11th March

…fontanesiana Whitewater ‘Howw’ Leucothoe fontanesiana Whitewater ‘Howw’ Prunus laurocerasus ‘Castlewellan’ – a great deal better than our erratic ‘Marbled White’. Prunus laurocerasus ‘Castlewellan’ Prunus laurocerasus ‘Castlewellan’ Pittosporum dallii Schefflera delavayi…

26th March

…a gift of this marvellous double white flowered form of Prunus spinosa ‘Plena’. He writes one of the nicest thank you letters that C & B have ever received. Competitors…

19th April

…Prunus ‘Chocolate Ice’ Prunus ‘Fragrant Cloud’ slightly pink in bud opening pinkish white then white. A superb show on a young tree. Prunus ‘Fragrant Cloud’ Prunus ‘Fragrant Cloud’ Rhododendron aberconwayi…

7th March

…oddly, has come out right beside the main trunk. Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ now scenting the Rockery. Outstanding. Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ A pure white lapageria ready…

28th April

…nursery today:Ribes speciosum Ribes speciosum Telopea ‘Shady Lady White’ Telopea ‘Shady Lady White’ Calothamnus quadrifidus – first flowers ever with us on the ‘one sided bottlebrush’. Calothamnus quadrifidus Our first…

15th April

…– greenish-cream flower bracts turning white. They will get much bigger yet. Cornus ‘Eddie’s White Wonder’ Cornus ‘Eddie’s White Wonder’ Cornus ‘Eddie’s White Wonder’ Boquilla trifoliata ‘out’ as far as…

10th February

…(properly Magnolia) ‘Fairy White’ is now absolutely full out and a picture. Michelia (properly Magnolia) ‘Fairy White’ Michelia (properly Magnolia) ‘Fairy White’ Another elderly and very pale Magnolia campbellii is…

16th February

…and held back by the cold nights. Magnolia ‘Strybing White’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Alpen Glo’ looking good by M.‘S.White’. Leggy upright habit. Camellia sasanqua ‘Alpen Glo’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Alpen Glo’ Planted…

1st July

…It flowered prodigiously this summer with flowers around 2.5-3cm across. They are replaced by pea-sized hips in large quantities.] white climbing rose white climbing rose white climbing rose white climbing…

8th April

…United Downs. Cornish Lithium site at United Downs White violets at Burncoose. White violets In the conservatory Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Tom Thumb’ and Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Prostratus’. Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Tom Thumb’ The…