12th March

…Here are some of the Caerhays entries. 3 vases of Magnolias. – Magnolia ‘Bishop Peter’ Magnolia ‘Bishop Peter’ – Magnolia mollicomata x unknown Magnolia mollicomata x unknown – Magnolia ‘Caerhays…

9th March

…feet in height to only 6. Magnolia ‘Copeland Count’ Camellia japonica ‘Adolphe Audusson’ looking very good below Tin Garden. Camellia japonica ‘Adolphe Audusson’ The top of Magnolia ‘Bishop Peter’ with…

18th March

…– 1st M. ‘Valentines Torch’Three different Blooms M. ‘Lanarth (New Zealand form), ‘Bishop peter’ & ‘Felix Jury’ – 1st M. ‘Lanarth (New Zealand form), ‘Bishop peter’ & ‘Felix Jury’ –…

21st March

…forrestii. Acer forrestii Magnolia x veitchii ‘Peter Veitch’ now perfect! Magnolia x veitchii ‘Peter Veitch’ Magnolia sieboldii leafing up already. Magnolia sieboldii Corylopsis sinensis ‘Spring Purple’ now well out but…

25th March

…the Ririei Opening. Ririei Opening The two Magnolia x veitchii ‘Peter Veitch’ at their absolute best. Magnolia x veitchii ‘Peter Veitch’ Magnolia sprengeri var. sprengeri (84329) was wild collected and…

27th March

…for the Aucklandii Garden. rhodos for the Aucklandii Garden The view from the Rookery towards the Magnolia × veitchii ‘Peter Veitch’. Magnolia × veitchii ‘Peter Veitch’ The now empty nursery…

29th January

…improve on the varieties which we currently grow and offer on the Burncoose website. Longstock Park Nursery and Peter Moore have held the National Collection of buddleia since 1998. Seventy…

3rd August

…trip to Bodmin Garden Centre which has made huge investments in state of the art multi-span tunnels in the last year since I last visited. They are now more of…

25th August

paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ 1991 – FJW Great Destroyer left Bond Street after completing clearance work up from pond – start of a warm week. 1914 –…

7th October

…this down the hill. The Hovel The Hovel The Hovel The Hovel Now resuming the search for hollies. I was given Ilex perado (pure) by Peter Cox having seen it…

8th October

…to turn. Acer japonicum Acer takesimense just starting. Acer takesimense Aesculus chinensis is briefly rather good. Aesculus chinensis 2023 – CHW A garden tour with Peter Mills.Seed heads on Viburnum…

15th October

…in flower a little. 1909 – JCW No seedlings up in the pans. C panniculata and cyclamen very good. Solanum and lapagerias fair. 1905 – JCW No seedling daffs up…

30th October

…Another 20 new magnolias planted out in Forty Acres wood with high level deer protection. magnolias magnolias Two gifts from Peter Mills – Nyssa sinensis ‘Jim Russell’ just starting to…

7th December

…and CHW in the garden. Nice lot of November Pink and Nobleanum begins. 1966 – FJW Peter saw two deer in the Church Town Field. November Pink out some which…

27th December

…us by the late Jeremy Peter-Hoblyn at Lamellyn. One of the five has its first 35 to 40 buds while the others have, as yet, none. It is the plant…

8th February 1897 – 2020

…magnolia to show colour. MAGNOLIA ‘Strybing White’ MAGNOLIA ‘Strybing White’ 1999 – FJW 4 flowers on Bishop Peter – good cherry above Burns Bank.1969 – FJW Second fall of snow…

17th January 1897- 2020

…than ‘Star Wars’ but the tree has a much less upright habit. Magnolia Red Lion 2005 – FJW Flower on Mag. Bishop Peter – Nobilissima fully out. 1935 – JCW…

26th January 1897 – 2020

…by green gate – Camellia as usual.1995 – FJW Flower on Magnolia Bishop Peter.1989 – FJW Cam williamsii past their best. Keysii, Crossbill coming. Major remedial (!) works being done…

31st January 1897 – 2020

Peter’ (Lanarth seedling) now has several flowers out but they are rather pale compared to most years implying that the wind has blown them open prematurely. 1992 – FJW One…

3rd February 1897 – 2020

…Lear saw it yesterday) – Bishop Peter shows colour.1969 – FJW Trewidden Grande very good.1962 – FJW St Ewe hedge very good. Too mild – cut back by Lord Headford…