20th January

…– CHW Temperature rises quickly as another westerly storm brews up. Nothing special as far as Cornwall is concerned.Another big leaf drought victim above the Rookery Path. A 15-20 year…

April 2018 Irish trip ( Day 2)

…simply do not in Cornwall. Big leaf rhododendrons Big leaf rhododendrons Rhododendron zelanicum with a few late flowers. Rhododendron zelanicum Peeling bark on Rhododendron nuttallii. Rhododendron nuttallii The view from…

15th January 1897- 2020

…I must ask Asia what she thinks. Camellia ‘Quintessential’ Camellia ‘Quintessential’ Lots of new magnolias for planting out in a month or so. Quite a big job again this year….

12th February 1897 – 2020

…Magnolia ‘Shirraz’ is out at the top as at Caerhays (two plants) but this is normally an April late flowerer! Magnolia ‘Shirraz’ The three big michelias (30 year old) at…

21st February 1897 – 2020

…lot of daffs open and have cropped some, also (flowering) is Forrest’s big Camellia by the gun room door, with a big single white lower rookery. 1917 – JCW No…

25th February 1897 – 2020

…Giant’ Magnolia ‘Mossman’s Giant’ Magnolia zenii Magnolia zenii 2019 – CHW Above the greenhouse today.Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ has the odd flower out. Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ Magnolia ‘Todds Fortyniner’ is still…

22nd July 1897 – 2020

…the nursery beds in the drought but Jaimie has now started watering to keep them alive. Rhododendron sinogrande was the great casualty of the 1975 drought. big leafed rhodos big

25th June 1897 – 2020

…confused so am I!] Magnolia crassifolia Magnolia crassifolia Magnolia crassifolia Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ was clearly out for this big event although I am a day or two late myself (M….

3rd June 1897 – 2020

…unknown – a big clump by the Trevanion Holly. Azalea unknown Azalea unknown Azalea unknown – yellow and perhaps the last of all to flower. Azalea unknown Cornus kousa ‘Summer…

23rd May 1897 – 2020

…Winner of Plant of the Decade (voting numbers not revealed)! A big ring around to the nursery staff. Thankfully we have plenty of plants to fulfil new orders. Will we…

6th May 1897 – 2020

…rather dramatic. This will be a big plant before long and one Burncoose should stock as I have said before. Berberis latifolia Berberis latifolia 2016 – CHW A trip to…

28th April 1897 – 2020

…magnolias and, later on, big clumps of tall growing rhododendrons. A great new project for the garden. Looking good in the nursery today:Ribes speciosum Ribes speciosum Telopea ‘Shady Lady White’…

25th March 1897 – 2020

…huge clearing Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ a bit weather beaten but a better colour than photographed a month or so ago elsewhere. Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ A giant schefflera which we always…

9th March 1897 – 2020

…Crystal’ Camellia reticulata ‘Red Crystal’ 2019 – CHW The first big leaf rhododendron seedling is full out. More Rhododendron macabeanum than Rhododendron sinogrande in this one probably. rhododendron seedling rhododendron…

6th March 1897 – 2020

…denudate ‘Forrest Pink’ The New Zealand bred Magnolia ‘Brixton Belle’ is perfect today. Look at its useful spreading habit. Never going to be a big tree and very ‘dainty’ flowers….

1st January

…Day.Big leafed rhododendrons expressing their displeasure in the normal way. rhododendrons rhododendrons Juglans ailanthifolia stands out in the sun. Amazing growth rate since planting in 2012. It will be a…

10th February

…about 6 magnolias showing.This big leaf rhododendron blew over a year or two ago but some roots remained and the plant is slowly trying to upright itself. Layering is now…

14th February

…tree fern trunk which I found by accident. yew tree Big leaf rhododendrons hate the cold and droop their leaves in protest when the weather is as it has been….

20th February

…growth Betula skvortsovii Betula utilis ‘Chris Lane’: Black – big white calcocils Betula utilis dark form: Black – small white calcocils Betula utilis ‘Melony Sanders’: Very red peeling stem Camellia…

21st February

…clear up of the big pine beyond George’s Hut continues. The clear up of the big pine The trunk nearly gone at the Hovel. The trunk nearly gone at the…