…Magnolias look a superb crop for next spring at Burncoose. newly potted on Magnolias > Thousands of potted camellia liners excellent also. Thousands of potted camellia liners Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Midnight…

…after planting last spring. Phoebe sheareri Zanthoxylum acanthopodium with good new growth as well. Zanthoxylum acanthopodium Lindera tonkinensis (FMWJ 13123) is another super-fast grower with delicate and interesting leaves. Lindera…

…do on the drive to prepare a decent sized new planting area for the spring. digger work Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Blush’ at its best just above Red Linney. Camellia sasanqua…

…spring. Rhododendron morii x Rhododendron euchates. The leaves have dropped on Magnolia dealbata. Magnolia dealbata I have never seen secondary flowers before on Rhododendron prunifolium. Again very pale. Rhododendron prunifolium…

…Embothrium lanceolatum 2018 – CHW Autumn colour in the nursery.Fothergilla ‘Blue Shadow’ is even better with autumn tints now than in the spring. Fothergilla ‘Blue Shadow’ Fothergilla ‘Blue Shadow’ Hesperantha…

…here yet and no hint of colour. Sapium sebiferum hated last winter and looked sickly in the spring but has enjoyed the heat and recovered well. Sapium sebiferum Melicytus crassifolius…

…was full of flower on Christmas day. dropped all their leaves Massive regrowth on the rhododendrons and azaleas cut back in the Rockery in the spring. rhododendrons and azaleas cut…

…brown autumn colours on Viburnum plicatum ‘Mariesii’. Viburnum plicatum ‘Mariesii’ Secondary flowers on Rhaphiolepis indica ‘Springtime’ in the nursery. Rhaphiolepis indica ‘Springtime’ Vitex agnus-castus in the rare plant tunnel. Vitex…

…is on its last legs was planted in a very sheltered spot in the spring. It has not grown much but has certainly settled in and looks happy enough. Magnolia…

…A final grass cut in Kennel Close before the daffodil bulbs begin to emerge. A final tidy up before the spring. Perhaps the fifth time we have cut the grass…

…Camellia sasanqua plantings at the entrance to Old Park have any flowers on as yet? These were supposed to be inaugurated at Beatrice Fleur Williams’ christening in the spring but…

…and just behind the ‘Cornish Snow’ which is probably of a very similar age. Camellia reticulata ‘Mary Williams’ Camellia reticulata ‘Mary Williams’ A young Camellia ‘Spring Mist’ with its first…

…‘White House Farm’ is in the frames for planting out but its yellow autumn colours nearly hide next spring’s catkins. Betula luminifera ‘White House Farm’ Betula luminifera ‘White House Farm’…

…in the spring. new plants to go out in the spring Nearby beside the shop Prunus ‘Shizuka’ (‘Fragrant Cloud’) – one of the new Matsumae cherries – has excellent late…

…‘Nobilissima’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ not bad at all as autumn colour in the sun, although we would normally grow it for spring and summer colour. Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’…

…and blown over beside Rookery nursery. Alniphyllum fortunei (FMWJ 13013) Rookery nursery bed full of young rhododendrons but little is large enough to plant out next spring. Rookery nursery bed…

…looming it seems best if we all concentrate on fulfilling the spring rush of internet orders rather than wasting a month at or on Chelsea. We hardly get any direct…

…many of them. Camellia ‘Kick Off’ Camellia ‘Spring Formal’ is a Nuccio introduction from 1986 which seems, with us, to be a sparse flowerer. Camellia ‘Spring Formal’ Camellia ‘Spring Formal’…

…‘Jovey Carlyon’ These two plants of Cephalotaxus fortunei were plastered in flower last spring. So much so that the branches gave off huge clouds of pollen dust. On passing I…

…Outside the back yard these two are nearly fully out. Outside the back yard Outside the back yard Had the ITV film crew here today about a ‘Spring has sprung’…