9th November

…head on Escallonia bifida. Escallonia bifida 2019 – CHW The very first flowers this year on Camellia x williamsii ‘St Ewe’ in the Auklandii Garden.Another set of rather younger Stewartia…

29th September

…Malus ‘Royalty Malus ‘Royalty’ Euonymus hamiltonianus ‘Rising sun’ with a great show on the sales point. Euonymus hamiltonianus ‘Rising sun’ Escallonia ‘Peach Blossom’ still nicely in flower. Escallonia ‘Peach Blossom’…

15th May

…is sorting out little puzzles like this for oneself.Very good at Burncoose today were: Escallonia ‘Glowing Embers’ Escallonia ‘Glowing Embers’ Beschorneria calciola Beschorneria calciola Beschorneria calciola Rhododendron ‘Tinkerbird’ Rhododendron ‘Tinkerbird’…

19th May

…shaping up well with many new things to enjoy over the seasons. Need to cut back to reshoot both the Escallonia species here despite them only being in the ground…

6th June

…following for Royal Box at R.C. Show – Tally Ho, Griersonianum, Mich. Doltsopa, Stewartia, pink Escallonia, pink Decorum, Souliei hybrids, macrostemum and many azaleas. Werrington had very little. 1918 –…

4th October

…collect soon. Camellia reticulata ‘Mary Williams’ Vitis coignettiae is starting to turn colour. The bloody thing has gone rampant and needs cutting down. Here it is all over Escallonia iveyi…

25th June

…The late white Obtusum is the best thing. Arborescens flowers well, most other things are over. Escallonia langleyense is very nice near the Hovel. Some R souliei are open now….

29th June

…roses is over, Arums nice, Escallonia langleyense and the late Wilson Fortunei’s are the best things open. Some Azaleas in the Beech Walk are well out. Has been a wet…

15th July

…3 Camellias – Midsummer’s Day, Konron Jura and one in ‘White Piece’. 1919 – JCW Plagianthus lyalii is just opening, R brunonis is good. Escallonia pteroclaydon is fair. L giganteums…

5th January

Next Day > < Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW A threatening seascape as the tide comes in. Surprising to find Escallonia