12th September

…hard to believe, but this figure emerged by mistake. A pretty major thing to make a mistake about, but that’s what happened. Such things occur. On September 23, 1998, NASA…

28th September

…be made before the apples properly dropped. Crab apple Crab apple The Cottage in late September. The Cottage Secondary flowers (very poor ones) on Rhododendron ponticum. Nearby we saw Rhododendron…

9th September

…things in the garden in September. Hydrangea aspera subsp. strigillosa also from Formosa (BSWJ 15151) Hydrangea aspera subsp. strigillosa also from Formosa (BSWJ 15151) Huge leaves too. Huge leaves Crataegus…

13th September

…the border in September. Tricyrtis hirta Tricyrtis hirta 2017 – CHW The party to celebrate 25 years of the Great Gardens of Cornwall was held in a tent on Beach…

19th September

…on this for us on 29th September. No time for proper discussion at the parochial council meetings of course on this bizarre geographic mix. If the overall proposal is rejected…

16th September

…today in the sun. A good 2-3 weeks earlier than I have ever see it out. A first in September! 120 year old Camellia sasanqua 120 year old Camellia sasanqua…

14th September

…flowering dark blue purple. Quite a show in a herbaceous border for September and growing to about two feet. Agastache ‘Blackadder’ Agastache ‘Blackadder’ Pennisetum ‘Sky Rocket’ has an attractive variegated…

8th September

…in the diary. When I do, with Edwina’s help, I find I am talking piffle and that ‘Picotee’ was out last year on 24th September and still had flowers on…

7th September

…in September. Syringa reticulata Syringa reticulata Cheques handed out at the wind-up meeting after the highly successful Caerhays charity fete on the 16th June. In all over £8,000 was available…

30th September

…FJW Sasanqua out. Same as 1992. Has been a wet September on top of wet year so far. 1992 – FJW Home from holiday to find Sasanquas out. 1967 –…