…Storm Ciaran went through in the night and the day was reasonably dry and uneventful. 2022 – CHW First flowers now open on Camellia x williamsii ‘St Ewe’. Camellia x…

…halleana, hot and cold nights. 1903 – JCW Two or three de Graaf, a few more Weardales, Citron well open, all King A. Mag halleana good. Cold nights. 1902 –…

…20 year old shrub. Pseudocydonia sinensis Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ by the arch is nearly out. This has happened more or less overnight with a bit of help from the wind….

…CHW A few more glimpses of the results of a very mild winter. One night of hard frost and hard ground and four to six days starting with a bit…

…the teeth marks on the fruit in the bowl on the kitchen table are now explained. Not mice or the dogs!Another night of severe wind has put paid to several…

…rain each year. 41mm last night! Cordyline and gunnera Buxus harlandii in flower and as a tall hedge. Buxus harlandii Buxus harlandii Off to Illnacullen Island which is run and…

…One branch fell a week ago and the big lot last night or the night before. Not perhaps odd that we did not hear it in the gales and thunder….

…– FJW First frost last night. 1997 – FJW Snow. Stormy night. 1979 – FJW David returned as a school monitor!! 1975 – FJW C.H.W awarded Langdon scholarship to Worcester…

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW Strong westerly gales overnight. The first daffodil bulbs I have seen above the…

…by way of contrast. Eriobotrya japonica 2023 – CHW Depressing to find yet more storm damage hidden away. Only a fortnight until the start of leaf blowing and now so…

…leptophylla 2020 – CHW Billy was put down last night at 9pm aged 15½ years. The trip of a lifetime when he was bitten by an adder on a grouse…

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW A rotten at the base sycamore fell on a still night and blocked…

…tell them the answer but offer seedlings as a prize for whoever works it out over dinner that night with the pocket rhododendron guide (page 378). Not a hugely exciting…

…‘Hadspen Purple’. Primula florindae 2023 – CHW It could be November – howling gale and a night of rain.Our best Magnolia sprengeri var. ‘Diva’ with some severe drought die back….

…second night’s frost of -4.8°C (at the Hovel). It has crept further up into the garden but still has not touched much above the wall. Through the arch looks dreadful!…

…Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Geisha Girl’ on the lawn. Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Geisha Girl’ Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Geisha Girl’ 2024 – CHW Another major storm last night. Was it a named storm? No idea….

…saw the first flowers showing a fortnight ago. Rhododendron ‘Countess of Haddington’ A good young Rhododendron calophytum with its first two flowers. Rhododendron calophytum The scent at Donkey Show is…

…the Spring Show later next week. Very wet overnight (yet again) and now a cold east wind. Cloudy and not encouraging for visitors.Enkianthus chinensis looks good to go. Three ancient…

…hangover after the gala night and be in bed by 10pm. Plenty to celebrate after a hectic day talking to the punters so 5pm and the President’s Drinks are very…

…did not get a top 3 placing. It did however get a TV slot with Rachel de Thame on the Sunday night which sold 100 plants online very quickly. We…