…no idea. Helleborus orientalis ‘Annas Red’ Helleborus orientalis ‘Annas Red’ Helleborus orientalis ‘Annas Red’ Helleborus orientalis ‘Annas Red’ A nice showing of dwarf blue iris in pots too. dwarf blue…

…some fair Camellia sasanqua left, ordinary camellias showing about. Iris stylosa coming out well and Iris alata. R nobleanum open well, a flower or two of Rho yunnanense. Snowdrops 2…

…presently. 1900 – JCW C picked a snowdrop open. 1899 – JCW Crocus imperati not open yet shows colour. Iris stylosa (two kinds) and Iris bakeriana open. Several roses yet….

…sasanqua are and have been nice. Lapagerias good. The first Iris stylosa a week ago. The worst year for medium and early rhodo’s, as bad I ever saw. Later sorts…

…of Hydrangeas are good. Panniculata very nice. 1906 – JCW Returned from Scotland, all but the Iris as above, the best year for Bananas ever known. Loniceras have done well….

…years. Sinowilsonia henryi Amaryllis belladonna (white form) nearly over with Nerine bowdenii nearly out just behind it in front of the Dining Room window. Amaryllis belladonna The wild Iris foetidissima…

…Geranium ‘Orkney Cherry’ Geranium ‘Orkney Cherry’ Geranium ‘Orkney Cherry’ Iris hookeri with very pronounced and rounded seed heads. Iris hookeri Alstroemeria psittacina with flowers that are an odd mix of…

…I can remember. 1901 – JCW Came home for three days, frost cut dahlias and hydrangeas, not roses of which there are several. Iris stylosa nice, Iris alata very good….

…Iris ensata – the flowers never last long so catching one like this is a bonus. Iris ensata The nursery looks remarkably tidy and weed free for this time of…

…over. Montana ⅓ open and so Auklandii’s. 1909 – JCW No recurvas yet, a little of Campylocarpum. Auklandii not quite, ⅓ cushion Iris, frost at night, nearly finished crossing. 1906…

…pseudoarmeria ‘Dreamland’ Iris sibirica ‘Fran’s Gold’, despite everything came fourth! Iris sibirica ‘Fran’s Gold’ The Queen and our new RHS president, Mr Weed (call me Keith please), in an electric…

…them asking the questions listed here! Lord Sugar Lord Sugar A survivor from my mother’s gardening era is a small bed of Iris siberica ‘Snow Queen’. Iris siberica ‘Snow Queen’…

…seasons. 1915 – JCW Tubergen Iris, c reticulata, all early rhodo’s have gone over. Rockery Augustinii at their best, the outside ones are over. Orbiculare going back, Sappho hybrids open,…

…lilac. Dalhousi, Ovatum, Orbiculare, Baylei all open. 1912 – JCW Plenty of May everywhere, Lilac going back, Azaleas are very nice. Tubergens Iris are all over. 1911 – JCW Auklandii…

…Montana ⅓ open and so Auklandii’s. 1909 – JCW No recurvas yet, a little of Campylocarpum. Auklandii not quite, ⅓ cushion Iris, frost at night, nearly finished crossing. 1906 –…

…large clump. Darmeria peltata An unusual iris growing wild in grass. unusual iris A fine mature plant of Lithocarpus henryi with similar bark and trunk to the Rosemoor plant but…

…twig into the (still wet) moss ball. In another season we may have success. Our Irish friends told us that aerial layers took only a few months. Irish optimism! Our…

…‘Perfume Princess’ Iris unguicularis cheers up a drab day in February. Iris unguicularis Viburnum taitoense surprisingly in full flower in a tunnel. Viburnum taitoense Magnolia ‘Cameo’ full out in a…

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…salicifolia and Berberis polyantha are the best things. It began to go back on Jan 17th. 1898 – JCW Narcissi ‘Lillywhite’ out in flower, several Iris stylosa alba seedlings in…