12th May

…flower is out on Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Monarch’. Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Monarch’ You can see the size properly here of Michelia x foggii ‘Allspice’. 20-25ft. Michelia x foggii ‘Allspice’ Rhododendron ‘Pushy Purple’…

22nd May

…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…

29th March

…open, shilsonii going back. Our show is 8 days off. P Mary well out, Monarch hardly. 1905 – JCW Weardale, Monarch, Firebrand and White Lady are well out, also a…

19th March

…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…

21st March

…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,…

25th March

…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,…

27th March

…and problems which mount up but still have to be dealt with somehow.Meanwhile Edwina and I have knocked up a few articles for the Caerhays website which will go live…

4th April

…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…

8th June

…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…