19th February

…The highways authority said to Radio Cornwall that even van drivers should not go to work and most buses did not run. Total shutdown and totally unnecessary. A gross overreaction….

28th February

…‘Susannah van Veen’ (Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ x Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta). Magnolia ‘Susannah van Veen’ Magnolia ‘Susannah van Veen’ AND Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ (M. sargentiana var. robusta x M. sprengeri…

31st March

…on a Rhododendron grande seedling in the Ririei Opening. Rhododendron grande Michelia laevifolia ‘Sophie Van Vive’ (Raf Laenarts 2020) also to small to cut and no flowers yet. Michelia laevifolia…

12th January

…Magnolia ‘Plum Pudding’ has only a few buds this year. Frosted in flower last season. Magnolia ‘Plum Pudding’ Magnolia ‘Susanna van Veen’ is shedding its outer bud coverings. Magnolia ‘Susanna…

10th July

…flower. I would have thought too tender for Warwickshire. Olearia nummulariifolia Phlox ‘Milly van Hoboken’ – sweetly scented. Phlox ‘Milly van Hoboken’ Phlox ‘Cool of the Evening’ – not so…

22nd November

…becoming established. Myrsine divaricata Plenty of buds and still a full set of leaves on Magnolia ‘Susanna Van Veen’ Magnolia ‘Susanna Van Veen’ 2021 – CHW More uplifting work on…

19th March

…move in a few days, Sirius open. 1898 – JCW G mundi opens, also G of Leiden, several Van Thols and Graf tulips show colour. Golden Bell and Sirius out,…

15th April

…Rhododendron ‘Johnny Johnstone’ Rhododendron ‘Johnny Johnstone’ Rhododendron ‘Van Nes Sensation’ Rhododendron ‘Van Nes Sensation’ Something is, like last year, biting the Embothrium flowers in half to get at the nectar….

12th May

…open. 1911 – JCW Auklandii’s splendid, Van Tubergens Iris at their best. All Recurvas open. Coombe Royal lot hardly open. Iris pavonia open. White broom very good, sweet scented rhodo’s…

24th April

…magnolias for the Rosemoor Show cut rhododendron and magnolias for the Rosemoor Show cut rhododendron and magnolias for the Rosemoor Show Malus ‘Van Eseltine’. Malus ‘Van Eseltine’ Malus ‘Admiration’. Malus…