…x altaclarensis ‘Lawsoniana’ with contrasting leaf and red berries. 15-18ft tall now. Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Lawsoniana’ Cornwall now becomes Tier 3 from today. We can still shoot as an outdoor…

…– JCW Altaclarence seedling opening. Tropaoleum tricolor is well out. One R auklandii opening. 1899 – JCW Found Tropaoelum tricolor open. 1898 – JCW Saw the first Azalea altaclarence open….

…that I have seen yet. I saw a very splendid Lulworth seedling at A. Tulips all open here. Auklandii shows colour. 1899 – JCW Altaclarence just opening. No recurvas yet….

…I pavonia has been open for some days, Andreana at its best, Altaclarence about, Iris lorteti quite, C montana, Clianthus, Habrothumnus all at their best. Rhodo’ fortunei a few flowers…

…a bloom or two on Altaclarence. 1899 – JCW Went to Appleshaw the best things I saw were 33, 57 and 146, 84 and 414, also the new poet (244)….

…nearly over. Bluebells over. Primula pulverulenta good. C montana going back. May very good. 1900 – JCW Iris pavonia just open, Azalea Altaclarence good. Auklandii good. A cold rough wind….

…all the A altaclarence. Bluebells very good, primroses nearly over. No waterlilies. 1897 – JCW Pink May at their best, also Iris siberica and waterer rhodo’s. Iris lorteti open, a…

…I first saw this very unlilac-like syringa at Altamont Garden in south Ireland 10 years ago and had no idea what it was. Susyn Andrews had one in a bag…

…have been moving a lot of seedling daffs. 1898 – JCW Clematis montana well out, Maples at their best, P recurvas well open. Altaclarence open,Doronicums quite good, several I lortetti….

…though one or two azalea are open. 1897 – JCW R edgeworthii at its best, also Azalea altaclarensis and mollis, a good few Iris siberica out. Poeticus Recurvus going back….