16th August

…on a yew hedge with seed heads and secondary flowers. Tropaeolum speciosum Tropaeolum speciosum Tropaeolum speciosum Tropaeolum speciosum Tropaeolum speciosum Greyhound statue and herbaceous border. Greyhound statue and herbaceous border…

29th June 1897 – 2020

…I wonder if we can obtain any other hardy tropaeolum varieties? Tropaeolum ciliatum Tropaeolum ciliatum The old fashioned alstromeria which has grown, seeded and suckered itself in several borders. alstromeria…

14th June 1897 – 2020

…mild winter. It is invading the nearby camellia just as Tropaeolum speciosum does nearby. Another tropaeolum whose roots need to be in the shade with the 6-10ft tendrils reaching up…

28th June 1897 – 2020

…seeds. As the camellia has died back with old age so the numbers of tropaeolum have declined too. This it out at least a month earlier than ususal. Tropaeolum speciosum…

13th June 1897 – 2020

…it never died down in the mild winter and is in full flower already. Tropaeolum ciliatum TROPAEOLUM ciliatum TROPAEOLUM ciliatum Aesculus indica ‘Sidney Pearce’ Aesculus indica ‘Sidney Pearce’ Aesculus indica…

16th June

…out in the Main Quarry. Rhododendron fortunei subsp. discolor Tropaeolum ciliatum suddenly out in flower on the castle wall. Tropaeolum ciliatum Tropaeolum ciliatum 2021 – CHW First trip to Hook…

17th July

…on the castle wall and has extended on into a neighbouring camellia. Tropaeolum ciliatum Tropaeolum ciliatum More flowers of Tom Hudson’s Manglietia insignis with its small and very pink flowers….

15th August

…growing in a Banksian rose. Tropaeolum speciosum growing in a Banksian rose Tropaeolum speciosum growing in a Banksian rose And through a clipped yew with nearly ripe fruits. clipped yew…

11th February 1897 – 2020

…flower. It seems to have been putting on a new growth all winter. Tropaeolum ciliatum Tropaeolum ciliatum First flower for 2017 on the arum lily clump by the gents’ loo….

18th July 1897 – 2020

…will. Tropaeolum speciosum Tropaeolum speciosum 2016 – CHW Twitter followers very excited by the listing of Porthluney Beach as a nudist beach (article from westbriton.co.uk), which is not really what…

4th July 1897 – 2020

…growing through a Camellia sasanqua and now full out. Worth Asia trying some cuttings or wait for the seeds which I have not noticed before? Tropaeolum ciliatum Tropaeolum ciliatum Now…

30th June 1897 – 2020

…a good set of pictures if I say so myself! Tropaeolum speciosum Tropaeolum speciosum This young Aesculus wangii had a couple of small branches broken off in a recent gale…

30th April

…‘Superba’ Opposite Rhododendron fragrantissimum is nearly full out. Rhododendron fragrantissimum Rhododendron fragrantissimum Tropaeolum ciliatum growing vigorously but no flowers as yet. Last year it was out by now. Tropaeolum ciliatum…

11th June

…seed of this exceptional plant. The elderly pink Rhododendron decorum One seldom notices the flowers on Rubus tricolor. Rubus tricolor Tropaeolum ciliatum just out in flower. Tropaeolum ciliatum 2023 –…

24th June

…Hemerocallis ‘El Desperado’. Hemerocallis ‘El Desperado’ Possibly Hemerocallis ‘Catherine Woodbury’. Hemerocallis ‘Catherine Woodbury’ Tropaeolum ciliatum full out by the Georgian Hall. Tropaeolum ciliatum 2022 – CHW Grass cutting starts in…

5th August

…Donkey Shoe. Magnolia liliiflora ‘Nigra’ The first Lapageria rosea in full flower in and beside a Camellia sasanqua. Lapageria rosea Lapageria rosea Tropaeolum ciliatum shrivelling in the drought despite being…

30th August

…climbing tendrils in partial but not scorching sun. Much like Tropaeolum speciosum in fact which has yet to flower in nearby camellias. I saw the tropaeolum full out last week…

7th November

Tropaeolum ciliatum got bashed by scaffolding but is still in full growth today. Tropaeolum ciliatum 2019 – CHW Roger Grose and Frankie Tregunna installed the splendid new cut granite gateposts…

23rd June 1897 – 2020

…front door. Weeks after the first ones came out in the Auklandii Garden. Azalea indica Last year the Tropaeolum speciosum struggled to reach the top of the Camellia ‘Lady Clare’….

3rd May 1897 – 2020

…we left without waiting for the pudding after two and a half hours! This Tropaeolum […] in pots by the front was fantastic. I had not seen it before. Tropaeolum