19th August

2023 – CHW

Unusual coloured gladioli in The Cottage in Yorkshire.

gladioli
gladioli
This is rather more like it for August.
rather more like August
rather more like August
Even the tea towels enlighten.
tea towels
tea towels
Peacock butterflies on a Buddleja davidii ‘Empire Blue’.
Buddleja davidii ‘Empire Blue’
Buddleja davidii ‘Empire Blue’
The commemorative planting of Quercus robur ‘Fastigiata’ growing away well.
Quercus robur ‘Fastigiata’
Quercus robur ‘Fastigiata’
Well-developed trunk on Nothofagus antarctica.
Nothofagus antarctica
Nothofagus antarctica

2022 – CHW

A yellowish berried form of Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) growing beside leather moorland on top of a hill.

Sorbus aucuparia
Sorbus aucuparia
Next to it a more conventionally coloured red berried Rowan tree with twigs bent over with the weight of the berries.
red berried Rowan tree
red berried Rowan tree
red berried Rowan tree
red berried Rowan tree
red berried Rowan tree
red berried Rowan tree
On lower ground an even more laden tree.
laden tree
laden tree

2021 – CHW
Scarborough lilies now out in flower at The Cottage. Cyrtanthus elatus is a deciduous perennial from South Africa which is suitable for growing on a windowsill but not outdoors.
Cyrtanthus elatus
Cyrtanthus elatus
Cyrtanthus elatus
Cyrtanthus elatus

2020 – CHW
A few things looking excellent in the nursery today:

Liriope muscari

Liriope muscari
Liriope muscari
Digitalis ‘Goldcrest’
Digitalis ‘Goldcrest’
Digitalis ‘Goldcrest’
Sedum ‘Red Cauli’
Sedum ‘Red Cauli’
Sedum ‘Red Cauli’
Chitalpa tashkentensis
Chitalpa tashkentensis
Chitalpa tashkentensis
Tibouchina orangensis with splendidly huge flowers.
Tibouchina orangensis
Tibouchina orangensis
Cercis glabra has developed leaves with intricate purple-red veining.
Senna corymbosa full out.
Senna corymbosa
Senna corymbosa
A single secondary flower on Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’.
Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’
Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’

2019 – CHW
A helicopter traverses the electricity lines near the castle after heavy rainstorms checking for breaks. There was a blackout just before we left for The Cottage in Yorkshire and many others through the country in the last week due to grid failure.
helicopter
helicopter
helicopter
helicopter
Ants building a nest up around the trunk of a young Meliosma veitchiorum before the spiral tree guard was removed. Otherwise the ants would have killed the tree.
Ants building a nest
Ants building a nest
Ants building a nest
Ants building a nest

2018 – CHW
Head Gardener Jaimie has been keeping up with the daily diary while I have been away in the north.Another wander in Old Park. Tail end flower of Magnolia sieboldii ‘Michiko Range’ seedling.
Magnolia sieboldii ‘Michiko Range’
Magnolia sieboldii ‘Michiko Range’
Odd seed on the later flowering magnolias. There is not much seed around on the magnolias at all this season after the snow in February/March.
seed on the later flowering magnolias
seed on the later flowering magnolias
Magnolia ‘Apollo’ showing a couple of late flowers. I would imagine they will first drop off rather than open.
seed on the later flowering magnolias
seed on the later flowering magnolias
Plague of flies in the bracken. Spiders/wildlife being well fed by them I would imagine.
Plague of flies
Plague of flies
Plague of flies
Plague of flies
Spiders
Spiders

2016 – CHW
No entry.

2015 – CHW
A jolly day out at The Oval watching Australia take a commanding first day lead in a ‘free’ food and drink bar in the new stand. Guests of a director of Surrey cricket club.

1983 – FJW
Rain started.

1916 – JCW
After heavy rain some roses are coming on, but there is very little flower of any kind except for the big Solanums, hybrid Gladiolus are very nice.

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