27th October

…at Caerhays in 1900 and was in the garden feeding pheasants when he was taken ill. 1941 – CW Camellia oleifera out also white and pink Sasanqua and one hybrid….

22nd October

…saligna 1982 – FJW Two flowers on smaller C williamsii in Big Quarry. 1957 – FJW Picked flowers Cam oleifera, 1 flower Burmanicum, Yellow Hammer good for a long time….

24th December

…– FJW 10 degrees frost beginning of cold spell and easterly gales. 1941 – CW Camellias out – oleifera, double white (Engine House), and a few speciosa hybrids. Cam sasanqua…

4th October

…last year I think but need to check. The Camellia oleifera is near but not yet showing colour. A week away perhaps. 2016 – CHW The young rhododendrons in the…

20th December

…is nearly a duplicate of 1924. H mollis ¼ open. Veitch’s Camellia oleifera in flower. A few Thomsonii arboreum show blooms. Should get most of the faggots from the storm…

13th December

oleifera opens. One Thea forrestii. Some nice flowers of Roylei, fair of Learsiae. Hamamelis just starting. Mucronulatum open. Darleyense some flowers. 1924 – JCW Hamamelis mollis are opening and Erica…

6th December

…1991 – FJW George Williams strode into the house. 1981 – FJW Picked flowers Oleifera, November Pink and Sulfureum. 1976 – FJW Night stormy enough to move hedges at Rescassa….

3rd December

…still very good also Oleifera. Big quarry early pink been out for 3 weeks, also Engine House double white. Lapagerias good, some fuchsias still nice. Rho lutescens a lot out…

2nd December

…leaves but what remain are a rather lovely yellow. So is the younger one at the cash point. Prunus Shirotae 1944 – CW Camellia oleifera very good but not at…

1st December

…the wind blows again. 1940 – CW First Sutchuenense hybrids out also Arboreum thomsonii x. Camellia sasanqua, double white, speciosa and its light and dark pink hybrids, also Oleifera very…