30th March

…out now. Magnolia ‘Joli Pompom’ Magnolia ‘Joli Pompom’ Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ with its huge near white flowers. Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ The huge white Rhododendron arboreum above the…

31st March

…Pink’ Magnolia denudata ‘Dubbel’ It may be that you prefer white to pink and, if so, my view is that the white Magnolia denudata ‘Dubbel’ at Burncoose with its extra…

31st December

…some hundreds of single Camellias. J.C.W out also double white and a few other doubles out. Rho mucronulatum, Yellow Hammer, white double Azalea and bits of one yellow below Hovel…

3rd April

…pictures of daffodils in clumps in Kennel Close. Others are over but not these: Narcissus ‘White Lion’ Narcissus ‘White Lion’ Narcissus ‘White Lion’ Narcissus ‘Acropolis’ Narcissus ‘Acropolis’ Narcissus ‘Moondragon’ Narcissus…

3rd March

…in flower today: Magnolia ‘Ian’s Red’ in the nursery flowering as a young plant. Magnolia ‘Ian’s Red’ Bergenia ‘Bressingham White’ Bergenia ‘Bressingham White’ Centranthus ruber ‘Coccineus’ – absurdly early. Centranthus…

15th January

…strange white mould on the trunk of an elderly magnolia. I don’t think it is doing any harm. strange white mould on the trunk of an elderly magnolia The seeds…

23rd February

…cupressinum. Again this tender conifer untouched by the Beast – about 15ft tall now. Dacrydium cupressinum Dacrydium cupressinum Colours showing on Michelia ‘Fairy White’. Michelia ‘Fairy White’ The huge Magnolia…

15th June

…Acer maximowiczianum The white wisteria from the Rookery Path side. White wisteria Susyn Andrews thinks that this ancient gaultheria on Rookery Path opposite the Rhododendron falconeri is Gaultheria hookeri (Vaccinum…

12th February

…Erica erigena ‘Irish Dusk’ Erica erigena ‘Irish Dusk’ Erica x darleyensis ‘White Perfection’ Erica x darleyensis ‘White Perfection’ Erica x darleyensis ‘White Perfection’ Erica x darleyensis ‘Phoebe’ Erica x darleyensis…

6th February

…Fortyniner’. Magnolia ‘’Todd’s Fortyniner’ Camellia reticulata ‘White Form’ suddenly out. Not completely white! Camellia reticulata ‘White Form’ Camellia reticulata ‘White Form’ First flowers out high up on Magnolia zenii. So…