…gates by Bottom Lodge. The scalpings from the tarmac laying Full out flowers on the original Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ on the top wall. I agree with John Bond that this…

…seen).Rhododendron ‘Johnny Johnstone’ now full out by Georges Hut. A popular double flowered plant which we need to propagate. Rhododendron ‘Johnny Johnstone’ Michelia foggii ‘Jack Fogg’ just showing now all…

…away from any other cherry to cross with. Prunus cerascifera Prunus cerascifera Prunus cerascifera Prunus cerascifera Another Prunus ‘Shirotae’ glows in Bond Street. Prunus ‘Shirotae’ A good display on the…

…x Betty Jessel First Love cylindrica Hohman J.C. Williams x Apollo John Bond Katja Landner Lilac Chalice virginiana Ludoviciana Melon Sky Peter Dummer Purple Breeze Purple Eye Purple Star Rose…

…Cornish gardens and visited Burncoose to look at our monkey puzzles. 2019 – CHW Pterostyrax corymbosa just coming out on Bond Street. Pterostyrax corymbosa Pterostyrax corymbosa A huge clump of…

…plants of Cinnamomum japonicum to the Burncoose catalogue. Here are some pictures of our 30 year old plant originally from Windsor which John Bond felt was too tender for them…

…candicans I assume these were a gift from Lady Anne Palmer to my father. I remember several Q. candicans planted in Bond Street. So a trip to locate them I…

…to have a second plant coming on nicely. Flowers rather battered today at the end of Old Park. Magnolia ‘Mark Jury’ Magnolia ‘Just Jean’ is a John Gallagher raised and…

…and subsequently at Scorrier House. John Williams senior (1753-1841) and his son, John Williams junior (1777-1849), were largely responsible for creating the superb mineral collections at those two residences in…

…the garden from wartime neglect. His entries in the diary from 1940 record his competitiveness in flower shows and his knowledge of plants. JCW 1897-1939 John Charles Williams (known as…

…saluenensis Camellia x williamsii ‘John Pickthorn’ shows the flower shape clearly. Camellia x williamsii ‘John Pickthorn’ Deer have nibbled the leaves on our best Quercus insignis. Quercus insignis First flowering…

…up on the Tin Garden shed A young Camellia x williamsii ‘John Pickthorn’ with 3 early flowers in Tin Garden. Camellia x williamsii ‘John Pickthorn’ Camellia saluenensis and Camellia x…

…on Camellia tsaii – earlier than usual. Camellia tsaii Looking good today at Burncoose in the nurseries and gardens: Abutilon ‘John Thompson’ Abutilon ‘John Thompson’ Plectranthus effusus var. longifolius Plectranthus…

…Sassafras tzumu The double flowered Rhododendron ‘Johnny Johnstone’ has lasted in flowers for weeks and weeks this year. Rhododendron ‘Johnny Johnstone’ Rhododendron ‘Johnny Johnstone’ Eriobotrya deflexa and Embothrium lanceolatum in…

…make your own mind about this horror! RHS Feature Garden RHS Feature Garden John Wheatley carrying roses not dahlias. </div. John Wheatley The team having finished the stand before some…

…up with both Serena and John and was son of the identical Gilly who was run over on the main road at Burncoose circa 13 years ago while off on…

…that spectacular. Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’ Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’ Pseudopanax laetus with its tiny white flowers not quite yet open. I watched a video today in John Marston’s garden…

…autumn colours which I had not picked up on before. Akebia trifoliata Abutilon ‘Nabob’ still has some flowers. Abutilon ‘Nabob’ Abutilon ‘John Thompson’ looking good as well with loads of…

…John Burford has made and replaced the metal fencing at The Vean which was smashed down last winter by a falling branch from a pollarded Quercus ilex. John has a…

…species). An exciting overall addition to the garden. The one I saw in John Marston’s garden video to get is Philadelphus microphyllus. Cotoneaster ‘Exburiensis’ in full flower. Cotoneaster ‘Exburiensis’ Cotoneaster…