13th July

…its annual clipping. The chapel Back here the hydrangeas on the drive are hitting their peak. Meconopsis cambrica (now renamed Meconopsis cambricum), Welsh poppy, has escaped the strimmer and the…

6th June

…just into leaf. Paeonia daurica Nothing quite matches Meconopsis baileyi (syn. betonicifolia) as a blue flower in the early morning sunlight in the cashpoint. Meconopsis baileyi Meconopsis baileyi Lupinus ‘Manhattan…

16th July

…Plantation where stumps were grubbed three years ago and a whole new crop of wildflowers and grasses have emerged from the bare earth.Another good clump of Meconopsis cambrica. Meconopsis cambrica…

19th April

…‘three to four weeks’ is to suggest they get a ‘plastic one’ so they can enjoy their magnolia, meconopsis or primula all year round. I have not had my face…

2nd June

…a joy. Welsh poppy – previously Meconopsis cambrica. Fairly rare in Cornwall as a native wildflower. Papaver cambricum The end of filming with Rick Stein, his wife, and the film…

26th May

…JCW Just as in 1901. A good lot of roses open. Meconopsis integrefolia has been out for two days. 1901 – JCW One of the tree ferns three parts grown….

1st April

…attached to Garden Book page) About March 1st, 1 Cam speciosa to P.D.W; 15 Cam speciosa to Michael, Caerhays; 5 to G.H.J. 28362 Mulinensis, 28365 Pulchella; 28366 Brevifolia; 28524 Meconopsis

20th July

…(blue) just opening. [Rose] Papa Gontier good and General T. Hand written note attached to Garden Book page,undated. From Werrington Park, re 4238 of Ward and Meconopsis 25933 = Integrifolia….