26th November | The Garden Diary

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CONTRIBUTORS:

FJW 1955-2007

CHW 2015-

JCW 1897-1939

CW 1940-1955

2019 – CHW

Camellia ‘Show Girl’ (Camellia reticulata Cornelian (‘Damanao’) x Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’) is growing away happily here by Lower Rookery Path and full of bloom today. I stand by what I said the other day when looking at the small plants in the greenhouse. Very good for November!

Torrential rain has again badly flooded the water meadows and lake. The three islands are virtually under water with just the pampas showing. The abdominal run of wet weather continues. A dead pheasant in the gutter caused flooding in the accountant’s office in a torrential downpour last Thursday. Drips continue in the Billiard Room.

Another tree down after last night’s gale on the road on from Tubbs Mill opposite Slydepark.

2018 – CHW
The team have been pulling ivy from around dead or cut back plants. Here a Pinus radiata seedling amid the leaf litter exposed after the ivy has been pulled.

More unusual and unidentified fungi on a very old decaying stump. I need to get a fungi guide to try to identify and understand the many mycological pictures taken recently.

When we get to the base of the old dead Magnolia macrophylla one can see that the central core was dead and had been for some time before it blew over.

Hailstones in the backyard. Usually a touch of cold persuades more camellias to spring into flower. We will see shortly if this again proves to be true.

2017 – CHW
Another historic plant has bitten the dust. Quite when it fell over, unnoticed, is not clear but it had obviously rotted at the base.

Acer palmatum ‘Senkaki’ (‘Sango-kaku’) has now shed its yellow leaves onto the ground. Still splendid in the sun.

Corokia buddleioides with flowers and unripe seeds. A dull plant perhaps but tough in a cold situation.

2016 – CHW
Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendriifolium’ has dropped most of its leaves but what are left are a brilliant yellow and beyond compare today by Georges Hut. The nearby planting of a new clump of Rhododendron williamsianum is finally getting going. They are far too close together really. There are fully grown, full flower pictures of Rhododendron williamsianum on the Burncoose website.

The Magnolia globosa seed pod has been collected but just look at the bronze indumentum left covering next year’s leaf bud. This is the best form of this species which came from Nigel Holman’s plant at Chyverton.

Quercus buckleyi has nice autumn colours but note that the secondary new growth is still green and growing. It was last December as well.

I sold two Acer palmatum ‘Atropurpureum’ to a shooting guest on the strength of this 20 to 25 year old tree this week. When I got there today most of the leaves had fallen which is no great surprise. The ground is still however covered in red.

The first daffodil bulbs on the drive have crept above ground. I saw them a week ago but forgot to photograph them until now. About on time or about a fortnight early? Need to check back.

No flower yet on Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ but it will not be long.

2015 – CHW

The last of the Camellia sasanquas along the castle wall is now full out. It is the upright growing single white one. All the others still have a flower or two left but are largely now over.

1997 – FJW
Flash flood at Polgooth and London Apprentice. Our valley badly flooded.

1994 – FJW
Very warm for 3 weeks – flowers on Camellia noblissima by front door and Rho mucronulatum. November Pink very well out.

1990 – FJW
Picked flower of Camellia japonica on Old Park – cold after 2 ½ days of rain. Daffs on move.

1965 – FJW
Very wet period for 3 days.

1931 – JCW
Picked the first Maddeni x two days ago. C sasanqua could yet bits of say 12 species of rhodo. Lonicera halleana been good for two months.

1912 – JCW
Daffs moving slowly, a very nice lot of roses. C sasanqua has been poor.

1907 – JCW
Two year old daffs are up, plenty of them, hardly any yearlings, a few grown-ups. Some roses are hanging on well. C sasanqua a few flowers. Coums just to swear by.