23rd February 1897 – 2020

…Ilex latifolia Ilex latifolia Holly berries (Ilex aquifolium) in Forty Acres have survived the winter uneaten. Quite unusual. Holly berries (Ilex aquifolium) Holly berries (Ilex aquifolium) You should never leave…

16th July

…New growth only and no flowers as yet in July. Smilax aspera Smilax aspera Smilax aspera Echium pininana collapsing and dying. This one has already shed its seeds and died….

28th May

…in less than a week in this heat. Azalea pontica Azalea pontica Syringa x josiflexa ‘Bellicent’ nearly full out on the drive. Syringa x josiflexa ‘Bellicent’ Deutzia x elegantissima ‘Rosealind’…

18th May

…Tilia caroliniana subsp. heterophylla) – planted 2017. Tilia heterophylla Tilia heterophylla Tilia x moltkei Tilia x moltkei Tilia x moltkei Tilia oliveri Tilia oliveri Tilia oliveri Crataegus aprica in flower….

14th May

…japonica just coming out. A real show to come. Sorbus japonica x Sorbopyrus auricularis (Pyrus communis x Sorbus aria) flowering here for the first time. A peculiar mix but both…

2nd April

…Supreme’ Camellia x williamsii ‘E G Waterhouse’ in a vase. Camellia x williamsii ‘E G Waterhouse’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Debbie’ and Camellia japonica ‘Paul’s Apollo’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Debbie’ Camellia…

4th February

…‘Bo Peep’ (Yellow) 2024 – CHW Finally colour on Prunus x incam ‘Okame’. Prunus x incam ‘Okame’ Mature cones ready to shed on Abies homolepis. Abies homolepis Persea indica by…

8th March

…registered M. x soulangeana seedling. Far end of Old Park. Magnolia ‘Just Jean’ Magnola ‘Sybille’ is Philippe de Spoelberg’s M x soulangeana x ‘White Giant’ x M. ‘Leda’. Clearly correctly…

3rd June

…under the tree. Styrax japonicus ‘Sohuksan’ Styrax japonicus ‘Sohuksan’ A young Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei flowering extremely well with the leaves yet to appear properly. Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei Pterostyrax…

6th August

…moto). Magnolia kwangtungensis Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Rex’ root shoots have escaped the grass cut. Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Rex’ Viburnum triphyllum from Crûg has made a large shrub. Viburnum triphyllum Viburnum triphyllum Xanthoceras…

22nd July

…looking very happy with his environment. Suffolk ram Finally a stall selling plants! Phlox ‘Romance’. Phlox ‘Romance’ Dianthus ‘Candy Floss’ was nice enough and decently scented. Dianthus ‘Candy Floss’ An…

24th July

…memory. It must have grown here once and died. Eucryphia x hillieri ‘Penwith’ Eucryphia x hillieri ‘Penwith’ 2021 – CHW A tour with Martyn Rix and Peter Moor in extreme…

4th August

…papyrifera ‘Rex’. The old trunks have died and vigorous new suckers have appeared in the border. Tetrapanax papyrifera ‘Rex’ Tetrapanax papyrifera ‘Rex’ I was right! It is an aristolochia called…

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….

22nd August

…natural hybrid, when you consider how common both parents are on the Lizard heaths. Best wishes, Colin Erica x williamsii Erica x williamsii Erica x williamsii Erica x williamsii Erica…

25th October

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW Removing wires and uplifting young trees in the Styrax area. uplifting young trees…

15th August

…x (M. laevifolia x M. maudiae) Buddleja limitanea in flower. Buddleja limitanea Crinum x powellii ‘Album’ flowering its heart out beside the greenhouse. Crinum x powellii ‘Album’ 2022 – CHW…

25th June

…Styrax japonica ‘Pink Chimes’ Styrax japonica ‘Pink Chimes’ Styrax japonica ‘Pink Chimes’ 1990 – FJW Rosa filipes ‘Kiftsgate’ by Front Gate – excellent. 1989 – FJW Styrax japonica out as…

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….

3rd March 1897 – 2020

…R praecox has been badly frosted, say a week of mild weather behind the above. 1914 – JCW R praecox ⅔ open, Arboreum x Thomsonii VG, daffs coming on now,…