23rd March

…Zealand, bred hybrid from 1967. Camellia x williamsii ‘Water Lily’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Water Lily’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Water Lily’ I took this picture of the first leaf on a…

18th May

…of the stand The electrics for the fountain conk out again. If we fill the water feature completely top and bottom and the electric conks we will flood the whole…

6th March

…an environment bathing water quality beach it is not subject to any mandatory water quality testing and pumping (or leaking) sewage into the sea is, supposedly, not an issue. A…

10th March

…for growing non ericaceous plants despite its obvious drawbacks in having poor water retention (i.e. needs more watering) and loose soil at the top of the pot which may be…

3rd June

…wilsonii A solitary flower on a Magnolia wilsonii on a hot bank. Doubt it will survive unless it rains soon. You cannot begin to water everything planted in the last…

31st October

…flowers on Ceanothus ‘Trewithen Blue’. Ceanothus ‘Trewithen Blue’ 5 new water butts for collecting and storing water in the garden for the next drought. 5 new water butts Camellia x…

14th February

…today than Magnolia ‘Star Wars’, its sister seedling. the water meadows the water meadows Magnolia ‘Red Lion’ So is the second Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ lookalike below the Four in Hand….

17th June

…in full flower in the sun in a corner of the walled garden. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ The former swimming pool has now been changed into a water feature in the…

18th September

…of the surface grass coverings really to assist the water meadow flooding/drainage system and stop cattle or large Americans trying to walk on water. dykes Stupidly I have somehow missed…

31st August

…fed. With a suck and blow pump and a water carrier holding 600 litres we could then cope with garden watering much more speedily than at present. Jaimie & Michael…