…over. Decorum x Auriculatum coming on. Violas good. Rambler good. Romneya is very remarkable. Styrax just over as a family. Some rain but very little for 5 weeks. 1911 –…

…mostly in. 1911 – JCW Just home from London and Scotland (six weeks). R brunonis and Crimson Rambler good, not much else though Romneya is opening well. Mitraria good. Daff…

…JCW Returned from a month in Scotland. Roses going over but yet good, The Rambler. L giganteum. Brunonis roses are yet good. All daff seed, even Recurvas, has been picked….

…1902 – JCW Some quite good Crimson Rambler now. A few Stylosa, several coums, Camellia sasanqua yet. 1900 – JCW Returned from Smithfield, a great move in the daffs in…

…macropodum var. humile Rhododendron ‘Lady Montague Group’ just out. Rhododendron ‘Lady Montague Group’ Wonderful bronze new growth on Photinia glomerata. The Trewithen clump of plants are much larger and taller….

…remainder of the laurel hedge lost. Not happy! Pinus insignis Pinus insignis Pterocarya rhoifolia with attractive new growth. Pterocarya rhoifolia A group of three Betula insignis ssp. fangipanensis with bronze…

…pinnata has also turned bronze all over already and very few ‘bladders’ this year due to the hot summer. It is in full sun here. Staphylea pinnata Staphylea pinnata Loads…

…the others. Melliodendron xylocarpum First flower on Illicium philippinense and the bronze new growth is excellent. Illicium philippinense Illicium philippinense Cotoneaster fangianus just about to flower with light green rounded…

…only planted out this spring. It looked vigorous but tender in pots and may yet be but amazing growth this season none the less and a bronze hue to it….

…We await the seeds to test the veracity/stupidity of the name. Euonymus hamiltonanus ‘Popcorn’ Euonymus hamiltonanus ‘Popcorn’ Neolitsea sericea with its drooping bronze-brown velvety new growth. Stunning today. Neolitsea sericea…