Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW (images to follow) 2024 – CHW I noticed two Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Alba…

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW So what can we find in flower on Christmas Day? Drizzly to start…

…to Matt Ridley’s articles in previous diary entries. Last week’s (Thursday) Spectator only arrived here on Tuesday thanks to the bank holiday and postal workers taking a sneaky day off…

…forget and I forget the species name! Schefflera delavayi? giant schefflera 2016 – CHW After a day of gentle warm rain Good Friday brings blue skies and a perfect day…

…lots of moving about in the next few days before the final decisions about what exactly goes onto the lorries! Gunneras Gunnera Gunnera 2016 – CHW Bank holiday Sunday and,…

…superb variety which Burncoose needs to stock – Viburnum plicatum ‘Opening Day’. It came from Hedgehog Plants. Viburnum plicatum ‘Opening Day’ Viburnum plicatum ‘Opening Day’ Viburnum plicatum ‘Opening Day’ 2024…

Next Day > < Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW Rhododendron ciliicalyx on the Main Ride. Rhododendron ciliicalyx Magnolia denudata ‘Fragrant Cloud’…

…non stop rain – say 80 visitors. 1988 – FJW Open day – 2200 – beautiful day – Magnolias mostly over – Camellias excellent. 1983 – FJW Open day –…

…‘Bow Bells’ Rhododendron ‘Bow Bells’ My grandfathers Rhododendron ‘May Day’ – I forgot to check it on the 1st May. Rhododendron ‘May Day’ Rhododendron ‘May Day’ Rhododendron ‘May Day’ Newly…

…the mess in the aftermath but Christmas Day was strange and unreal on our own here yesterday. Today is no better! Bristol lockdown Bristol lockdown Bristol lockdown 2019 – CHW…

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW Welcome heavy rain and you can see everything growing and looking well. Frankie…

Next Day > < Previous Day Return to Current Entries CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2020 – CHW Nothing about raw sewage effluent today – back…

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW Sunny with wind developing but still very mild. Hard at the pictures for…

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW Drizzly and mild. Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’ has 3 flowers out already very…

…Setting up at the start of the day Setting up at the start of the day Setting up at the start of the day Morris dancers after a hard night’s…

Next Day > < Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW A day or two ago we saw new leaves on Neolitsea sericea…

…two at Patrick’s Pond Day two at Patrick’s Pond Day two at Patrick’s Pond Day two at Patrick’s Pond 2024 – CHW A visit to Pengelly Farms with friends from…

Next Day > < Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW Photinia parvifolia about to flower. Photinia parvifolia The peculiar x Laburnocytisus ‘Adamii’….

Next Day > < Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW Camellia x williamsii ‘Delia Williams’ with just the odd double flower and…

…lawn. A few days earlier than some years. Lizzie saw a kingfisher on the watermeadows yesterday and heard a skylark on Tuesday. Spring is here! 2015 – CHW Specimen tree…