…– JCW The Actinidia in the Pinus austriaca is good. The Magnolia delavayi’s are flowering. Also Mag hypoleuca and parviflora. M glauca is not quite open. Rhodo’ discolor is good….

…pods of the old Parviflora Magnolia, over 3500 from the big one, and 2000 off the others – about 1200 of the big Sinensis and 1000 of var Wilsoni. The…

…Hakonechloa macra ‘Albo-aurea’ Hakonechloa macra ‘Albo-aurea’ 2015 – CHW No entry 1927 – JCW The Gravetye Gardener saw over 100 blooms on Mag parviflora open since the first week in…

…One rhodo repens has blooms on it. Plagianthus in New Planting is very good. Magnolias delavayi, parviflora and grandiflora all have flowers. Delavayi a good many but some also on…

…Mag delavayi open, a good many Parviflora, some Hypoleuca. Eriogynums remain and Decorum x Auriculatum also Ungernii x Auriculatum. Rosa brunonis V.G, the best thing on the place. 1927 –…

…pinnatifolia at its best only odd flowers on Nymansensis, a few cyclamen. A lot of Auriculatum hybrids still good and some not out. An odd Mag parviflora. Lots of both…

…door. Rho auriculatum going over but many of the white hybrids at their best. Magnolia delavayi, grandiflora and grandiflora var Goliath all good. A few Parviflora left. Odd out of…

…the driest since early 1700’s. 1986 – FJW Momma died. 1942 – CW All 3 big Magnolias on wall have several flowers. Both big Parviflora and the big Sinensis have…

…goodish azaleas, a goodish double pink of Antony is extra good. The big Mag parviflora is extraordinary and many hundreds of flowers are open. 1928 – JCW Moyesi set of…

…in many colours. Magnolia parviflora has given and is giving in three cases a lot of flowers. My own seedling hypoleuca is about the best flower I have seen of…

…The small Nicholosiana has 4 wonderful flowers about 6 in across, the big plant Nicholsiana just opening, it looks well. The big Parviflora never looked better. R aureum is very…

…too. This it out at least a month earlier than ususal. Tropaeolum speciosum Tropaeolum speciosum 1941 – CW Magnolias parviflora and watsoni still good. Harrow hybrids (Rhodo) good and a…

…as they have escaped the hot sun which commonly ruins the flowers. Harrow hybrids are really fine. Mag parviflora has many blooms perhaps hundreds on the big plant. Styrax japonica…

…Soulei and hybrids, and Cornus. Very few Magnolias left but Parviflora good also Maddeni in Rockery. Maddeni hybrids over. It has been very dry and high winds. 1897 – JCW…

…hybrids and the late Maddeni species of Forrest. Some Mag parviflora are open, some hypoleuca. M delavayi is not open yet but a lot of buds. 1924 – JCW Came…

…the cable. A Calendulaceum is very good and I cleared some big ones in the Drive – Magnolia parviflora has flowers to come yet. Paeonies over nearly but have been…

…one, very very good. 1929 – JCW About ten days behind 1915. Ovatum is mostly open. Roylei are ½ open. Mag wilsoni, parviflora and nicholsoniana are very good. 1915 –…

…would beat their best now but for the sun and want of rain. Mag parviflora and nicholsiana are the best flowering shrubs now and like the sun in season. 1919…

…well out. Trade forms of Mag conspicua over – took 1000 seed pods of Parviflora – a lot of fuschias good. Also some of the 40 Acre Maddeni hybrids still…

…– a normal good spring as we used to know it. M highdownensis good. 1929 – JCW Magnolia wilsoni the early one is at its best. No Parviflora but several…