13th January 1897- 2020

…on the plants. Fuchsia Fuchsia 1964 – FJW Cold spell back after a fortnight of warm. 1931 – JCW This varies hardly at all from the last few years, it…

April 2018 Irish trip (Day 3)

…but few flowers. Fuchsia exorticatica Fuchsia exorticatica Olearia arborescens just about to flower. Olearia arborescens Olearia arborescens Derelict cottages and farm. Derelict cottages and farm So secret and private was…

19th January

…CHW Fuchsia excorticata out in flower or nearly so as usual. Fuchsia excorticata Fuchsia excorticata A fallen sycamore below Donkey Shoe. sycamore The end of an old clump of Rhododendron…

6th January

…Pittosporum michiei Fuchsia cordifolia (now Fuchsia splendens var ‘Cordifolia’) has lost its leaves but still a few flowers left. In the December video from Gorwell this plant (outside) was still…

26th December

…all so far here. fuchsias fuchsias fuchsias fuchsias The first flowers out on one of the Daphne bholua. Slug damage sadly. Daphne bholua Three named forms of Magnolia grandiflora on…

14th December

…in Tin Garden. Fuchsia hatschbachii Fuchsia hatschbachii A now virtually leafless Kennel Close. virtually leafless Kennel Close Except for Carpinus caroliniana. Carpinus caroliniana Sprayed out circles for rhododendron plantings in…

27th November

…effusus var. longifolius Fuchsia paniculata Fuchsia paniculata Arbutus unedo ‘Rubra’ Arbutus unedo ‘Rubra’ 2020 – CHW The camera operated car parking kit is being installed at West Portholland. car parking…

19th November

…hardy and vigorous after 40 years in situ. fuchsia fuchsia Erica arborea in flower at the top of the rubus bank is intertwined with yellowing foliage on the long tendrils…

30th August

…is clearly nearly over already. lapagerias lapagerias Fuchsia exorticatica which has been featured in this diary in flower several times since this January is now showing a fine crop of…

26th October

…permitting, it will carry on to December. Salvia x jamensis ‘Hot Lips’ Salvia x jamensis ‘Hot Lips’ Fuchsia and Echium seedlings outside the drawing room. The fuchsia looks as if…

3rd July

…Boothby’ has done well but, as a climber, needs more support. Fuchsia ‘Lady Boothby’ Fuchsia ‘Lady Boothby’ Phygelius x rectus ‘Devil’s Tears’ is now about 6ft by 6ft and perfectly…

17th October

…on Fuchsia hatschbachii. Fuchsia hatschbachii Fuchsia hatschbachii Cladastris kentuckea now fully autumnal. Cladastris kentuckea Seeds still not ripe on Magnolia globosa. Magnolia globosa A well nibbled and fallen magnolia seedpod…

3rd May

…flush of flower again now. Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’ Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’ Two of the four new species of Hedychium planted on the top wall last autumn seem to be evergreen…

6th May

Fuchsia exorticatica FUCHSIA excorticata – What better for the front of a border by the castle than the highly scented Rhododendron ‘Fragrantissimum’ / ’Lady Alice Fitzwilliam’. The two plants are…

18th May

…here in February which I pictured then. Fuchsia exorticatica Fuchsia exorticatica We cut the rather unusual Syringa pinnatifolia for Chelsea but it may well shed by the time we arrive….

9th March

…Acacia melanoxylon Rhododendron scabrifolium var. scabrifolium still just alive above the top wall under the Acacia melanoxylon. Rhododendron scabrifolium var. scabrifolium Fuchsia excorticata just showing. Fuchsia excorticata Fuchsia excorticata The…

7th July

…two year old planting of New Zealand things have lost their tiny original labels.Many wonderful things full out:Fuchsia boliviana Fuchsia boliviana Fuchsia boliviana Eucalyptus leucoxylon rosea Eucalyptus leucoxylon rosea Eucalyptus…

27th July

…than last year. wisteria wisteria 2019 – CHW Fuchsia ‘Lady Bacon’ below the tower. Fuchsia ‘Lady Bacon’ Fuchsia ‘Lady Bacon’ Seed heads on Dipteronia sinensis. This is the first year…

28th July

…growing Fuchsia had an extraordinary and very pleasant smell. Not sure of the name but it might be F. perscandens? Fuchsia Fuchsia Magnolia grandiflora ‘Charles Dickens’. Magnolia grandiflora ‘Charles Dickens’…

2nd August

…kindly identified as fuchsia boliviana by Russell Beeson in his comment below, I have to agree.) unidentified fuchsia species A rather poor picture of Chitalpa taskentensis in flower on a…