27th September

…to see here. Cotoneaster flinkii Cotoneaster rubens is another Forrest collection from NW Yunnan in 1914 but has been recollected recently. It is still rare in cultivation but shaping up…

12th May

…had not seen before. Acer campbellii var. frangipanense Acer campbellii var. frangipanense Acer campbellii var. frangipanense This is not Enkianthus cernuus rubens but the mistake has to be forgiven I…

27th February

…Erica hybrida is very beautiful. 1906 – JCW C reticulata shows colour. Narcissi cernuus open and maximus shows colour. 1900 – JCW Many Narcissi maximus, a large batch of transplanted…

19th February

…Anenome blanda is nice. 1899 – JCW No reticulata, no C.J.B, or Cernuus, or Horsfieldi etc but Tenby, H Irving and Caerhays a good lot. 1898 – JCW Many reticulata,…

13th May

…Enkianthus cernuus recurvus is full out with the edges of the fully out bells recurved. A dwarf form which is flowering better than ever before. Enkianthus cernuus recurvus Sorbus ‘Cloth…

18th May

…at 10-12ft. Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ Enkianthus cernuus recurvus with its flowers as the name implies. Enkianthus cernuus recurvus Rhododendron ‘Goldsworth’s Yellow’ (or similar). Rhododendron ‘Goldsworth’s Yellow’ Rhododendron griffithianum full out…

4th May

…Syringa vulgaris ‘Primrose’ Enkianthus cernuus reflexus is just out but you can see the bells starting to curve at the end. A small compact shrub and not a large bush…

14th November

…– 12°C for the last few days with no wind. Enkianthus cernuus with red and yellow autumn tints. Enkianthus cernuus Enkianthus campanulatus with ripe seeds. Enkianthus campanulatus Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Wallaby’…

12th April

…over but was excellent. The nursery wall stellata is in full flower. 1928 – JCW Cernus rubens is at half length in the Donkey Show, Augustinii nears its best. Campylocarpum…

29th July

…with the archive here. Perhaps upon my ‘retirement’ (I doubt)! 1929 – JCW (Handwritten note attached to Garden Book page) Seed to get later: Specimens of Ekianthus. 9 Cernus rubens