…easier later 60% complete. Spraying around things also means that when it does rain the water gets to the young plant rather than just encouraging weed growth. The Chinese lockdown…

…the whole risk of rearing birds for the season entirely with us and we will have to adjust the numbers we raise in line with what they tell us. Just…

…following Rhodo’n species open or show colour – barbatum, davidii, sutchuenense, moupinense, scabrifolium, lutescens, argeteum, arboreum, irroratum (only just), mucronulatum. Cerasus conradinae just opening.1914 – JCW One Cam reticulata on…

…O’Brien A quick walk through the Rockery today. Rhododendron ‘Wee Bee’ just out in Rookery. Rhododendron ‘Wee Bee’ John Bond’s Magnolia ‘Columbus’ (M. denudata x M. veitchii) is just coming…

…Rhododendron ‘Moonstone’ And Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’. Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ Hibbertia aspera on the steps by the Stable Flat. Hibbertia aspera Just the one flower on Davidia involucrata ‘Sonoma’ three years…

…Victorian statue in the town square. The Victorian statue The Isle of Wight Club in the town square. Only just over a hundred members who all have a key. The…

…The bank has just been cut. The bank has just been cut. I have seen the lawn looking worse than this. Dry lawn The Cedrus libani had a lower branch…

…on Sorbus sargentiana just turning colour just above the acer. No colouring yet on the nearby Tetracentron sinense or Cercidiphyllum japonicum. Sorbus sargentiana 2018 – CHW Last few flowers on…

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW Camellia sasanqua ‘Sugar Dream’ just out. Camellia sasanqua ‘Sugar Dream’ Leaves from Acer…

…down the river The wind blows the sand relentlessly inland. sand Daphne bholua ‘Limpsfield’ now full out. Daphne bholua ‘Limpsfield’ Daphne bholua ‘Limpsfield’ Cotoneaster horizontalis with just a few berries…

…ilex by the Podocarpus clump 2. Whether these four trees are Ilex latifolia, Ilex corallina or some other species is still just speculation at the moment. Is our young Ilex…

…catalogue. Just buds for now but interesting leaves with an odd silvery hue. Crataegus schraderiana Deutzia x rosea ‘Yuki Cherry Blossom’ just out. Rounded habit so far. Deutzia x rosea…

…routine can be completed too. He may create some more planting spaces but we have now put out just about everything sizeable enough to go out already for this year….

…isolation. No sound of cars or people and just the cock pheasants purring as they fight over the hens. Down now to eight staff who have not been furloughed and…

…Magnolia ‘Lanarth Surprise’ sadly just over and on an overcast day. Magnolia ‘Lanarth Surprise’ Magnolia ‘Genie’ just out and particularly fine. Magnolia ‘Genie’ Magnolia ‘Genie’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ (again) as…

…Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ just coming out. Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Pink Cloud’ is another misnamed one really (like Magnolia zenii ‘Pink Parchment’). Just a hint of pink in…

…magnolias has just arrived. Loads of pictures and a wonderful reference book (especially for the newer magnolia crosses) even if it is all in German! Quite a lot of this…

…just out. Rhododendron ‘Crossbill’ Camellia reticulata ‘Royalty’ on the main ride. Camellia reticulata ‘Royalty’ The end of Acer saccharinum. The end of Acer saccharinum Overnight the fir has burnt up…

…I still wonder why our local surgery could not have done it just as well? Magnolias through the archway just starting in the evening light. Magnolias through the archway The…

…Melody’ Magnolia ‘Cassiopeia’ likewise. Magnolia ‘Cassiopeia’ Prunus x persica ‘Spring Glow’ just opening. Prunus x persica ‘Spring Glow’ Magnolia ‘Brombeer’ now properly open. Magnolia ‘Brombeer’ Magnolia’ Romance’ nearly open. Magnolia’…