22nd May

…A good bit of layering on Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Monarch’ which we turned into a 10 minute topical tips film for the Burncoose website. Then a vlog of five rhodos for…

26th April

…‘Mango Storm’ – has second flowering and rounded yellow fruits C. speciosa ‘Madame Butterfly’ – pink/bicolour C. speciosa ‘Salmon Horizon’ C. speciosa ‘Orange Storm’ C. x superba ‘Apple Blossom’ –…

29th January

…smaller growing, more dwarf, and have larger flowers. Buddleia ‘Black Knight’ and ‘Empire Blue’ have been superseded by ‘Buzz Indigo’ / ‘African Queen’ as good purples and by ‘Blue Horizon’…

19th March

…half Emperor and Emprep only just, many seedling trumpets. 1897 – JCW [?] open, Weardale, G of Leiden, C J Backhouse, Monarch, B conspicuus, all the Emperor and Emprep. Tulip…

21st March

…K A, some C J Backhouse, late year. 1905 – JCW Princep Mary half of them open, a few M hume, Forde nearly, most of the King A’s, Monarch thrusting…

25th March

…1897. 1904 – JCW Just about 1899 to the day. 1903 – JCW Very near 1897 in point of time.Narcissi Weardale, Monarch, [?] all more or less out. Have picked…

27th March

…– JCW Well ahead of 1900, 1901, 1902 and 1904. Citron is opening. Monarch open and nearly all King A. 1904 – JCW Picked a Cam reticulata well out, only…

4th April

…Auklandii there all of 4 things open, the show was about the best we have ever had. Picked some pot minimus seed. 1904 – JCW Weardale, Monarch a few Frian…

8th June

…in the New Planting good. C chrysocoma is very fine. 1905 – JCW Just going to Strathvaich. I have picked all Caerhays, ¾ of K.A, all Jacko, some Monarch and…