…– CHW Still plenty of raspberries on the Rubus tricolor. Rubus tricolor A leak on the water line from the top lodge to Karol’s house has wasted £1,200 of water….

…Garden. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ 2022 – CHW George’s Hut tidied up ready for the water butt to catch the roof water. Two hydrangeas dug out. George’s Hut Magnolia ‘Albatross’ uplifted…

…hispanica) growing well. Platanus x acerifolia Platanus x acerifolia The water feature outside the front door. water feature 2020 – CHW A trip to see if any of the new…

…paraguariensis 2022 – CHW A swollen pond and flooded water meadows after recent heavy rain. The islands well under water as you can see. Swollen pond Leaf scarping on the…

…growth emerging post drought on a clump of Rhododendron crassum. Rhododendron crassum The water tank base installed at Tin Garden. water tank base Tilia kiusiana and Liriodendron chinense both yellowing…

…wreath making on 1st December. Christmas wreaths The new roof water collection tanks have arrived. roof water collection tanks Callicarpa japonica ‘Leucocarpa’ with its white berries. Callicarpa japonica ‘Leucocarpa’ Helleborus…

…and the two other dwellings has just been installed. The water source is the large tanks below the church which once supplied the castle as well. fire hydrant A new…

…– CHW Severe flooding in the water meadows after the storms. Worse than last February. water meadows Meanwhile, in the mild conditions, the gorse is coming into flower. gorse And…

…make the necessary repairs. road at Herraswater road at Herraswater road at Herraswater road at Herraswater road at Herraswater Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam Orange’ slightly frosted and now the stems break…

…the pheasents cannot stick their necks in to try and grab the nuts/ grain used as bait. squirrel traps squirrel traps The water meadows have just been cut in preparation…

…Prunus triloba first flower, many cernuus, the Carlyon Arboreum open, most f the Rho praecox, Dauntlep well out and all the Maximus. 1897 – JCW First waterlily leaf up in…

…old church supply and gravity fed. With a suck and blow pump and a water carrier holding 600 litres we could then cope with garden watering much more speedily than…

…Helleborus ‘Moondance’ just coming into flower. Attractive. Helleborus ‘Moondance’ A new water storage tank by the pumphouse at Burncoose to give more capacity when the well is at its lowest…

…taking shape. seed propagation house As is the cutting preparation shed by the mist houses. cutting preparation shed The old tree lines being cleared to make way for new water…

…bamboos. The fountain has lost 3in of water in 24 hours so needs topping up. Where has the water gone? Clearly another Rayner leak but no evidence yet of a…

…April and the underground water table started full. That is perhaps why we are not yet into serious water shortages and hosepipe bans. 2017 – CHW The Rhododendron ‘Harrow Hybrids’…

…gate path. Camellia japonica ‘Konronkoku’ The water running down the main paths collects in the side ditches. water running down the main paths 2024 – CHW Another minor storm casualty….

…A few camellias just showing. Old Park Old Park The two sluice gates were overrun by the floods last week. sluice gates sluice gates This track was under water as…

…then? At least my idea of moving the weekend forward has been vindicated.The lake and water meadows have flooded again after more or less 48 hours of rain. water meadows…

…lawn. A few days earlier than some years. Lizzie saw a kingfisher on the watermeadows yesterday and heard a skylark on Tuesday. Spring is here! 2015 – CHW Specimen tree…