20th October

…hupehensis in the Isla Rose Plantation. It is perhaps the same as the right hand tree on Bond Street although the fruits are smaller and it is more of a…

29th June

roses in the 3 beds and American Pillar. 1912 – JCW First crop of roses is over, Arums nice, Escallonia langleyense and the late Wilson Fortunei’s are the best things…

5th November

…ripe and much smaller than Hedychium coronarium. Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam Orange’ Lapageria rosea now with a better show of flowers on this very old plant. Lapageria rosea Fuchsia and the…

25th October

…JCW Lapagerias, hydrangeas, rose beds are fairly good. R decorum and neriiflorum look well. Various other rhodo’s give bits of flower. Clematis panniculata is good. 1906 – JCW C sasanqua…

25th September

roses, chrysanthemums and paeonies.Work is proceeding apace at The Hovel. We have a site meeting with Bill Collings of W F Collings who is clearly ‘a character’. Hovel Hovel Hovel…