19th May

…‘Aureus’ Anchusa ‘Loddon Royalist’ and Philadelphus coronarius ‘Aureus’ Calycanthus ‘Venus’ and Stewartia rostrata. Calycanthus ‘Venus’ and Stewartia rostrata Lily martagon ‘Sunny Morning’ and Embothrium lanceolatum ‘Ñorquinco’. Lily martagon ‘Sunny Morning’…

23rd March

…away on Burns Bank. Parrotia subaequalis Parrotia subaequalis 2020 – CHW The morning is spent ‘furloughing’ the majority of staff here. This new word means that the government pays 80%…

2nd April

…visit to the shed in 2019; and no shows of course since. The light was odd this evening in the cattle shed for photography – apologies in advance. The Burncoose…

25th April

…for Chelsea. Nandina domestica ‘Twilight’ Nandina domestica ‘Twilight’ Rhododendron williamsianum x matinianum on the Burncoose drive. Not that many flowers this year. Rhododendron williamsianum x matinianum Rhododendron williamsianum x matinianum…

12th June

…too much sun. Styrax japonicus ‘Evening Light’ Styrax japonicus ‘Evening Light’ Styrax japonicus ‘Evening Light’ Yet another new variety of Styrax japonicus captured in flower today. This one is called…

7th March

…these are here. Rhododendron niveum Camellia ‘Morning Mist’ is nearly over. Not that exciting a recent introduction to the garden. Camellia ‘Morning Mist’ Camellia ‘Morning Mist’ A 1991 planted Azara…

18th May

…stand to do still much on the stand to do still much on the stand to do still much on the stand to do By Saturday morning all the cut…

23rd December

…the wind is 10-15mph at the top of the garden this morning. Not cold at all after a clear night and very slight frost in the valley bottoms.Two old plants…

2nd June

…‘Pink Chimes’ A light pink with yellow flare – huge bush. light pink light pink Similar but with a much tighter flower head. tighter flower head Slightly different again –…

29th March

…Loropetalum carolina ‘Moonlight’ – very pretty and a welcome addition to our four other pink and purple flowered Loropetalum varieties. Loropetalum carolina ‘Moonlight’ Teucrium fruiticosum ‘Azureum’ – a good blue…

7th April

Next Day > < Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW Saw the first House Martins around the castle this morning. Having been…

24th March

…at 8.30pm last night that ‘we all have to stay at home’. Lockdown finally so I rush down to Burncoose with Michael Gove’s announcement this morning that building sites could…

6th June

…catalogue – Paeonia daurica – 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…

11th November

light to the rhododendrons below. elderly magnolia Magnolia ‘Ian’s Red’ also has a pruning for the same reason. Magnolia ‘Ian’s Red’ Acer palmatum ‘Dissectum Atropurpureum’. Acer palmatum ‘Dissectum Atropurpureum’ First…

16th May

…trim up yesterday to stop it denying light to other rhododendrons. Pinus patula An odd unnamed deciduous one in Old Park. unnamed deciduous Azalea ‘Soir de Paris’ as a big…

11th April

…which has been cut down several times and has self-seeded itself within the clump as the older trunks have gradually died off. A helpful characteristic! A light coloured form. I…

12th November

…Blandford’ Camellia ‘Mary Pickthorn’ is still not out yet (C. saluenensis hybrid). Liriodendron tulipifera by the 4-in-Hand on a drab morning. Liriodendron tulipifera This young Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ broke off…

13th June

…sanguineum by George’s Hut. Rhododendron sanguineum 2022 – CHW A morning with Cressy and Asia identifying and locating key plants to propagate. We are two to three weeks away from…

31st May

…Styrax japonicus ‘Evening Light’ has no flowers at all but wonderful black new growth. Styrax japonicus ‘Evening Light’ Styrax japonicus ‘Evening Light’ 2019 – CHW Just drizzle and the odd…

29th May

…the Rookery are Ilex kingiana. Nobbles on the trunks, a black hue to this year’s new growth and two year old stems developing a light brown ‘woody’ covering. Ilex kingiana…