28th November

…a longer journey • for international travel see the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office travel advice for your destination and the travel corridors list 2019 – CHW The lower leaves…

13th May

…May flowering magnolia by far now. What a spectacle and to think it took us years to notice it was even flowering! Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Magnolia ‘Summer…

27th April

…Prunus ‘Chocolate Ice’ with its contrasting bronzy new growth by the cash point. Prunus ‘Chocolate Ice’ The first flower out incredibly early on Magnolia sieboldii sinensis. I saw the buds…

2nd January

…are several in the garden today. Camellia ‘Mary Costa’ Camellia ‘Mary Costa’ A nice new clearing above Higher Quarry Nursery to replant soon. new clearing above Higher Quarry Nursery Jaimie…

24th August

…things looking good in the nursery with flowers or foliage:Tricyrtus hirta Tricyrtus hirta Kniphofia ‘Ice Queen’ Kniphofia ‘Ice Queen’ Rehmannia elata Rehmannia elata Echinacea ‘Green Jewel’ Echinacea ‘Green Jewel’ Imperata…

7th December

…just one flower alongside it and is really rather nice. Camellia sasanqua ‘Polar Ice’ Were it not for the fact that the Camellia x williamsii are currently rushing out these…

14th January

…– CHW The 1897 planted Magnolia stellata has once or twice come out in January. The buds are swelling nicely but I doubt that we will see colour this month….

21st November

…that is about all. C sasanquas are nice. 1914 – JCW Some of the lapagerias are very good. Camellia sasanqua is good. Solanum nice. A cold east wind has come….

9th January

…2017 – CHW Camellia x williamsii ‘Beatrice Michael’ full out at Tin Garden but the flowers have been bruised by rain. Camellia x williamsii ‘Beatrice Michael’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Beatrice

20th February

…based on this evidence? interesting snippets of newspaper articles interesting snippets of newspaper articles 2022 – CHW Some nice things in the garden which survived Storm Eunice and a record…