11th May

…Burncoose website. Leucodendron argenteum Leucodendron argenteum Penstemon spectabilis – Californian I believe. Penstemon spectabilis Penstemon spectabilis Teucrium fruticans – another we sell and perfectly hardy outside. Teucrium fruticans Teucrium fruticans…

24th January

…Lutescens “ “ Mucronulatum nearly over Decorum odd late flower Argenteum * I could fill a show vase, rest odd flowers. Aemulorum* Davidsonianum* Praecox Leucaspis Parvifolium* Rubiginosum* Stewartianum* Racemosum* (Oleifolium)…

22nd April

…Hodge visited JCW in 1924. Perhaps a niveum x argenteum cross? ‘Hodges Pink Argenteum’ Jasminum duclouxii in the greenhouse. Jasminum duclouxii Grevillea ‘Fireworks’ Grevillea ‘Fireworks’ Grevillea ‘Fireworks’ Rhododendron nuttallii x…

10th February

…cold 5 days – garden looks sad.1967 – FJW Saluenensis past their best. Williamsii at peak. Macabeanum open above Rogers Quarry. Indecently early year. 1925 – JCW Argenteum ¼ open….

14th February

…of the same. Strigillosum – Hookeri – Racemosum – Ririei – Barbatum – Irroratum – Lutescens – Scabrifolium – Argenteum – Thomsonii – Nobleanum hybrids. E darleyensis fine and so…

18th February

…Sutchuenense – Keiskii – Arboreum – Lutescens – Pachypodum colour showing – Argenteum – Primulicuum – Cuneatum – Dahuricum – Dahuricum semperivens – Scabrifolium – Barbatum – Ririei – Oleifolium…

20th February

…The following species open Rhodo moupinense – lutescens – argenteum – mucronulatum – barbatum – pink arboreum – blood red arboreum – micranthum – dahuricum – racemosum – sutchuenense.1913 –…

3rd February

…in flower Lutescens, Sutchuenense, Flavidum, Intricatum, Oleifolium, Barbatum, Arboreum (pink), Longistylum, Moupinense, Ciliatum and Argenteum. 1904 – JCW Picked five seedling trumpets half open, one of them a Cyc X….

6th February

…then to wet and damp. 1921 – JCW Blood Red Arboreums at their best, Argenteum opening well, some Sutchuenense and in the 40 Acres under the wind R praecox just…

8th February

…in full bloom, of the species Barbatum – Blood Red – Argenteum – and the pink Arboreums are the best. 1913 – JCW Saw the blackthorn open in the cutting….