19th October

…sun. Aconitum ‘Newry Blue’ A few camellias with early flowers in our tunnel of saleable three litre plants: Camellia x oleifera ‘Winter’s Joy’ Camellia x oleifera ‘Winter’s Joy’ Camellia ‘Cornish…

29th December

…today. Oleifera very good still. Bits is Cam sasanqua left. Pink Saluenensis by Tin Garden good and other bits beginning. A few lapagerias. No fuchsias. 1942 – CW Rho mucronulatum…

8th December

…snow. Oleifera and November Pink began at end of November. 1962 – FJW Very late – no Oleifera and no November Pink. Hartia good, there have been gales about one…

7th December

Oleifera quite good considering the hard winter last year. Just beginning to get flower on Nobleanums on Drive. Turning colder. 1931 – JCW Hamamelis just showing colour just as in…

22nd November

…– CW Camellia sasanqua on wall very very good. Oleifera just beginning. 3 pods of Mag nitida. Put in a lot of Sargenteanum, Mollicomata, and Dawsonianum seed. Yellow Hammer (rho)…

21st November

…from crosses with Camellia oleifera. Camellia ‘Winter’s Snowman’ Camellia ‘Winter’s Snowman’ Autumn leaf fall towards the Four-in-Hand. The Magnolia x loebneri lasted for only 48 hours with its full yellow…

4th January

…Camellias taliensis and oleifera almost over. No Thompsonii x Arboreum out. 1931 – JCW Much as in 1930 C speciosa is better and we have had nice Gardenia flowers up…

16th November

…at one time. Oleifera out on wall and just one in wood. Lapageria and Yellow Hammer (Rho) good. Hardly any other flower except fuchsias. 1935 – JCW Cold but no…

29th October

…Camellia oleifera picking for house otherwise as 10 days ago. 1924 – JCW (Election Day). A long continued shower began in April not finished yet. No Sasanquas open, not many…

28th October

…finished – begun on June 10th 1972. 1990 – FJW Flower full out on November Pink. 1945 – CW Camellia oleifera out and picked 2 day opening buds. Also Rho…