10th April

…Millais Nurseries so I must ask David Millais how he or his father came to name this special form of irroratum? It is presumably not a hybrid so possibly wild…

9th August

…– FJW Very heavy rain. 1979 – FJW David John Williams took first wicket for Gorran – he also caught (1) and scored (0). 1964 – FJW Mr and Mrs…

11th August

…A visit to Jenny Knuckey, the widow of my former and original partner at Burncoose. Since David’s recent death she has had major heart surgery herself but was back home…

7th July

…leaf left on the lower branches. Rosa banksiae ‘Lutea’ Cornus oblonga was a gift from David West of Fromefield. Doing well and very distinct. Cornus oblonga More of the ripening…

11th February

…1 Syringa protolaciniata 1 Syzygium aff. Griisii 1 Cryptomeria jap. AraucarioidesBurncoose stock Prunus Shimidsu/Shogestsu x 2 Davidia Sonoma x 2. Requested one and billing for one. Sent two as small….

12th February

…C C Eley and J G Millais. We are now the RHS Rhododendron, Camellia and Magnolia Group (RCMG) and Rupert Eley (treasurer), David Millais (chairman) and I (committee member) are…

3rd March

…and different to the species which we have (K. davidiana). Keteleeria evelyniana Keteleeria evelyniana Strobilanthes wallichii still in full flower in March! Strobilanthes wallichii Acer purpurascens an interesting evergreen species…

21st July

…ungernii. 1926 – JCW A few nice hybrid gladiolus. David Ivey Escallonia is very good. Decorum x Auriculatum good, one Auriculatum open. Plagianthus over, not much else except the Romneya…

7th January

…been blown off in the wind. Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ 1968 – FJW David picked first snowdrops of year. 1967 – FJW Cold started. 1963 – FJW Few…

1st September

…planting out. Self-sown seeds Self-sown seeds Self-sown seeds Self-sown seeds Remarkably quick and good new growth on the Rhododendron davidsonianum cut down only 11-12 weeks ago. We need to do…