14th February

…reticulata for several days, dismal small flowers from the lack of sun, Blood Red arboreums for over a week. 1919 The frost left and things like R scabrifolium began to…

20th April

…rides by the wind reminiscent of The Beast last year but de minimis by comparison to then.This plant of Rhododendron arboreum ‘Blood Red’ has been exposed to view by the…

3rd February

…Moupinense, blood red Arboreum and blood red [?] show flower, Barbatum open and Scabrifolium is very good, also several Primroses are open and E. hybrida is very good. 1922 –…

29th January

Blood reds are good, also moupinense – lutescens – irroratum – mucronulatum. Prunus cerasus conradinae show colour. 1927 – JCW Cyclamineus daff has been open for some three days, nothing…

24th January

…Primulinum Hybrids Blood Red Arboreum x Thompsonii all well out Sutchenense x Arboreum “ “ Burmanicum x Moupiense “ “ Lutescens x Moupiense “ “ Also several bits of Azalea…

21st January

…lutescens has had bits open since Oct. 1920 – JCW H mollis is going over, R moupinense has been very good, the Blood red hybrids coming to be good, and…

18th January

…species just showing pink buds, a few snowdrops, no sign of any daff colour. 1928 – JCW Scabrifolium, lutescens, mucronulatum, strigillosum, baileyi. Blood red hybrid, Barbatum, moupinense, parvifolium, irroratum all…

21st February

…CW One Magnolia sargentiana 1/3 flowers out, one Mag mollicomata has flowers now, Mag salicifolia in 40 Acres almost at its best. Magnolia denudata showing colour. Blood Reds in 40…

18th November

…very good, useful lot of roses in the three beds, various daffs mainly with jonquil blood are up. Lapagerias nice, cassia stays on, solanum good, cirrhosa is coming out. 1900…

6th February

…then to wet and damp. 1921 – JCW Blood Red Arboreums at their best, Argenteum opening well, some Sutchuenense and in the 40 Acres under the wind R praecox just…