13th April

…Auklandii x Arboreums coming on. Daffs going off. Arboreum x Thomsonii over. Mrs Butler x going back. Auklandii just starting. R fargesii over. 1907 – JCW Not quite all of…

10th May

…speed. Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ Rhododendron ‘Mrs Furnival’ nearly over. Rhododendron ‘Mrs Furnival’ Cercis canadensis ‘Lavender Twist’ has survived unnoticed. The one at Burncoose died. A few flowers from the trunk…

3rd May

…is and need to return to check the label ? Rhododendron oreotrepes RHODODENDRON oreotrepes Rhododendron ‘Mrs. Lionel de Rothschild’ in the sun. Rhododendron ‘Mrs Lionel de Rothschild’ Jaimie thinks this…

9th August

…– FJW Very heavy rain. 1979 – FJW David John Williams took first wicket for Gorran – he also caught (1) and scored (0). 1964 – FJW Mr and Mrs

12th October

…dropped their seed heads The quince shrub below Slip Rail is, as usual, full of fruit which will turn yellow when ripe. Old Mrs Kendall from Rescassa who sadly died…

26th March

…cold of May 1923 leaves bare of Rhodo bloom. Rho fargesii is very good. 1914 – JCW R barbatum going over, also some Thomsonii x Arboreum hybrids. Mrs Butler x…

25th December

…in flower. Picked a good Mrs W.J Grant. Several bits of roses. A fair lot of daffs up, a sprinkling in the seedling pans. Crocus imperati open.1899 – JCW Several…

21st October

…from old age. It has been a good seeding year for rhododendrons after a dry summer encouraged them to procreate.Our target list included: Mrs Butler (griffithianum x arboreum hybrids) weyrichii…

9th April

…almost at its best. Auklandii x Mrs Butler hybrids very good. Daffodils almost over. There has been a fuschia by the pantry out for well over a week. 1916 –…

16th February

…hybrid, Lutescens, Barbatum and one or two Mrs Butler hybrids. Perhaps 20 different daffodils. 1933 – JCW Camellia speciosa at Gun Room door has about 300 flowers on it.1924 –…