2nd January

…weeks. Early Williamsii excellent. 1986 – FJW Packed first primrose for Delia. 1972 – FJW Camellias very advanced. J.C.W out near E.P.R.’s Quarry. Nobleanum pink at its best. 1968 –…

16th December

…lot of daffs of all ages have moved up. 1906 – JCW Several coums open, a good few daffs up. 1897 – JCW Jack [Williams] picked the first wild primrose….

17th December

…JCW A good few daffs above ground in the pans and in the open. Cam sasanqua hangs on. Several coums open. An odd wild primrose, a good lot of lapagerias….

22nd December

…kinds of Caucasicum. 1901 – JCW A very few roses left. Coums coming on fast. A few Iris alata. 1900 – JCW Didden [A M Williams] picked the first primrose….

17th October

…few daffs besides Polyanthus coming through the ground, mainly maximus. I picked a lot of yellow Polyanthus Primrose. D phaloenopsis is at its best. I saw the first Iris stylosa….

11th November

…R Vietnam.Rhododendron suoilenhense. Grandia subsection. Forms a spreading tree well clad in very large silvery leaves. Primrose yellow flowers with a pink blotch. April/May. CWT6410. Rhododendron sp Maddenia subsection. Virtually…

12th April

…the Outer Park field for filming from tomorrow. All extra so good news. 2003 – FJW Might soon call this Sunday ‘Primrose Day’. 1998 – FJW Snow on Easter Sunday….

4th January

…saw first primrose, November pink good – garden very late.1953 – FJW There are still buds on Mag Grandiflora and Eucryphia pinatafolia has flowers. Heaths good – Early pink forms…

5th January

…are early? Rhododendron nobleanum Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ just coming out. Late also but not by very much. Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ 2023 – CHW The first primroses are out on the…