…Rhodo barbatum, lutescens, ririei, also Blood Reds and Sutchuenense hybrids out, Leucaspis and both Moupinense and its hybrids. I picked 12 different red cups and clear yellows in Tin Garden….

…this day] Rhodo’s – Sulfureum, Lutescens, Bayleyi, Davidsonianum, Irroratum, Dahuricum semp’s, Mucronulatum, Racemosum, Scabrifolium, Ririei, Quinquefolium, Moupinense, Thomsonii, Barbatum, Obtusum, Parvifolium, Rubiginosum.1915 – JCW Only Cyclamineus and one or two…

…year. 1920 – JCW There are 21 species of Rhodo showing some flower Lutescens – Scabrifolium and Sutchunense are good, Praecox is the best thing open. 1916 – JCW Rhodo’…

…snowdrops and hundreds of wild primroses. 1931 – JCW Lutescens and Ririei give flowers. Cyclamineus give no colour yet. 1926 – JCW Prunus conradinae in one case is half open….

…Salicifolia. Several Prunus out. Rho argenteum at its best and Rookery Blood Red Arboreum also many Sutchuenense. Some Lutescens good, also Ririei, Hookeri and others. Even one bit of Augustinii….

…than 1920, R lutescens has had bits open since Oct. 1920 – JCW H mollis is going over, R moupinense has been very good, the Blood red hybrids coming to…

…colour on a Hamamelis by the till. Hamamelis A large dead sweet chestnut felled yesterday at the back of Burncoose House. dead sweet chestnut A good clump of Rhododendron lutescens…

…slowly recovering after it was cleared around to give it more light. Hamamelis mollis Rhododendron lutescens full out now as you would expect. Rhododendron lutescens Primroses and cyclamen on the…

…Some Moupinense and Lutescens at their best, Hamamelis still good, also some Rho mucronulatum. Speciosa on wall open at the top wall. Hybrids some covered with flower. Cam reticulata species…

…serratifolia x ardisifolia (ex Crûg). Photinia serratifolia x ardisifolia Rhododendron fulvum above Higher Quarry Nursery. Rhododendron fulvum Rhododendron ‘Jim Russell’ (cilicalyx hybrid). Rhododendron ‘Jim Russell’ Rhododendron lutescens at its very…

…bad year for flowers on most of the Cam japonicas. Rho lutescens is over. Mag sargentiana cut by the wind. 1927 – JCW Rho ciliicalyx is at its best, it…

…‘Crimson Queen’ Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Crimson Queen’ 2015 – CHW The ancient clump of Rhododendron lutescens is out but only at the very top of the plant and just a…

…rare (for us) group of Crocus amid a bank of naturalised wild daffodils in the Aucklandii Garden. group of Crocus Camellia lecture and tour today. Rhododendron lutescens and Rhododendron arboreum…

…‘New Venture’ just out (japonica x ‘Gauntlettii’). A large flower which will open out flatter. Camellia ‘New Venture’ Camellia ‘New Venture’ Rhododendron lutescens now has plenty of flowers but they…

…Darragh. restored bench Cleaning up and cutting back the Rhododendron lutescens in Quarry Rd. Cleaning up and cutting back Cleaning up and cutting back Cleaning up and cutting back Zanthoxylum…

…nobleanum Rhododendron nobleanum Jasminum nudiflorum on the stone faced earth bank outside Malvern House in the village. Jasminum nudiflorum Rhododendron lutescens nearly fully out by Red Linney. Rhododendron lutescens First…

…by Philip. 1964 – FJW Charles picked first snowdrop. 1935 – JCW A few Lutescens, the best of the mucronulatum killed on Jan 11th. 1914 – JCW Coums at about…

…pink been out for 3 weeks, also Engine House double white. Lapagerias good, some fuchsias still nice. Rho lutescens a lot out and very many other odd bits. Yellow Hammer…

…– four weeks of wind and cold. 1928 – JCW E darleyense ⅓ open Camellia speciosa, H mollis – R mucronulatum, R parvifolium, R moupinense all nice, Lutescens in the…

…Walk. Moupinense has been good for three weeks.1929 – JCW A long spell of cold, a fair lot of Barbatum open, Lutescens has had some flower ever since the autumn,…