20th November

…x williamsii ‘November Pink’ Still colour on Hydrangea aspera subsp. robusta outside the front gate. What a long laster this is. Hydrangea aspera subsp. robusta The Ginkgo biloba is changing…

17th September

…is a bad magnolia seedling year but in the rireii opening the Magnolia sargentiana var robusta is laden with seed pods which are nearly ripe. Magnolia sargentiana var robusta Next…

15th January

…Kennel Close have not yet been scorched and partially defoliated in the wind. They look rather impressive clumps today. Fargesia robusta Fargesia robusta Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda – the most vigorous and…

11th September

…flower buds showing up already on Magnolia “Rebecca’s Perfume”. Magnolia “Rebecca’s Perfume” Time for Asia to collect the relatively few seed pods this year on Magnolia sargentiana robusta and Magnolia…

4th November

…lower branches on this quick growing Acacia cultriformis to give the camellias more room. Acacia cultriformis Hydrangea aspera subsp. robusta still looking good with its long lasting white flower heads….

13th June

…inevitable slug damage sargentiana always suffers. Hydrangea sargentiana ‘Goldrush’ Hydrangea sargentiana ‘Goldrush’ Hydrangea robusta ‘Titania’ from Vietnam also only planted last autumn. Attractive foliage. Hydrangea robusta ‘Titania’ The Parastyrax species…

18th September

…dykes Stupidly I have somehow missed several of our new collection of Hedychiums flowering for the first time but Cautleya spicata ‘Robusta’ has a bit of a flower left. Leslie…

5th August

…on the drive 2015 – CHW Already huge seed pods on the Magnolia sargentiana robusta hybrid/seedling on the mound outside the Back Yard. What energy this must take out of…

26th September

…Malus ‘Dr Campbells’ Malus ‘Red Sentinel’. Malus ‘Red Sentinel’ Malus x robusta ‘Fruitilicious’. Malus x robusta ‘Fruitilicious’ Malus ‘Comtesse de Paris’ which I have not seen fruiting before. Malus ‘Comtesse…

24th October

…the dry summer. Only once have we seen loquats produced on the plant at Burncoose. Eriobotrya japonica Hydrangea aspera ssp. robusta is still full out in late October. The only…