19th May

…here! Lord Sugar Lord Sugar A survivor from my mother’s gardening era is a small bed of Iris siberica ‘Snow Queen’. Iris siberica ‘Snow Queen’ And one of her favourite…

22nd April

…moss ball. In another season we may have success. Our Irish friends told us that aerial layers took only a few months. Irish optimism! Our experience so far has been…

1st March

…plump red buds before. They soon burst to reveal the first reddish leaves. Rheum palmatum Rheum palmatum Rheum palmatum A batch of Iris unguicularis is in full flower in the…

10th May

…mad year as regards the mixing of seasons. 1915 – JCW Tubergen Iris, c reticulata, all early rhodo’s have gone over. Rockery Augustinii at their best, the outside ones are…

24th April

…bluebells 2017 – CHW Now on to Llanover Court garden. Darmeria peltata as a large clump. Darmeria peltata An unusual iris growing wild in grass. unusual iris A fine mature…

8th May

…JCW Very very little May, hardly any lilac. Dalhousi, Ovatum, Orbiculare, Baylei all open. 1912 – JCW Plenty of May everywhere, Lilac going back, Azaleas are very nice. Tubergens Iris

12th November

…are in flower, and C sasanqua is well out. 1898 – JCW A few more seedling daffs up, a Christmas rose in flower. Lapagerias very good indeed. Iris stylosa open….

17th October

…few daffs besides Polyanthus coming through the ground, mainly maximus. I picked a lot of yellow Polyanthus Primrose. D phaloenopsis is at its best. I saw the first Iris stylosa….

3rd November

…slow. 1901 – JCW Nar corbularia clusii one flower open in a pot, some of the two batches of Maximus x Cyclamineus are coming up in the Tin Garden. Iris

5th April

…50 flowers on top. Hard to get enough daffs for House – still a few good flowers on Mag sargetiana. 3 sorts of Peonies in Tin Garden – an iris