21st May

…The family line up (with Giles of course) Pictures of the gold medal in our hands. gold medal gold medal 2023 – CHW Zantedeschia aethiopica full out already. We saw…

24th August

…pictured it here in flower in the winter. Is this a record? Zantedeschia aetheopica Zantedeschia aetheopica 2015 – CHW Certain rhododendrons produce a small secondary flowering in the autumn. Here…

16th February

…as I had originally hoped. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Burncoose’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Burncoose’ 2022 – CHW Zantedeschia aethiopica still in full normal growth and untouched by winter. Zantedeschia aethiopica Primroses now aplenty…

3rd April

…are pink but they are not initially.) Rhodoleia aff. parvipetala Rhodoleia aff. parvipetala Rhodoleia aff. parvipetala Zantedeschia aethiopica with a perfect flower already. Zantedeschia aethiopica First flowers on Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’…

6th April

…flower arrangements Outside the front door the arum lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica), which has not turned a hair all winter, now has five flowers out. Zantedeschia aethiopica Beside it is a…

26th April

…‘Orange Dream’ is quite special outside the front gate and well worth its place and name. Acer palmatum ‘Orange Dream’ Acer palmatum ‘Orange Dream’ This Zantedeschia aethiopica has featured in…

12th May

…floccigerum Paeonia delavayi just into flower outside the front door and on the lawn. Paeonia delavayi Zantedeschia aetheopica in full flower already and quite pickable if we were going to…

6th September

…Sorbus folgneri ‘Emiel’ 2019 – CHW Zantedeschia ‘Green Goddess’ with a fully formed seed head is unusual. Zantedeschia ‘Green Goddess’ Our pair of swans hatched off two signets this year…

2nd October

…with a drawing (2205). Visually not exciting but, in terms of mycology, rather more so. description description DISCHLORIDIUM LAEENSE DISCHLORIDIUM LAEENSE You seldom see ripe seed heads on Zantedeschia aethiopica…

15th November

…Rhododendron ‘Damaris’ One pristine flower on Zantedeschia aethiopica. Not bad for mid-November in a mild autumn. Zantedeschia aethiopica 2021 – CHW A final grass cut in Kennel Close before the…

19th November

…flower on Zantedeschia aethiopica. Zantedeschia aethiopica 2022 – CHW Caerhays Castle, in Cornwall, has won the inaugural Historic Houses Collections Award, sponsored by Dreweatts. Caerhays Castle collections award – Courtenay…

11th December

…Camellia saluenensis pale form of Camellia saluenensis Zantedeschia aethiopica untouched by the frost. Zantedeschia aethiopica Surprisingly still a few flowers on nearly all of the ancient Camellia sasanqua. Camellia sasanqua…

16th December

…ago all the leaves on the Ginkgo biloba fell as the sunshine caught the frost. They literally crackled to the ground. Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo biloba Frosted Zantedeschia aethiopica. Frosted Zantedeschia

22nd December

…seedlings in the gravel. We have already lifted and potted a large number in case of frost. Echium seedlings Zantedeschia aethiopia still in full growth and untouched by frost. A…

25th December

…C Williams’ The clump of Zantedeschia aethiopica outside my office are in rude health! Zantedeschia aethiopica A tail end and unusually late flower on Camellia sasanqua ‘Hugh Evans’. Camellia sasanqua…

4th January

…japonica ‘Lady Clare’ Drainage ditches full. Drainage ditches full Zantedeschia aethiopica touched by the frost but still largely intact. Zantedeschia aethiopica Similarly the Echiums which have some blackening on the…

28th January

…but no sign of movement as yet. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Surprise’ The badly frosted clump of Zantedeschia aethiopica has recovered and is now upright. Zantedeschia aethiopica Most Echium pininana untouched by…

4th March 1897 – 2020

…in the sun. Then heavy rain so only the snowdrifts remain on the roads. last bits of snow The Zantedeschia aetheopua which had one early flower 10 days ago is…

13th May

…sinensis 2019 – CHW Arum lilies (Zantedeschia aetheopica) full out already and perhaps cuttable for Chelsea? Arum lilies Arum lilies Quite a few days recently of first ever flowerings here….