…places. Romneya at its best. There has been a lot of rain since early June and shrubs have grown well. 1909 – JCW Buddleias nice, Romneyas good, nothing else. Daff…

…– FJW A little rain is falling. We need a great deal – last proper rain June 3rd. 1965 – FJW First Young Farmers Rally. Lost 1 pair of trousers…

…Cyclamen hederifolium on the lawn. There are letters in the Plant Review this month saying these flowers have been appearing elsewhere earlier and earlier in late June and July. Ours…

…has probably been just too hot in June/July this year. There is a chance if I have time at Burncoose on Thursday below the paddock. HYDRANGEA sargentiana The old original…

…was so covered in flowers in late June / early July has dropped all its seed heads. Manglietia (Magnolia) insignis A young Magnolia thompsoniana doing well behind some rhododendrons with…

…-4°C. Evening sunlight These are the first upright and bluish-green shoots of Allium vineale (wild onion) which we photographed with extraordinary seed heads last June/July on the bank. Allium vineale…

…in June is putting on a fine display of autumn colour below The Pound. I need to catch up on the rest of the styrax species before it is too…

…also planted last June. Note the purplish undersides to the leaves. Acer heptaphlebium Acer heptaphlebium Acer heptaphlebium Rhododendron ‘Mrs J C Williams’ – an ancient hybrid not unlike ‘Sappho’ in…

…other gardening friends during Philip Tregunna’s tenure as head gardener 1956 to 1996. From: Sally Hayward Sent: 28 June 2020 11:56 To: Charles Williams PA Subject: Transcription of Philip Tregunna’s…

…well be sitting in vain. Peacocks normally hatch in June or sometimes July if they have a second clutch after losing the first. This peahen had been living on its…