…green leaves from last year on a young Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’. Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ Snowdrops already over and setting seed. Snowdrops The first ‘wild’ daffodils are just out (late) by the Four…

…– Another howling gale with torrential rain until lunchtime. For 10 days or so I have meant to picture the first ‘wild’ daffodils out in the garden by the Four…

…usual here, going over.   The newspapers are full of stories of ‘early’ wild flowers and especially primroses and wild daffodils. However the diary proves that, cold winters with snow…

…Anemone x hybrida ‘September Charm’ Buddleia ‘Lochinch’ performing well in the Cottage garden. Buddleia ‘Lochinch’ Buddleia ‘Lochinch’ Harebells on the wildflower bank (Campanula rotundifolia). Campanula rotundifolia Knautia arvensis – field…

…large clump. Darmeria peltata An unusual iris growing wild in grass. unusual iris A fine mature plant of Lithocarpus henryi with similar bark and trunk to the Rosemoor plant but…

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW Below is an interesting email from Wild Flower Expert and Author, Colin French…

…us to see them for the first time today. They look a few days old already. Last year only 1 of 7 survived. This pair of swans are breeding for…

…Hydrangea indochinensis Magnolia sharpii is probably too tender to survive outside. Magnolia sharpii Quercus marlipoensis is virtually extinct in the wild. A very odd species which hardly looks like an…

…Tulip’ is showing colour. Perhaps not a good year but it is not as dark as Magnolia ‘Genie’. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ Magnolia cylindrica (wild collected) full out and looking very…

…Magnolia ‘Peachy’ Magnolia ‘Peachy’ Magnolia ‘Peachy’ Two very different clumps of bluebells outside the arch. The second lot are ‘Spanish’ bluebells and the first a decent cross between wild and…

…manglietias with Jaimie and Michael. This is a record of what we saw.Magnolia sprengeri – wild collected form, has a smallish flower with 12 tepals (ie more than usual). It…

…by the front door. stoat’s den The wild flower book has been located.Lotus corniculatus or ‘bacon and eggs’ is coming up in the lawn exactly where the giant mushroom circle…

…in cultivation today although collected by Wilson. In the wild it can be found from Pakistan to Yunnan province in China. Betula cylindrostachya Betula cylindrostachya Deer have ringbarked another birch…

…just given us a cutting of an unnamed Meliosma species which he grew from botanic garden seed originating in the wild some time ago which adds to the confusion. At…

…Acer palmatum ‘Crippsii’ Acer palmatum ‘Crippsii’ A fine Parrotia persica Parrotia persica Rather more than a wild flower meadow and absolutely stunning! wild flower meadow wild flower meadow Better and…

…plenty of female cones forming. Wollemia nobilis An interesting wild flower in an ungrazed field – Ononis repens (Restharrow). Ononis repens (Restharrow) Ononis repens (Restharrow) Secondary flowers on Magnolia ‘Star…

…recently completed the wild flower survey of all the fields on the farm. These show a massive increase in numbers of plant species and plant diversity since the last survey…

…wild collected Camellia saluenensis has its first flower on Christmas Day. The paler form was out two and a half weeks ago. This flower hangs down vertically which is unusual….

…an English Oak Abundant fruit on a wild crab apple growing in a roadside hedge. Crab apple jelly was to be made before the apples properly dropped. Crab apple Crab…

…a visit to Tregrehan to exchange Schima, Torreya and rhododendron cuttings for cuttings of 15 new camellia species for Caerhays. Most were either wild collected by Tom himself or by…