11th October

…which I photographed ages ago. Eucryphia lucida Eucryphia lucida 1930 – JCW Lapagerias and cyclamen are good. Neriiflorums quite nice. Several new rhodo’s to flower, also Sargentii and Denudata seedling….

4th February

…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…

5th February

…shade. I wonder if they will all flower at the same time next year? snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) Cyclamen and primroses recently nearby the snowdrop clump. Cyclamen and primroses Sarcococca bleddynii…

17th February

…in numbers too. violets And plenty of cyclamen. cyclamen Quercus wizlizeni as a mature evergreen tree. Interesting bark. Quercus wizlizeni Quercus wizlizeni Quercus wizlizeni The dwarf Rhododendron sargentianum just starting….

3rd July

…Charm’ in flower. Euonymus hamiltonianus ‘Coral Charm’ Romneya coulteri and Abutilon ‘John Thompson’ outside the Packing Shed. Romneya coulteri and Abutilon ‘John Thompson’ Cyclamen hederifolium ‘Album’ full out already. Cyclamen

16th July

…flowers but the great heat finished the flowers. 1933 – JCW I Clarke is here, not much open. Mag delavayi all flowering well. 1914 – JCW Just a cyclamen open…

13th July

…Rhodo’s Ingersii, Maddeni, Cataubiense and Campylocarpum would give pollen (just a pinch on the Campylo and Cataubiense). 1912 – JCW R brunonis has gone. A cyclamen or two show and…

7th August

…passing, cyclamen very good, hydrangeas good, roses good, go north in 2 days. 1909 – JCW Buddleias at their best, cyclamen one or two, most other things over. Romneya good….

26th August

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW Last flowers on Clematis uncinata. Clematis uncinata The first Cyclamen peep out on…

31st August

…ichangensis Rubus ichangensis The cyclamen are popping up in profusion again all over the bank above the lawn. Thankfully just after the second grass cut. cyclamen 2016 – CHW This…

7th September

…FJW All the corn in. Good harvest. 2 new combines worked well. Everything much earlier than last year. 1917 – JCW Cyclamen very nice indeed. Hydrangeas nice. Moyesii fruit very…

20th September

…This will be a weaner bed for rhododendrons and azaleas with no bottom heat. new bench These cyclamen under the yew trees by the house were always a joy in…

21st September

…did this regularly. Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’ Magnolia denudata ‘Forrest Pink’ 1918 – JCW Hydrangeas, lapagerias, cyclamen, roses on the terrace are all good, there is very little else. 1917 – JCW…

4th October

…must be soft. Acacias on wall trying hard. 1900 – JCW Came down for the election, cyclamen fair. The supposed C Dickens x has several up in its pan amongst…

10th October

…both forms of Grandiflora. Cyclamen good. 1943 – CW Daffodils up and quite a lot of pink Sasanqua Camellia now out. 1936 – JCW Returned from Scotland. They have cleared…

29th October

…sasanqua is just open, a fair lot of roses, many lapagerias, ¾ of the cyclamen, some are over. Very heavy rains for weeks on most days, some corn cut in…

2nd October

…has reshot from the base while the plant featured here was grown at Burncoose and planted about 1995. Eucryphia moorei Eucryphia moorei Eucryphia moorei 1914 – JCW Cassia, lapageria, cyclamen,…

6th October

…brambles bad. 1910 – JCW Back from Scotland. Cyclamen, lapageria and roses are all nice also Romneya, but Clematis paniculata is the best thing. Solanums and cassia are also fairly…

13th October

…September, we are now enjoying a fortnight of Indian summer. 1945 – CW Very little out. Cyclamen, Rho Yellow Hammer and a few Decorums. Camellia sasanqua – many have flowers….

17th October

…panniculata is very good indeed. 1916 – JCW No frost. Solanum, lapagerias, cyclamen, hydrangeas all useful. Rhodo’s neriiflorum, decorum, scintillans, 10333, fastigiatum, raniosisimums, lepidotum and racemosum all show bits of…