…A good bit of layering on Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Monarch’ which we turned into a 10 minute topical tips film for the Burncoose website. Then a vlog of five rhodos for…

…Chaenomeles in cultivation apparently. C. speciosa ‘Mango Storm’ – has second flowering and rounded yellow fruits C. speciosa ‘Madame Butterfly’ – pink/bicolour C. speciosa ‘Salmon Horizon’ C. speciosa ‘Orange Storm’…

…smaller growing, more dwarf, and have larger flowers. Buddleia ‘Black Knight’ and ‘Empire Blue’ have been superseded by ‘Buzz Indigo’ / ‘African Queen’ as good purples and by ‘Blue Horizon’…

…half Emperor and Emprep only just, many seedling trumpets. 1897 – JCW [?] open, Weardale, G of Leiden, C J Backhouse, Monarch, B conspicuus, all the Emperor and Emprep. Tulip…

…some C J Backhouse, late year. 1905 – JCW Princep Mary half of them open, a few M hume, Forde nearly, most of the King A’s, Monarch thrusting bud well,…

…of time.Narcissi Weardale, Monarch, [?] all more or less out. Have picked most of the flowers for the show on the 31st. Princep Mary nearing the turn to go back,…

…of (Narcissi) King A open. 1907 – JCW Well ahead of 1900, 1901, 1902 and 1904. Citron is opening. Monarch open and nearly all King A. 1904 – JCW Picked…

…all of 4 things open, the show was about the best we have ever had. Picked some pot minimus seed. 1904 – JCW Weardale, Monarch a few Frian ???, a…

…in the New Planting good. C chrysocoma is very fine. 1905 – JCW Just going to Strathvaich. I have picked all Caerhays, ¾ of K.A, all Jacko, some Monarch and…