20th March

…Stovin Bradford, Jeremy & Natalie Johnston, John & Pru Folliot Vaughan). Worcester College reunion Worcester College reunion A young Osmanthus yunnanensis in flower properly for the first time. Now the…

6th December

…Acer tegmentosum ‘Joe Witt’ at Donkey Shoe. This was named after Joseph Witt, former curator of Washington Park Arboretum in Oregon. A gift from John Anderson. Acer tegmentosum ‘Joe Witt’…

29th March

…Jaimie’s award is included here. A good young Rhododendron johnstoneanum out far too early. Rhododendron johnstoneanum The rain and hailstorms have even shattered all the flowers on the toughest and…

27th May

…time since planting in 2013. We could now try to recreate the cinnarbarinum x concatenans cross which produced ‘Caerhays Philip’, ‘Caerhays John’ and ‘Caerhays Lawrence’. These died out in the…

1st October

…praecox Eucalyptus mannifera var praecox Eucalyptus mannifera var praecox 1999 – FJW Wet but warm September. Sasanqua both pink and white well out. 1988 – FJW Richard John Williams walked…

20th June

…not look good from the outside. The inspection with the Churchwarden, Captain John George, now complete and we need to write up a Faculty to get planning permission from the…

22nd December

…the side door is now nearly full out but no scent as yet in heavy rain (again). Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ Foul day. Shooting cancelled to attend John Laity’s funeral…

26th March

…Park and John Anderson. No doubt it will get more silvery. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver King’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver King’ Rhododendron arboreum (pink form) by the greenhouses in a huge mature…

25th December

…wife and eldest son are at Burncoose with COVID. John & Katie and the grandchildren are stuck in Bristol and Serena awaits news of whether Neil can escape from the…

30th January

…out in Penvergate. This was early last year and I missed it altogether. The original grows at Sir John Cave’s house, Sidbury Manor, in south Devon and dates from 1946….