9th February

…having been too wet.A pleasant combination of Galanthus nivalis and Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna in the sun. Galanthus nivalis and Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna A consignment for planting out here…

12th February

…not that different really. Magnolia campbellii ‘Lamellyn’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Lamellyn’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Lamellyn’ Flower buds just starting to open on Acer negundo var. violaceum. Acer negundo var. violaceum Just a…

10th February

…above Higher Quarry Nursery and Crinodendron Hedge. Restaking is needed. Wind blown over evergreens More pictures of Magnolia sprengeri var. diva ‘Fire’. Magnolia sprengeri var. diva ‘Fire’ Magnolia sprengeri var.

15th March

…Rhododendron moupinense. Never seen this before. Rhododendron moupinense 2021 – CHW Sunny and still again.The Queen Mother’s 1981 planted Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta seedling. Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta seedling Camellia…

25th March

…given to us by Jim Gardiner. Magnolia sprengeri var. sprengeri Magnolia sprengeri var. sprengeri Magnolia sprengeri var. sprengeri Rhododendron hyperythrum ‘Omo’ AM coming into flower. Rhododendron hyperythrum ‘Omo’ Rhododendron ‘Cornish…

22nd April

…‘Lois’ Rhododendron minus var. minus planted in Old Park 2 years ago. Rhododendron minus var. minus 2024 – CHW Off to Northern Ireland later today. Viburnum erosum now in flower….

9th May

…earlier than last year. Aesculus hippocastanum ‘Baumannii’ Acer truncatum var. barbinerve with winged seed heads forming. Acer truncatum var. barbinerve Acer truncatum var. barbinerve Azalea ‘Barthold Lazzer’ is a double…

12th May

…and flowers on Sorbus wilsoniana. Sorbus wilsoniana Sorbus wilsoniana Acer campbellii var. frangipanense with flower tassels which I had not seen before. Acer campbellii var. frangipanense Acer campbellii var. frangipanense…

22nd May

…This is the original wild collected plant. Look at the orange hairs on the leaf petioles and new leaf shoots. Magnolia sieboldii var. sinensis Magnolia sieboldii var. sinensis 2024 –…

2nd March

…registration. Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta x Magnolia sprengeri var. diva CROSSED WITH Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata ‘Lanarth’. Another of Jaimie’s new hybrids Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ x M. ‘Volcano’ (Hornau) giving…

8th October

…‘Alba Variegata’ Hoheria populnea ‘Alba Variegata’ 2022 – CHW Buddleja speciosissima was planted out last spring. Interesting new growth today. Buddleja speciosissima Buddleia heliophila with its first flowers which are…

12th October

…branches. Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Corylopsis ‘Spring Purple’ has as good an autumn display as its…

10th August

…to no avail. Populus deltoides ‘Purple Tower’ Acer campbellii var. fancgipanense (BSWJ 82700) laden with seed. Acer campbellii var. fancgipanense Sorbus wilsoniana with its best performance yet. Sorbus wilsoniana First…

3rd November

…‘Jovey Carlyon’ Good autumn colour on Magnolia fraseri var. pyramidata as we have seen before by Donkey Shoe. Magnolia fraseri var. pyramidata The usual secondary flush of flowers on Rhododendron…

2nd December

…not finish it. Mespilus germanica Mespilus germanica Autumn colour on Ginkgo biloba ‘Variegata’ with just a hint of variegation. Ginkgo biloba ‘Variegata’ Ginkgo biloba ‘Variegata’ Betula ‘China Rose’ has lost…

28th September

…Acanthopanax sessilensis Photinia villosa var. coreana again covered in berries. Photinia villosa var. coreana Ilex corallina is new to the Burncoose website as being for sale so here are a…

17th March 1897 – 2020

…pink. M. sargentiana var robusta x ‘Lanarth’ M. campbellii var. molicomata x ‘Lanarth’ 1991 – FJW Tadpoles out. 1990 – FJW Garden past its best !! Very stricken by storms….

22nd March

…Magnolia kobus var. borealis towers over Rhododendron macabeanum. Magnolia kobus var. borealis towers over Rhododendron macabeanum Euonymus wilsonii with flower buds not yet open. A quick growing species. Euonymus wilsonii…

Tom Hudson – Camellia cuspidata saga!

…the Flora of China the Tregrehan plant would be cuspidata var cuspidata and the Trewithen plants cuspidata var grandiflora. Presuming that the 2 Trewithen plants are species and not cuspidata…

4th January 1897- 2020

…harringtonia var koreana has excellent yellow needles in parts. Very slow growing with a fastigiate habit. Cephalotaxus harringtonia var koreana Cephalotaxus harringtonia var koreana Cephalotaxus harringtonia var koreana Very few…