6th July

…‘Rothschildianus’ Jaimie has been on the beach and reports very large numbers of young mussels growing on the rocks. I hope this is not a sign of increased river pollution…

9th January 1897- 2020

…and wet winter – moors more a river waiting to go to sea than anything else. But Blandfords Garden had 3ft of snow. The weather keeps him going whatever time!1958…

24th November

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW The new roof over the former corn driver shed and Duck House are,…

7th November

…castle water supply to the old tank in Bramble Field. This was fed from the pumps in the river above Portholland until the 1960s. The tank fed all the Caerhays…

29th September

…below Slydepark and removed yet another tree trunk from the river. ditches Edwina has brought a spray of Cotoneaster bullatus with berries from her garden in the village. Cotoneaster bullatus…

22nd September

…CHW More pictures of Ross and his clearance of the valley / river bottoms under Manassick, Sentries and Parnalls Hill. Posterity may enjoy how it looks today. clearance clearance clearance…

28th August

…at Four in Hand. Liriodendron tulipifera The sea has turned brown with the runoff. sea And the river has overflowed into the lake. I do not remember this ever happening…

10th June

…She must have walked down the river from beside the lake. young heifer Then to Trebah for a Great Gardens of Cornwall photocall. Three spikes of Puya chilensis but only…

3rd July

…seating by a river. Wildflower meadow outside. Harvey Browns Harvey Browns Harvey Browns Harvey Browns Harvey Browns Harvey Browns Harvey Browns Harvey Browns Harvey Browns 2021 – CHW Our garden…

21st June

…pen in Brownberry to prevent any run off into the river. created a bund below the pen in Brownberry created a bund below the pen in Brownberry created a bund…

11th June

Next Day > < Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW Jaimie spots a Kingfisher in the river. Kingfisher In a single day…

7th May

…to remember for cuttings below Hovel Cart Road. Rhododendron yunnanense Rhododendron’Mi Amor’ just out by George’s Hut. I forgot this yesterday on the ‘smellies’ tour. Rhododendron’Mi Amor’ Rhododendron ‘Moonstone’; a…

21st April

…which one it is. [Jaimie later tells me it is Magnolia denudata ‘Yellow River’.] An excellent yellow An excellent yellow An excellent yellow Rhododendron rubiginosum ‘Desquamatum Group’ or Rhododendron desquamatum…

29th March

…Loropetalum carolina ‘Moonlight’ – very pretty and a welcome addition to our four other pink and purple flowered Loropetalum varieties. Loropetalum carolina ‘Moonlight’ Teucrium fruiticosum ‘Azureum’ – a good blue…

19th February

…the greenhouse. Serrated leaves. Camellia trachocarpa Camellia trachocarpa Frankie has cleaned out the silting up which was causing the river to flow into the pond in floods. Thereby depositing all…

13th February

…the one that I tipped the mule off into a flooded River Luney on 16th November last year with a heavily pregnant Serena on board. She called today to tell…

14th February 1897 – 2020

…are properly flooded for the first time this year despite the very wet winter. The river Luney and the lake have merged into one.Magnolia ‘Red Lion’ from New Zealand is…