26th July

…untended garden as turds on the beach are a ‘no, no’! 2016 – CHW The yellow Labrador, Nutty, ran off on the foreshore late last night and only returned at…

5th January

…– CHW Boris announced a total lockdown of the whole country at 8pm last night. So Lockdown 3 it is and the end of our now hugely loss making shooting…

28th March

…now for a fortnight. First flowering here that I have seen of Rhodoleia aff. parvipetata (WWJ 11943) which is startlingly good. The tree has attractive bark and is now about…

22nd April

…‘Hot Flash’ Magnolia ‘Hot Flash’ The very dark red Camellia ‘Night Rider’ which also grows at Burncoose. Here a huge bush near the house. Camellia ‘Night Rider’ Camellia ‘Night Rider’…

9th March

…to the magnolias than yesterday after a second night’s frost of -4.8°C (at the Hovel). It has crept further up into the garden but still has not touched much above…

22nd September

…Malus toringo Also on Malus ‘Prairie Fire’ – this is going to be a wonderful tree in the Kitchen Garden. Malus ‘Prairie Fire’ I was expecting real crab apples on…

31st March

…– CHW The leaf on the trees and the rhododendron season rushes on after the rain a night ago. A potful of Narcissus ‘Dailmanachii’ by the clock in the back…

23rd January

…on Camellia ‘Yuletide’. Camellia ‘Yuletide’ Still double bud coverings intact on Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’. Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ 2022 – CHW Despite the first night’s proper frost (-4°) a few more…

28th February

…Serena’s plaque is now up at the Isla Rose Plantation beside a young oak tree. Serena’s plaque Camellia ‘Midnight Variegated’ has light irregular white blotching. Camellia ‘Midnight Variegated’ 2018 –…

11th January

…progresses 2022 – CHW Warm and sunny but chilly at night.Dicksonia antarctica growing out of an elderly Camellia japonica. Dicksonia antarctica I was quite wrong a week ago. Today Magnolia…