…1921, it has been a late year down to ten days ago and then to wet and damp. 1921 – JCW Blood Red Arboreums at their best, Argenteum opening well,…

…No daffs in the Tin Garden, Irroratum, Moupinense, blood red Arboreum and blood red [?] show flower, Barbatum open and Scabrifolium is very good, also several Primroses are open and…

…some nice R sutchuenense open in the Old Park. Barbatum and the early Blood reds are good, also moupinense – lutescens – irroratum – mucronulatum. Prunus cerasus conradinae show colour….

…late flower Argenteum * I could fill a show vase, rest odd flowers. Aemulorum* Davidsonianum* Praecox Leucaspis Parvifolium* Rubiginosum* Stewartianum* Racemosum* (Oleifolium) Primulinum Hybrids Blood Red Arboreum x Thompsonii all…

…than 1920, R 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…

…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 show…

…Cold spell began and this cut all flowers and probably fuchsias very badly. 1939 – JCW No sign of any blood reds. I picked a quite perfect bud of Magnolia…

…planted and extremely rare Michelia snapped in half. rare Michelia snapped in half One of our two best ‘Blood Red’ Rhododendron arboreums blown over. ‘Blood Red’ Rhododendron arboreums In the…

…Blood Red arboreum the last clump of which died in Forty Acres a while ago. I am not sure whose wild seed collection this was but I assume the RHS/RCMG…

…Sedum spurium ‘Dragon’s Blood’ now just coming out. Sedum spurium ‘Dragon’s Blood’ 2020 – CHW After nearly four months of lockdown and several cancelled dates at last Serena and Neil’s…

…(or so I guess). What a bloody muddle this is becoming! ‘Michael’s Purple’ is not MSI registered unless very recent indeed. This plant is just beside the seat in the…

…I am only sure of one Calophytum bud. Daffs nearly over. The early Thomsonii x blood red remain good. Maddeni x. 1920 – JCW Much as in 1918. Maddeni hybrids…

…are in the main garden. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ In the centre of Old Park the first flower is out on Magnolia ‘Blood Moon’, a named clone of Magnolia sargentiana var….

…Michelia tree The biggest Michelia doltsopa by Donkey Shoe. Michelia doltsopa Michael, Tom and Marie Louise Agius inspect our Aucuba omeiensis. Aucuba omeiensis Then on to Tregothnan. Rhododendron arboreum ‘Blood…

…williamsii ‘Ballet Queen Variegated’ Rhododendron ‘Blood Red’. Rhododendron ‘Blood Red’ Magnolia ‘Pink Perfection’ is nice enough but not as described in the Magnolia register where it is said to be…

…out. Magnolia ‘Hawk’ Magnolia sargentiana ‘Blood Moon’. Magnolia sargentiana ‘Blood Moon’ Magnolia sargentiana ‘F.J. Williams’ – the original in the Auklandii Garden is more sheltered and only showing colour today….

…and nothing in the register. MAGNOLIA sargentiana var robusta ‘Blood Moon’ MAGNOLIA sargentiana var robusta ‘Blood Moon’ Ross has felled the dead sycamore below White Styles. dead sycamore Suddenly severe…

…of easterly gales. Magnolia ‘Bishop Michael’ Rhododendron ‘Chink’ is semi-evergreen. Grows just below the bishop. Rhododendron ‘Chink’ Rhododendron ‘Chink’ Magnolia sargentiana ‘Blood Moon’; one of several now getting established in…

…Magnolia sargentiana ‘Blood Moon’ with a single flower. Nice enough but not as good or different as some argue. Magnolia sargentiana ‘Blood Moon’ Camellia reticulata ‘Debut’, a new one to…

…our last blood red arboreum in the pheasant pen nearby but a tree has just hit it. white Rhododendron arboreum white Rhododendron arboreum white Rhododendron arboreum white Rhododendron arboreum Betula…