…sasanqua ‘Narumigatas’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigatas’ One can only marvel at the Ginkgo biloba as its astonishing show this year finally drops. Eight weeks of splendour! Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo…

…the Henonis have only lately started. I have picked all the seed but Marvel and Recurvas, a good year for seed, but bad for bamboos. Fern spores have lately started….

…have 40 to 50 blooms. Maples are good, some roses open, a few very late daffs to open yet. 1900 – JCW Recurvas open. Marvel not properly and Glaucescens moving….

…recurvas. Many azaleas open. 1903 – JCW Mary picked some May about five days since. 1902 – JCW Half the recurvas open nearly, Marvel about the same, several azaleas out,…

…Birmingham, I bought two poets at D. 1902 – JCW Most of the Auklandii are open – Thomsonii over – Countess of Haddington open. Finished crossing except Marvel. A few…

…1903 – JCW Dalhousii breaking bud, sent off two recurvas yesterday, marvel just open, a few seedlings to come, several Auklandii and Azaleas open, a few carmine pillar open. Thomsonii…

…Dog Kennels. bottom end of the Kitchen Garden Prunus ‘Kursar’ out below the tower. Prunus ‘Kursar’ Prunus ‘Kursar’ Camellia japonica ‘Midnight’ out in Kennel Close. First flowers out on Rhododendron…

…9am through to midnight) where we try to do some planting but eventually give up.Nevertheless in the last 3 warm and wet days the magnolia season is upon us in…

…reticulata ‘Red Crystal’ Camellia ‘Night Rider’ which grows by the mist houses at Burncoose. Not a very vigorous grower but what a colour when first out. Darker even than ‘Midnight…

…on the drive last Thursday night with no wind at all. It had to be removed sharpish for a wedding party who were lucky to have found it after midnight…

…Walk. The police arrived at midnight so the ‘Redcare’ phone disconnection system actually worked. They came in 45 minutes unlike the ambulance service on a call out for Dad recently…