyueh in 1917. Originally called C. speciosa, then C. pitardii and, as today, C. saluenensis. One of the parents of the new C….

9th October

…Crataegus combyi with ripe dropping fruits and no leaves. Crataegus combyi Catalpa speciosa ‘Frederik’ has yet to flower but a suggestion of decent autumn colour to come. Catalpa speciosa ‘Frederik’…

28th May

…for a bit here in the heat of Burns Bank but never flowered. Telopea speciosa Telopea speciosa An unknown banana in flower. banana Neil sets fire to his Xanthorrhoea glauca…

2nd December

…smell. Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Geisha Girl’ Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Geisha Girl’ Down the bank the tender Salvia x jamensis ‘Hot Lips’ remains in full radiant flower. It has survived here for several…

6th March

…nursery. Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Nivalis’ Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Nivalis’ Then a lengthy presentation from an excellent business consultant hired to find a few improvements to our catalogue and website. He does and…

4th February

…Camellia ‘Winton’ Fallen flowers under Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’. Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ But the plant still looks fabulous. Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ Polyspora speciosa in flower in the nursery….

17th September

…sp. nova (BWJ 15185) with early autumn tints. Parastyrax sp. nova Fuchsia speciosa in full flower. Fuchsia speciosa Escallonia resinosa which used to be in the Burncoose catalogue years ago….