…First flowers out on Edgworthia ‘Red Dragon’ at Burncoose. Edgworthia ‘Red Dragon’ An excellent new crop of customer information notice boards in the nursery produced by our own staff. notice…

…rink outside. The drive and yard are treacherous.Clear frosting on Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ has fared better in the freeze but most flowers are falling….

…‘Red Sentinel’ beside the drive is now at its absolute best. The top part of the tree is more purple than red but the odd remaining lower leaves are red….

…time for this I think. Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ (Yellow) Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ (Yellow) We head off to plant 15 new German bred magnolias in Kitchen Garden. 15 new German bred…

…Walk. Acer x conspicuum ‘Red Flamingo’ with its new leaves emerging. Acer x conspicuum ‘Red Flamingo’ Acer x conspicuum ‘Red Flamingo’ Magnolia ‘Purpurascens’ – second flowering. This is very good…

…the hairs on the leaf petioles would suggest that it too is a Rhododendron auriculatum hybrid. Well worth propagating and preserving. late flowering red rhododendron late flowering red rhododendron late…

…are two of the four plants we have and it will be interesting to see those compared to Magnolia Black Tulip (bred by the Jury family in New Zealand) in…

…Cake’ Magnolia ‘Big Dude’. Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ Magnolia liliiflora ‘Holland Red’. Magnolia liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ Magnolia liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ Magnolia ‘Frank Gladney’. Magnolia ‘Frank Gladney’ Magnolia ‘Frank…

…some to go to the RHS rhododendron registrar. Rhododendron ‘Red Centurion’ Rhododendron ‘Red Centurion’ Rhododendron ‘Red Centurion’ 2016 – CHW Placed out around 15 more named magnolias for planting and…

…Magnolia ‘Red Lion’ First flowers on another Magnolia lilliiflora ‘Holland Red’. Magnolia lilliiflora ‘Holland Red’ Magnolia ‘Plum Pudding’ ruined by the cold this year. Magnolia ‘Plum Pudding’ Nice vases of…