17th September

…but in the rireii opening the Magnolia sargentiana var robusta is laden with seed pods which are nearly ripe. Magnolia sargentiana var robusta Next door to it Magnolia mollicomata has…

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

…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 mollicomata on…

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

…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 nova collected by Crûg…

18th September

…several of our new collection of Hedychiums flowering for the first time but Cautleya spicata ‘Robusta’ has a bit of a flower left. Leslie Baker gave us seeds yesterday of…

5th August

…the drive hydrangeas on the drive hydrangeas on the drive 2015 – CHW Already huge seed pods on the Magnolia sargentiana robusta hybrid/seedling on the mound outside the Back Yard….

26th September

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

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…

13th March

…magnolia season are now earlier than the mollicomatas and sargentiana robustas. Notably ‘Ians Red’, ‘Shirraz’, ‘Red Lion’ and ‘Plum Pudding’. 3. The ‘Lanarth’ magnolia seedlings flowered sparsely probably disliking the…