…last night at 9pm aged 15½ years. The trip of a lifetime when he was bitten by an adder on a grouse moor near Blanchland and ran for his life…

…breezy night. Magnolia campbellii seedling Magnolia campbellii seedling Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ and Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ nicely out together below the drive. Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ Camellia ‘Winton’ and Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’….

…yet.Protea nerifolia ‘White Night’ (imported from France with, as yet, no passport) with its first flower bud about to open. Protea nerifolia ‘White Night’ Euonymus grandiflorus ‘Ruby Wine’ now has…

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2023 – CHW The one night of frost a week or so ago has cut back…

…coming with Elke, her nurse, who also looked after my mother.Last night I saw three pigeons incapable of flight and frumped up under hedges. One was in a similar state…

…for the Spring Show later next week. Very wet overnight (yet again) and now a cold east wind. Cloudy and not encouraging for visitors. Enkianthus chinensis looks good to go….

…garden and at Burncoose. Rhododendron morii x Rhododendron euchates Rhododendron ‘Countess of Haddington’ plastered in flower as usual. We saw the first flowers showing a fortnight ago. Rhododendron ‘Countess of…

…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…

…blank about too so do not tell them the answer but offer seedlings as a prize for whoever works it out over dinner that night with the pocket rhododendron guide…

…saw it once at night by Burrough Close but assumed it was an escaped ferret. The azaleas below Green Gate. azaleas Azaleas and late flowering rhodos in the Rookery. in…