9th February

…yet but the teeth marks on the fruit in the bowl on the kitchen table are now explained. Not mice or the dogs!Another night of severe wind has put paid…

April 2018 Irish trip ( Day 2)

…rain each year. 41mm last night! Cordyline and gunnera Buxus harlandii in flower and as a tall hedge. Buxus harlandii Buxus harlandii Off to Illnacullen Island which is run and…

9th April

Next Day > < Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW Another major storm last night. Was it a named storm? No idea….

10th August

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2023 – CHW It could be November – howling gale and a night of rain. Our…

23rd January

…on Camellia ‘Yuletide’. Camellia ‘Yuletide’ Still double bud coverings intact on Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’. Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ 2022 – CHW Despite the first night’s proper frost (-4°) a few more…

11th February

…the bank outside the front door. cyclamen, primroses and snowdrops 2017 – CHW A few more glimpses of the results of a very mild winter. One night of hard frost…

20th November

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2023 – CHW Depressing to find yet more storm damage hidden away. Only a fortnight until…

11th January

…progresses 2022 – CHW Warm and sunny but chilly at night.Dicksonia antarctica growing out of an elderly Camellia japonica. Dicksonia antarctica I was quite wrong a week ago. Today Magnolia…

28th February

…Serena’s plaque is now up at the Isla Rose Plantation beside a young oak tree. Serena’s plaque Camellia ‘Midnight Variegated’ has light irregular white blotching. Camellia ‘Midnight Variegated’ 2018 –…

5th November

…the night and the day was reasonably dry and uneventful. 2022 – CHW First flowers now open on Camellia x williamsii ‘St Ewe’. Camellia x williamsii ‘St Ewe’ Camellia x…