18th April

…here! Ucodendron whatonii Ucodendron whatonii Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’ in bud and flower. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’ What I am now certain is…

26th April

…Rhododendron arboreum variety Rhododendron arboreum variety Enkianthus serrulatus now full out. Enkianthus serrulatus Primroses have seeded into the decaying base and trunk of an elderly magnolia. Primroses Primroses Rhododendron ‘Duke…

6th March

…the lawn. Much darker in bud than when fully open. Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ The huge flowers of Camellia reticulata ‘Lasca Beauty’…

17th December

…JCW A good few daffs above ground in the pans and in the open. Cam sasanqua hangs on. Several coums open. An odd wild primrose, a good lot of lapagerias….

2nd January

…weeks. Early Williamsii excellent. 1986 – FJW Packed first primrose for Delia. 1972 – FJW Camellias very advanced. J.C.W out near E.P.R.’s Quarry. Nobleanum pink at its best. 1968 –…

16th December

…lot of daffs of all ages have moved up. 1906 – JCW Several coums open, a good few daffs up. 1897 – JCW Jack [Williams] picked the first wild primrose….

17th October

…– JCW A few daffs besides Polyanthus coming through the ground, mainly maximus. I picked a lot of yellow Polyanthus Primrose. D phaloenopsis is at its best. I saw the…

11th November

…R Vietnam.Rhododendron suoilenhense. Grandia subsection. Forms a spreading tree well clad in very large silvery leaves. Primrose yellow flowers with a pink blotch. April/May. CWT6410. Rhododendron sp Maddenia subsection. Virtually…

4th January

…saw first primrose, November pink good – garden very late.1953 – FJW There are still buds on Mag Grandiflora and Eucryphia pinatafolia has flowers. Heaths good – Early pink forms…

5th January

…are early? Rhododendron nobleanum Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ just coming out. Late also but not by very much. Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ 2023 – CHW The first primroses are out on the…