13th January

…Gold’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Firecracker’ (syn. ‘Magic Fire’ or ‘Feuerzauber’) Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Firecracker’ (syn. ‘Magic Fire’ or ‘Feuerzauber’) The Northern Polytunnels lorry unloads our new multi span tunnel. Northern…

4th April

…Magnolia laevifolia x M. maudiae (BKR 201300) which has rather tiny flowers by comparison and is less good. Magnolia laevifolia x M. maudiae A new (to us) Magnolia ‘Practically Magic’…

19th October

…Malus ‘Indian Magic’ Malus ‘Indian Magic’ Malus ‘Halloween’ Malus ‘Halloween’ Malus ‘Royal Beauty’ Malus ‘Royal Beauty’ Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ – the heaviest fruiter of all at a young age Malus…

7th February

…Prunus ‘Kursar’ Prunus ‘Kursar’ Camellia japonica ‘Midnight’ out in Kennel Close. First flowers out on Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ by George’s Hut. Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ 2023 – CHW Unusual to see…

17th February

Next Day > < Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW Another foul wet day (rain from 9am through to midnight) where we…

20th November

…lines when a tree fell on them at Battery Walk. The police arrived at midnight so the ‘Redcare’ phone disconnection system actually worked. They came in 45 minutes unlike the…

14th July

…full shade. Fuchsia ‘Lechlade Magician’ Fuchsia ‘Lechlade Magician’ Fuchsia ‘Lechlade Magician’ Hypericum canariense looked tender but survived the winter here. Hypericum canariense Hypericum canariense Poterium spinosum – Prickly burnet from…

8th July

…lectured for 2 hours in and round and after a hard day, talked until midnight! A wet period but no rain fell on this day. 1994 – FJW June was…

14th May

…that government largesse and handouts have to be paid for by working people in taxes and cuts to the public sector?No, socialists genuinely believe that the ‘magic money tree’ is…

8th May

…the story? Icarus retold but that is the way of politics and government. Now Ferguson can create his own magic money tree for himself and will no doubt move to…