15th February

…that remains there now! 2020 – CHW It rains for 24 hours as Storm Dennis does its worst. Severe flooding to come in the water meadows tomorrow but I manage…

7th January

…ground. Euonymus huangii Jaimie had dealt with another leylandii casualty from Storm Ciaran. leylandii casualty Carpinus rankanensis still with a fair amount of leaves. Carpinus caroliniana has finally shed all…

27th August

…week or so in the tunnels. Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ 2020 – CHW A Burncoose afternoon in the sun after another storm has passed through. The exact name given to it…

7th February

…hail damaged but was wrong. Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ seedling Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ – the New Zealander form Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ – the New Zealander form Storm damage on the Pinus insignis at Donkey…

9th April

Next Day > < Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW Another major storm last night. Was it a named storm? No idea….

5th November

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2023 – CHW The reality of Storm Ciaran. The beech tree at the Hovel into which…

11th February

…are the tail end of Storm Ciara.Camellia ‘Betty Sheffield Supreme’ in the cash point. This variety is a sport of ‘Betty Sheffield’ which is pure white! ‘Betty Sheffield Supreme’ has…

20th October

…works with getting new things in the ground in the autumn to avoid losses in another dry summer. 2018 – CHW More clearing up after the Friday/Saturday storm on the…

Irish trip April 2018

…shrubs with lots of new planting. The head gardener really on the job. Plenty of recent storm damage from Storm Orphelia. Before we even get going a huge Mayterius boriaria…

31st December

…small storm again brews up. The elderly Rhododendron mucronulatum is out now. I have seen it earlier. A darker colour than the one below the Fernery. Rhododendron mucronulatum Rhododendron mucronulatum…