21st June

…Discolor in the A.G. – others not. Tropaeolum speciosum, Eucryphia intermedia (above Orchid House), Styrax wilsoni, Cornus cuspidata, kousa and walteri, Kalmia, Euonymus wilsonii, Styrax japonica (at its best) ditto…

15th July

…Put in from 207 to 218, new things of E’s. 1897 – JCW Nitida has lately started to grow properly. All Engelhart’s bulbs are planted. I speciosum at its best….

11th February

…Moulin Rouge Rhus Tiger Eyese large Ribes speciosum x 3 Sophora Dragon’s Gold Sorbaria Sem x 3 Viburnum cinnamomifolium Viburnum sieboldiiFrank Matthews Prunus x per Spring Glow 125cm + bare-root…

30th August

…roots in the shade (or under a slate or mulch covering) and their long climbing tendrils in partial but not scorching sun. Much like Tropaeolum speciosum in fact which has…

7th June

…for Scotland, far behind the above. 1897 – JCW The first Tropaeolum speciosum opens, a lot of waterlilies on the big pond out, young shoots of nigra 8 feet high….

14th June

…Day’ Rosa ‘Wedding Day’ Tropaeolum ciliatum full out already as it never died down in the mild winter. It is invading the nearby camellia just as Tropaeolum speciosum does nearby….