13th February

…Smithers’ Daphne bholua ‘Sir Peter Smithers’ Daphne bholua ‘Sir Peter Smithers’ Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ – OUTSTANDING and a huge flower Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ Daphne…

13th July

…I saw were far too pot bound to be planted successfully now. Alcea ‘Celebrities Carmine Rose’ Alcea ‘Celebrities Carmine Rose’ Alcea ‘Celebrities Carmine Rose’ Potentilla fruticosa ‘Bellissima’ – was quite…

19th June

…night with SW wind. Quite a bit of minor debris on the drive.This is one of Roy Lancaster’s wild collected rose species but name lost long ago and Roy unsure…

11th December

…two loads The third load from the greenhouse has two extremely prickly climbing roses to grow up the pollarded yew tree. Jaimie has to cut himself free. prickly climbing roses…

5th May

…Ilex yunnanensis with new growth and flower showing. I saw this at Rosemoor. Odd that it was not grown here before as far as I can see. Ilex yunnanensis Ilex…

2nd December

Rose’ Betula ‘China Rose’ Carpinus caroliniana (from Mexico) also still in full leaf like Carpinus japonica seen yesterday. Carpinus caroliniana (from Mexico) First flower on Camellia japonica ‘Lady Clare’. Camellia…

2nd June

…Lamorran Gardens Robert Dudley-Cooke has recently planted a rose garden with 175 varieties – mainly old historic ones. His desire is to prove that you can grow a decent rose

9th July

…are so unusual and no mention of this in the reference book. climbing specie rose climbing specie rose 2015 – CHW Unpleasantly hot but a trip to Thompson’s Garden Centre…

11th February

…connotations! new statue Rosemarinus officinalis ‘Prostratus’ in full flower in February which is most unusual. Out of kilter to put it mildly. Rosemarinus officinalis ‘Prostratus’ Rosemarinus officinalis ‘Prostratus’ Not a…

8th April

…tenuifolium ‘Tom Thumb’ The first rose nearly in flower on the lawn. first rose 2022 – CHW I read this nonsense in the newspapers and then Jim Gardiner sent me…