13th July

…common in North Cornwall apparently. Sometimes it is crossed up with Verbascum oplympicum as I saw at Ventnor. Verbascum thapsus Verbascum thapsus 2019 – CHW A visit to Northcourt Manor…

19th July

…regenerated in the bare patches which may not have seen daylight for a century. Thistles and Verbascum Thistles and Verbascum Thistles and Verbascum Plenty of ragwort of course. ragwort New…

25th July

…the ground. Well worth Asia collecting the seed – very pretty! Verbascum nigrum Verbascum nigrum Verbascum nigrum Sorbus yuana just getting going in Tin Garden with secondary new growth. Sorbus…

12th July

…Burncoose stocks but not at all bad. Leucanthemum ‘Real Deal’ Leucanthemum ‘Real Deal’ Leucanthemum ‘Real Snowball’. Leucanthemum ‘Real Snowball’ Leucanthemum ‘Real Snowball’ Verbascum ‘Dark Eyes’ has a squat habit. Verbascum

3rd September

…in the first place is anyone’s guess. Verbascum olympicum Verbascum olympicum Two Paulownia fortunei grown from seed by Asia have grown 4ft in the first year. One had two side…

23rd June

…in the garden are already over but this one is in full shade and flowering better than ever. Rhododendron weyrichii Rhododendron weyrichii Self-sown Verbascum olympicum in the Rookery. The slugs…

26th June

…not seen it in flower before. Leycesteria ‘Little Lanterns’ Leycesteria ‘Little Lanterns’ Verbascum ‘Lavender Lass’ with a pleasant mixture of flower colours. Verbascum ‘Lavender Lass’ Hydrangea ‘French Cancan’ – unusual…