9th January 1897- 2020

…1925 – JCW Clematis cirrhosa has a few flowers, a very few Coum, bits of Rho’do as in 1917. R mucronulatum is the best and then R venustum. H mollis

12th January

…Camellia x williamsii ‘Rosemary Williams’ Acanthus mollis in full leaf with Daphne bholua ‘Gurkha’ in full flower above it in a border. Acanthus mollis Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ can be…

5th January

…Even the Acanthus mollis has some frost damage. Acanthus mollis The Agapanthus leaves are now all showing up as being a badly frosted mush but the bulbs will still be…

31st December

…delavayi next to the Tin Garden but all fuchsias gone with frost. No Camellia single flower touched except whites. Half the big double white brown. 1926 – JCW Hamamelis mollis

20th November

…Mahonia x media ‘Charity’ The last of the fine yellow leaves on hamamelis mollis in a tunnel. hamamelis mollis 2021 – CHWQuercus dentata ‘Carl Ferris Miller’ going through its metamorphosis…

30th July

…hint of pink in the flowers and the leaves hairy. Wisteria brachybotrys ‘Shiro-Kapitan’ Alchemilla mollis and Erysimum ‘Apricot Twist’. Alchemilla mollis A fine display of Carex oshimensis ‘Evergold’. Carex oshimensis…

18th March

…new and impressive. I have not seen this in flower before. Grevillea ‘Fireworks’ Grevillea ‘Fireworks’ Cornus officinalis in flower in a pot which is unusual. Cornus officinalis Acanthus mollis ‘Rue…

11th February

…into leaf. freshly potted roses Hamamelis mollis ‘Brentry’ is an interesting yellow colour. Relatively new to the Burncoose website. Hamamelis mollis ‘Brentry’ Nice plants of Beschorneria septentrionalis. Beschorneria septentrionalis Flowers…

4th February

…flowers. Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ Very first pendulous flowers out on Camellia x williamsii ‘Lady’s Maid’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Lady’s Maid’ The ancient Hamamelis mollis in Lower Quarry Nursery is…

13th August

…the greenhouse. Crassula arborescens Acanthus mollis and Anemone hupehensis ‘Queen Charlotte’. Acanthus mollis and Anemone hupehensis ‘Queen Charlotte’ Kirengeshoma palmata nicely in flower. Kirengeshoma palmata The viaduct towers over Leslie’s…

21st December

…for those who could stick it out. 1932 – JCW Fuchsias are nearly over from the wind. Hydrangeas are fair. Hamamelis mollis is very good indeed. 40-50 lapagerias under the…

27th January 1897 – 2020

…thing we have. There is a C speciosa x japonica 2 ½ years old with 14 buds on it. Moupinense is good, H mollis wanes, it has been very good….

25th January 1897 – 2020

…harsh cold, Erica darlyense and Hamamelis mollis are an easy best. 1914 – JCW Mild again after the frost, a flower or two on C. Lady Clare, C coums good,…

4th January 1897- 2020

…open but Hamamelis is. 1927 – JCW H Mollis is very good, Thompsonii x Arboreum a fair lot, one Sutchuenense hybrid flower, but there are no buds to speak of…

29th December

…Cam oleifera the best thing now. Several of the hybrids good and the Engine House double white out. Some fuchsias and lapagerias out also [?]Ballsing. 1925 – JCW Hamamelis mollis

26th December

…I at Werrington for the third time and 41 children being very cold indeed. Here Mucronulatum and Hamamelis mollis are good. 1916 – JCW Mary, May, PM and I at…

23rd December

…days of sun in that garden. 1919 – JCW Very little showing flower excepting H mollis and Rho mucronulatum, these are very good. 1913 – JCW Roses good, never so…

22nd December

…Erica hybrida and codenodes. White australis, Hamamelis mollis very good. Rhodo mucronulatum nice. 4 kinds of Caucasicum. 1901 – JCW A very few roses left. Coums coming on fast. A…

13th December

…One Thea forrestii. Some nice flowers of Roylei, fair of Learsiae. Hamamelis just starting. Mucronulatum open. Darleyense some flowers. 1924 – JCW Hamamelis mollis are opening and Erica darleyense. Cotoneaster…

16th December

…by a man in the house. 1928 – JCW A bud of Eriogynum opening in the Hall. C speciosa opening and a few Cam sasanqua left. Hamamelis mollis ½ open….