2nd June

beacon Jubilee (bonfire) beacon Jubilee (bonfire) beacon Jubilee (bonfire) beacon 2021 – CHW Preparing for Rick Stein’s filming this afternoon and identifying what is best in the garden to film….

25th April

beacon above the rockery and well worth its place. Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ The true and very old Azalea ‘Tebotan’ in the rockery is full out. We were right to resist…

20th April

…above. 1898 – JCW Wild primroses at their best, a good few roses open, waterlilies throwing leaves in most cases. Beacon began to open, no 12 just out, all the…

22nd April

…Go to Dinton and Birmingham tomorrow. 1899 – JCW Primroses at their best. A few Montana have been open for a week. Camellia reticulata going by. The last (Narcissi) Beacon

4th February

…Porto. 1899 – JCW Chionodoxa shows colour, picked a seedling at the Reservoir to open inside. Snowdrops at their best, no sign of Weardale, Jacko or Beacon, many Camellias open….