8th June

…shoots with normal revision to green leaves. Philadelphus coronarius ‘Variegatus’ Philadelphus coronarius ‘Variegatus’ Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diabolo’ – as good a specimen in flower as I have seen. Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diabolo’…

21st January

…Pleioblastus variegatus, Pleioblastus vividistriatus and Pleioblastus pygmaeus. In circa 1900 Burncoose garden was said to have 100 varieties of bamboo but I suspect the Chinese collectors called the same thing…