…lives. The tree heathers and large clump of Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ are still there. Rhododendron arboreum subsp. cinnamomium Rhododendron arboreum subsp. cinnamomium If you use a magnifying glass you can…

…with partially mottled leaves Photinia ‘Pink Crispy’ Photinia ‘Pink Crispy’ Lots of glass behind the garden centre. All neat, tidy and well laid out but no customers in the continuing…

…deadline. Perhaps I will start the Bluebell Protection Scheme. 1934 – JCW Magnolias as in 1930. Denudata is the best of them. 1936 – JCW Cyclamineus at the glass door…

…very good and it finished in the rain. 1901 – JCW Leave for London tomorrow, a little outside seed picked and all under glass. Pink Pearl going over. Iris germanica…

…show colour except G Bell, have picked a C J Backhouse. 1900 – JCW Have put under glass to open Emperor, Empress, Horsfieldii, Victoria, G Bell as all showing colour….

…After a glass of wine somehow the depression lifts when one thinks about new species to try in catalogues and in our nursery beds. Tom Hudson’s email today about a…

…korolkowi at their best. Primroses just over. I picked some Santa Maria and Emperor under glass. I pavonia open. 1901 – JCW A full 10 days behind the above, though…

…plantings below Donkey Shoe. Camellia reticulata Camellia reticulata Rhododendron veitchiorum in the glasshouse – not much scent surprisingly. Rhododendron veitchiorum Rhododendron veitchiorum White Lapageria flowers still out (Lapageria rosea var….

…young things strutting their stuff. Highlight was the arrival of some film star (who Gerry was able to identify) in a private room with glass frontage which enabled us to…

…glass and then to the Burncoose stand for more smiles and snaps. The public crowd in and I am glad not to have had a hangover after the gala night…