11th August

…original partner at Burncoose. Since David’s recent death she has had major heart surgery herself but was back home and still tending their wonderful garden in Carharrack. Bomarea caldassii flowering…

15th November

…sasanqua on the wall at its best. Primula megasoefolia good. 1897 – JCW F Wilson shows, also Cyclamineus, Horsfieldii, and Nelsoni major, also M Hume and No 100 of 85….

9th August

…Very beautiful and striking. Salvia confertiflora Salvia confertiflora Salvia confertiflora Melianthus villosus setting seed. This was grown from seed from Ventnor Botanic Garden. Not as tall growing as Melianthus major

8th April

…Michael with our major magnolia class competitors. Jaimie and Michael The sell off begins at 4pm at the end of the show. The sell off begins at 4pm R&A Scamp’s…

10th July

…seeing the ‘well behaved’ bit although I was dragged away at 7pm. Not since the last village fete or major staff party has there been so much ‘action’ around the…

9th April

Next Day > < Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW Another major storm last night. Was it a named storm? No idea….

April 2018 Irish trip ( Day 2)

…The son, James, has returned home to sort the garden and is getting stuck in with major storm and new clearance work after many years of neglect and no new…

18th July

…hemerocallis double orange hemerocallis Then on to Busy Bee Garden Centre which was much improved after a major revamp of the outdoor plant display area. New plants seen were:Digitalis ‘Cherry…

5th November

…kawakamii (caudatifolium) is rotten at its base beside the drive. This fungal infection of the main stems is now a major threat to snake bark maples with several casualties here…

3rd November

…paid to the current fad for these Taiwanese exotica which I enjoy disliking. 2000 – FJW Another very wet month (October) major floods over the country. 1950 – CW Camellia…