14th May

…Hart’ – very dark but the plants are dying of old age after about 25 to 30 years. Rhododendron ‘Ruby Hart’ Rhododendron ‘Ruby Hart’ Rhododendron ‘Kabarett’ Rhododendron ‘Kabarett’ Rhododendron ‘Kabarett’…

1st January

Next Day > < Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW A further inspection for damage after several rough and stormy nights. Very…

16th January

…shooting forbidden.1973 – FJW Heaviest gale it is said since 1928 – climax of a very rough fortnight – tree damage considerable – 3 on drive alone. Very mild. 1935…

19th September

…this out at Tregrehan growing through a camellia in late July. Dregia sinensis Nearly ripe fruit on Passiflora caerulea which is unusual in a potted plant in the nursery but…

3rd December

…Yellow’ will soon be out as well above the Auklandii Garden. Camellia ‘Jurys Yellow’ 2015 – CHW A rough windy day but none of the rain again forecast by day.The…

13th December

…daffodils his references to them may be a bit confused especially where he abbreviates. 2000 – FJW Visit from ‘Luckay Lu’ [an itinerant lunatic living rough who had escaped from…

4th April

…buds and a lot of small rough daffodils. A few Reticulatas open. 1905 – JCW Truro show, many de Graaf’s there, also Homer in several places. Prince good, Auklandii there…

7th April

…few and bad of them at the show. All flowers were rough and below the best form. PDW’s very good. 1905 – JCW Nearly half our de Graaf open, Weardale…

16th November

…real cold. Magnolia delavayi is moving past notwithstanding the rough and cold winds. 1932 – JCW Several C sasanqua are very good indeed. Lapagerias holding on well. We cleared the…

23rd February

…will emerge as we go through the photographs of what we inspected. Tom Hudon’s analysis of polyspora This is Camellia sinensis var sinensis. Basically the true autumn flowering tea camellia….