24th August

Charms’ is one I had not seen in flower before. Abelia x grandiflora ‘Sunny Charms’ Abelia x grandiflora ‘Sunny Charms’ Duranta erecta from Florida to Brazil is clearly a greenhouse…

6th October

…unusual appearance and is quite nice although who Foster was and why he felt ‘sunny’ I have no idea! Ilex altaclarensis ‘Sunny Foster’ Ilex altaclarensis ‘Sunny Foster’ Hammamelis x intermedia…

26th April

…being nibbled by deer and pheasants. Camassia leichtinii ‘Superba’ Tilia amurensis from Chollipo in Korea coming into leaf in Tin Garden. Tilia amurensis Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Sunny Foster’ living up…

31st July

…quite the reverse opposite Tesco’s today!) ‘Sunny Sky’ ‘Sunny Sky’ ‘Cream Abundance’ – sadly no scent in the rain. ‘Cream Abundance’ ‘Cream Abundance’ A very ripe fig on a rather…

29th July

‘Sunny Boulevard’ was a pale yellow. Hypericum ‘Sunny Boulevard’ Carnon Downs Garden Centre has a much better plant range and nearly all covered and shaded. Poleonemium ‘Sulphur Trumpets’ was a…

16th October

…visit to Bonython on a ridiculously warm and sunny day.Crataegus laevigata, Woodland Hawthorn, looking especially good and laden with berries. Two mature plants above the house near the old rhododendron…

27th September

…does not look it at present. Pinus yunnanensis Abies concolor. Abies concolor Ilex x attenuata ‘Sunny Foster’. Ilex x attenuata ‘Sunny Foster’ Planting in progress. Planting Oak trees raised from…

25th December

…with then nearly sunny and very mild (11°c). A fine unnamed x williamsii above the greenhouse. unnamed x williamsii From afar Magnolia ‘Todd’s Forty Niner’ looks dormant. Close up it…

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’…

15th March

…out on a warm sunny day (at last). What a colour and what a shape to the flower. Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’ Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’ The huge Michelia doltsopa by the…

18th February

…Removing tree ties from Matsumae cherries Magnolia ‘Bishops Michael’ just starting in Rogers Quary. Magnolia ‘Bishops Michael’ Magnolia campbellii in a very brief sunny moment today. Magnolia campbellii The view…

2nd April

…this (boring) historical record of the show. 2021 – CHW One of those days where all was well in the world (even if it still is not). Warm and sunny

16th February

…exposed and less sunny side of the gallery roof this winter is a mystery. It has never occurred before. The suppliers of the UV film said we could wash off…

2nd December

…new things in the greenhouses on a sunny day.The fallen ash on the drive all now cleared up and much of the firewood seems to have gone to a (hopefully)…

31st December

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…

16th December

…A very harsh wind, next to no frost. 1926 – JCW Hardish frost last night. Cam sasanqua holds yet. Cotoneaster salicifolia is very good indeed but requires a sunny day….

11th December

…on a bitterly cold but sunny morning. Autumn planting is always desirable when planting trees as their roots can take hold over winter and produce better new growth in the…

3rd December

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW Sunny and still but not yet cold. The Rehderodendron macrocarpum outside the front…

18th November

…to UK horticulture which came as seed from them last year. That is how gardening really works and always has amongst real collectors! 2019 – CHW A sunny but chilly…

21st November

…25ft or more tall. Crabiodendron yunnanense Jaimie and his team successfully felled the tree which brought down the phone lines this weekend. 2015 – CHW Sunny but severe hail storms…