…night magnolias on Friday night magnolias on Friday night magnolias on Friday night magnolias on Friday night Acacia potaczeki was attractive and new to me. Acacia potaczeki Acacia potaczeki Pieris…

…on the way:Camellia ‘Midnight Magic’ – still a sparse flowerer at a young age. Camellia ‘Midnight Magic’ Camellia reticulata – white form is new to us. Crinkly leaves when young….

…popemobile pass close by just before the gala night begins (4,000 tickets at £1,000 each for a two and a half hour drinks party) and the corks begin to pop….

…– CHW Colder with yet more east wind. It has been dry now for a fortnight. First flowering here that I have seen of Rhodoleia aff. parvipetata (WWJ 11943) which…

…house. Camellia ‘Night Rider’ Camellia ‘Night Rider’ 2020 – CHW How much longer can the BBC keep the death panic going?Clearly they are itching to get the death statistics ever…

…ground cover plants were a revelation here. We were shown around by the owners Andrew and Vicky Roberts. No longer regularly open to the public. Disporum ‘Night Heron’. Disporum ‘Night…

…Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ Camellia japonica ‘Midnight Magic’ still flowering well and a very dark red. Camellia japonica ‘Midnight Magic’ Camellia japonica ‘Midnight Magic’ Last flower or two on Camellia reticulata…

…on the foreshore late last night and only returned at 6.30am smelling of rosemary. Presumably he slept in someone’s bush. Very contrite and tired but a bad night all round…

…Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Starry Starry Night’. Enormous flowers and very reddish leaves. Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Starry Starry Night’ Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Starry Starry Night’ A new catalogue entry is Hoya carnosa ‘Silver Spots’….

Next Day > < Previous Day View 5th January 1897 – 2020 CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW The Echiums dislike the second night…

…reticulata ‘Red Crystal’ Camellia ‘Night Rider’ which grows by the mist houses at Burncoose. Not a very vigorous grower but what a colour when first out. Darker even than ‘Midnight…

…– FJW First frost last night. 1997 – FJW Snow. Stormy night. 1979 – FJW David returned as a school monitor!! 1975 – FJW C.H.W awarded Langdon scholarship to Worcester…

…leptophylla 2020 – CHW Billy was put down last night at 9pm aged 15½ years. The trip of a lifetime when he was bitten by an adder on a grouse…

…by way of contrast. Eriobotrya japonica 2023 – CHW Depressing to find yet more storm damage hidden away. Only a fortnight until the start of leaf blowing and now so…

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW Strong westerly gales overnight. The first daffodil bulbs I have seen above the…

…halleana, hot and cold nights. 1903 – JCW Two or three de Graaf, a few more Weardales, Citron well open, all King A. Mag halleana good. Cold nights. 1902 –…

…rain each year. 41mm last night! Cordyline and gunnera Buxus harlandii in flower and as a tall hedge. Buxus harlandii Buxus harlandii Off to Illnacullen Island which is run and…

…the teeth marks on the fruit in the bowl on the kitchen table are now explained. Not mice or the dogs!Another night of severe wind has put paid to several…

…CHW A few more glimpses of the results of a very mild winter. One night of hard frost and hard ground and four to six days starting with a bit…

…20 year old shrub. Pseudocydonia sinensis Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ by the arch is nearly out. This has happened more or less overnight with a bit of help from the wind….