19th March 1897 – 2020

…from Hillier. 1933 – JCW R lutescens and R argenteum are all very good. R sutchuenense ciliatum at their best. Camellia speciosa has been very good since Christmas, Ciliatum is…

13th June

…this. Tropaeolum ciliatum – 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…

14th June

…in the shade with the 6-10ft tendrils reaching up through something into the light. Tropaeolum ciliatum Tropaeolum ciliatum 2016 – CHW In London for the day – how The City…

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…

29th June

…Burncoose catalogue. 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…

4th July

…out. Worth Asia trying some cuttings or wait for the seeds which I have not noticed before? Tropaeolum ciliatum Tropaeolum ciliatum Now off to the Isle of Wight with a…

17th July

…in full flower 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…

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….

16th March 1897 – 2020

…all also G Spur, some few Reticulata and Ciliatum. Picked the first Southern Star, many Victoria out.1901 – JCW An odd Victoria open, 23 nearly open, one Ciliatum early seedling,…

15th March 1897 – 2020

…on, a few P Mary. 1913 – JCW A few reticulata, and bad ones, open. We have nearly reached the poets in daffodils. Ciliatums going over, the best white Arboreum…

7th November

…bud. A large flower for a sasanqua. Camellia sasanqua ‘Setsugekka’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Setsugekka’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Setsugekka’ Tropaeolum ciliatum got bashed by scaffolding but is still in full growth today. Tropaeolum…

25th March 1897 – 2020

…frost. Several R reticulata open, a few Auklandii x Blood Red, some [?] carlesi. Erica hybrida is good and has been since Christmas. 1913 – JCW R ciliatum nearly over,…

24th February 1897 – 2020

…hybrid scarlets open, some pink arboreums, snowdrops going back. Prunus pissardi are nice, several ciliatum about – Rho lutescens at its best. 1910 – JCW Prunus pissardi just out, no…

18th February 1897 – 2020

…– Ciliatum – Sutchuenense – Keiskii – Arboreum – Lutescens – Pachypodum colour showing – Argenteum – Primulicuum – Cuneatum – Dahuricum – Dahuricum semperivens – Scabrifolium – Barbatum –…

24th June

…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 Penvergate with…

11th June

…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 – CHW Flowers on…

15th May

…‘Schwarzkopf’. Aeonium ‘Schwarzkopf’ Aeonium cuneatum. Aeonium cuneatum Aeonium leucoblepharum Aeonium leucoblepharum . Aeonium ‘Merry Maiden’. Aeonium ‘Merry Maiden’ Aeonium arboreum. Aeonium arboreum Aeonium ciliatum. Aeonium ciliatum Aeonium sedifolium. Aeonium sedifolium…

30th April

…fragrantissimum Tropaeolum ciliatum growing vigorously but no flowers as yet. Last year it was out by now. Tropaeolum ciliatum Then on to Tregothnan for an evening tour. Eucalyptus coccifera in…

26th April

…– , irroratum + – , afghanicum, davidsonianum +, pachytrichum +, sutchuenense + – , oreodoxa + – , augustini +i, ciliatum + – , calophytum + – , hookeri…

14th February 1897 – 2020

…1918 – JCW Barbatums very good. Oleifolium – Lutescens – Sutchuenense – Ciliatum – Thompsonii hybrids – Ririei and Nobleanum all oopening. Italian cherry and Wilson’s in bloom, also R…