15th June

…of Salvia ‘Love and Wishes’ outside the front door which replaced the now planted out Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’. Only eight weeks to get this show. Salvia ‘Love and Wishes’…

18th November

…to have a chance of seeding properly. I must prompt Louisa to gather Camellia reticulata ‘Mary Williams’ which always seeds so well by the glasshouse at Burncoose and recheck our…

22nd April

…and Azalea ‘Amoena’. Rhododendron ‘Tinner’s Blush’ Camellia ‘Anticipation’ and Rhododendron davidsonianum by the lodge. Camellia ‘Anticipation’ 2021 – CHW A visit to Tregrehan yesterday. Alice Boyd, Richard & Mary Carew-Pole…

25th August

…bit above ours I thought. These plants of Fascicularia bicolor especially good. Fascicularia bicolor Fascicularia bicolor 2018 – CHW For the second year a pigeon has nested in Camellia ‘Mary

11th April

…nest is made from Mary’s horse’s mane. robin’s nest robin’s nest The paler original Camellia saluenensis still has decent flowers. This plant first showed colour in late November / early…

7th April

…somewhat exhausted. Archive room Archive room Archive room tour tour group photo Caerhays centenary day attendees:Lyn Aldridge and guest Mary Ashworth Russell Beeson Peter and Pat Bucknell Barry Champion Sarah…

31st March

…Emperor and Horsfieldii have for sometime, one Princep Mary open, the first C reticulata. 1898 – JCW Oak in leaf. Plenty of blackthorn out. Jacko begins to open. Cherries show…

28th March

…Camellia ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ which was raised in New Zealand. One of the best dozen x williamsii varieties I think and well up with Debbie, Brigadoon, Anticipation etc. Parrotia persica…

24th May

…2.30am. Good income but a lot of hassle too and absolutely no photos for security reasons as the groom is ‘one of those’. Two military drunks require Mary and the…

1st May

…JCW Mary picked some May about five days since. 1902 – JCW Half the recurvas open nearly, Marvel about the same, several azaleas out, a good bit of montana. Maples…