…with then nearly sunny and very mild (11°c). A fine unnamed x williamsii above the greenhouse. unnamed x williamsii From afar Magnolia ‘Todd’s Forty Niner’ looks dormant. Close up it…

…drizzle all morning. Nevertheless it is nearly as bad now as 1976. The only big plus is that Jamie and the team have spent several days trying to save the…

…still green. Trochodendron araliodes Trochodendron araliodes 2017 – CHW A sunny day and mild to start with. The Rhododendron mucronulatums are nearly over but the new season’s growth is already…

…indochinense. Rehderodendron indochinense Rehderodendron indochinense A startlingly good batch of wild violets on a hot sunny bank. Some are much darker than others. wild violets wild violets The white Rhododendron…

…and Forrest began flowering here in the 1920s and 1930s we have seen nothing like it. At the time of writing this, 8th February, we have seen only one morning…

…discovered this morning. Rhododendron yunnanense Rhododendron yunnanense A visit to meet Lamorna Edith Cross, my third granddaughter aged one week. We did wet the baby’s head. granddaughter 2020 – CHW…

…a nest in the echiums. nest 2021 – CHW A day to see a few things just coming into first leaf on a sunny day but still near frost overnight.Camellia…

…lots of rain and noise in ‘sunny’ Seaview. No sign of the ‘yachties’ early on this morning as the boatmen drain the day boats of water but a large dog…

…a Daphne bholua outside the front door early this morning. No wonder they are such hopeless mothers laying randomly like this rather than in a proper nest. egg in a…

…this morning.The garden is really rushing out now and we have time to think about a day this week making some rhododendron and magnolia crosses. Meanwhile we use up 40…

…garden no favours. Bloody freezing in fact but at least the ground is drying up. Rain now forecast for the rest of the week and the gardening weekend. A morning…

Next Day > < Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW The new labrador, Drummer, vanished on the early morning walk and returned…

…to paint quickly and I give her my secateurs so she can cut and take back flowers to the studio. Great feature of the Castle in the Western Morning News…

…that ‘we all have to stay at home’. Lockdown finally so I rush down to Burncoose with Michael Gove’s announcement this morning that building sites could stay open (with social…

…team have a morning removing ivy growth from the walls around the castle. One of my pet hates in gardening life! ivy growth Karol and Asia’s contribution to the decorations…

…Snow Michael’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow Michael’ 2023 – CHW Jaimie’s early morning picture taken from the castle roof while clearing out the gutters. early morning picture taken from the castle…

…– Paeonia daurica – just into leaf. Paeonia daurica Nothing quite matches Meconopsis baileyi (syn. betonicifolia) as a blue flower in the early morning sunlight in the cashpoint. Meconopsis baileyi…

Next Day > < Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW Saw the first House Martins around the castle this morning. Having been…

…of this whole crisis. The priorities are all wrong as history will show.The cuckoo joins the dawn chorus this morning near the house.The row of camellias below the fernery still…

…child near the Hovel with Gilbert Anning.At Burncoose early this morning to sort out the route for the new 3 phase electric supply to the Copper House and Nursery. As…