1st January

…hybrida good, some roses, some Lapagerias and Primroses. 1910 – JCW No Aconite, Coums fair, Ericas slowly coming. Rhodos – some, Solanum – none, Roses – a few. Nothing else,…

8th November

…1913 – JCW Cassia good and so solanum, lapagerias and C sasanquas. Roses fair, hydrangeas fair – no frost yet. We are now planting the big plants from Coombe Wood…

4th July

…out early and a good blue. Perhaps the best hydrangea on the drive today. Hydrangea serrata ‘Bluebird’ Hydrangea serrata ‘Bluebird’ 2015 – CHW SOLANUM crispum ‘Glasnevin’ Next door is a…

23rd July

…Admiral’ Trachelospermum jasminoides has covered the fence and is full out. Trachelospermum jasminoides Trachelospermum jasminoides Solanum crispum ‘Glasnevin’ is similar. Solanum crispum ‘Glasnevin’ Rhaphiolepsis umbellata is setting seed. Rhaphiolepsis umbellata…

7th September

…nice. Six or eight species of rhodo’n show flower. Lapagerias fair, the only Solanum left and the crinums are open. Three rose beds good. 1915 – JCW Cyclamen are very…

28th November

Solanum not quite all out or C sasanqua, but we have had some frost. Roses hold on and the Erica codonodes are opening nicely. Clematis cirrhosa is good. 1909 –…

12th August

…shrub way left. Our hybrid gladilous look very nice, and very refined range of colours. 1913 – JCW A late C, I go north tomorrow. Solanum good. Buddleia fair, even…

9th November

…JCW Just as above but Primula malacoeides replaces Iris alata. 1908 – JCW Lapagerias fair. C sasanqua fair. Roses nice. No frost yet. Cyclamen over. Solanum good. I alata and…

10th November

…Bob’s white Erica australis. 1914 – JCW The Camellia sasanqua is quite good. Lapagerias, cassias are nice, solanum good not much else, no real frost and a fine dry autumn….

11th November

…its buds from drought. Solanum is good and some of the roses. No frost yet. Lapagerias fairly good. 1902 – JCW Hidalagea[?] open yet. Camellia sasanqua well open on the…