21st February

…(Winter jasmine) Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine) Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine) An interesting mix of Jasminum nudiflorum and Sarcococca confusa. Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine) Anemone ‘Harmony Double Pink’. Anemone ‘Harmony Double…

1st December

Jasminum humile which grows so well at Ventnor but this is a very variable species. Jasminum humile ‘Revolutum’ Jasminum humile ‘Revolutum’ First flower tassels on Garrya eliptica ‘James Roof’. Garrya…

2nd December

…wall hidden within a clump of Jasminum beesianum. Very pretty indeed and odd to find a yellow flower on anything in December. Jasminum mesneyi Jasminum mesneyi Next door the small…

6th January 1897- 2020

Jasminum nudiflorum Jasminum nudiflorum An unnamed Camellia x williamsii seedling full out outside the Carlton Club. Shows up well today from the road after a period of no wind and…

19th May

…‘Variegata’ Weigelia florida ‘Variegata’ Jasminum humile ‘Revolutum’ just coming out. Jasminum humile ‘Revolutum’ Jasminum beesianum likewise. Jasminum beesianum Weigelia florida ‘Variegata’ is now a large shrub! Weigelia florida ‘Variegata’ The…

31st May

…below the bank on the lawn 40 plus years ago by me. Weigelia ‘Florida Variegata’ Weigelia ‘Florida Variegata’ Jasminum humile ‘Revolutum’ Jasminum humile ‘Revolutum’ Beside it is a good plant…

12th June

Jasminum beesianum Jasminum beesianum Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ nearing its best. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Illicium griffithii in full new growth. Illicium griffithii Flowers just out on Styrax formosanus var. hayatiana. Styrax…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 5)

…mesnyi. Jasminum mesnyi Jasminum mesnyi Viburnum cylindricum. Viburnum cylindricum Viburnum cylindricum The baboon statues. The baboon statues The baboon statues We were told this was Bowkeria verticillata but it does…

16th March 1897 – 2020

…in the greenhouse. We lost ours outside in 2012. Camellia transnokoensis Camellia transnokoensis Jasminum duclouxii just coming out. A vigorous evergreen greenhouse climber. Jasminum duclouxii Jasminum duclouxii Camellia yunsiense with…

30th November

…anisatum. Illicium anisatum Flowers on Aextoxicon punctatum a bit earlier than last year I think? Aextoxicon punctatum Jasminum polyanthum starting to flower. Although a conservatory plant it survives reasonably well…

8th January

…nitida when I saw it at Tregrehan. Parakmeria lotungensis Jasminum nudiflorum well out as you would expect. Jasminum nudiflorum Camellia ‘Drama Girl’ had a flower out last week at Caerhays…

29th December

…nobleanum Rhododendron nobleanum Jasminum nudiflorum on the stone faced earth bank outside Malvern House in the village. Jasminum nudiflorum Rhododendron lutescens nearly fully out by Red Linney. Rhododendron lutescens First…

28th December

…but still far from fully out. Camellia vernalis ‘Dawn’ Jasminum officinale now with plenty of flower clusters. Jasminum officinale Erigeron karvinskianus (syn. mucronatus) is scarcely ever flowerless either. Erigeron karvinskianus…

14th December

…magnolia tunnel magnolia tunnel Solarium jasminum ‘Album’ still with flower in a tunnel. Solarium jasminum ‘Album’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Jelena’ just out. Other varieties still to show colour. Hamamelis x…

22nd April

…Mr Hodge visited JCW in 1924. Perhaps a niveum x argenteum cross? ‘Hodges Pink Argenteum’ Jasminum duclouxii in the greenhouse. Jasminum duclouxii Grevillea ‘Fireworks’ Grevillea ‘Fireworks’ Grevillea ‘Fireworks’ Rhododendron nuttallii…

24th July

…campanulatus ‘Rosewarne’ as good as pictured at Caerhays last week. Alice’s jasmine (Jasminum officinale affine) has shed many of its flowers but there is still quite a show and a…

10th July

…would have thought a hypericum would have been tough enough to overcome the drought. Hypericum ‘Hidcote’ Hypericum ‘Hidcote’ Jasminum officinale is nicely out on the wall too and so far…

5th July

…ripening seed pods. Melianthus major Melianthus major Plenty of seed heads forming on Acacia dealbata overhanging the garden. Acacia dealbata Hypericum ‘Hidcote’ and Jasminum officinale affine flowering nicely together outside…

30th May

…my amazement Calliandra surinamensis has survived and is now putting on new growth. Calliandra surinamensis Jasminum specio. ‘Lord Howick’, a gift from Lord H in 2018, is extremely vigorous. Just…

17th February

…full out with plenty of root suckers appearing. Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ and Jasminum nudiflorum. Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ and Jasminum   Kerria japonica ‘Pleniflora’  …