…good. 1910 – JCW No recurvas yet. Dalhousii breaks bud. Auklandii’s open. Maples good. Azaleas starting. Berberis stenophylla at its best and also Clematis montana rubra. 1903 – JCW Dalhousii…

…their best, the outside ones are over. Orbiculare going back, Sappho hybrids open, and Devonshire Recurvas good. Standishii, C montana rubra good, also Auklandii above frost line and some white…

…most other things ruined by the sun and dry wind. C reticulata over, Montana rubra coming, Auklandii ⅓ open, Recurvas open, other things (daffs) over. 1901 – JCW Picked the…

…planted in 2006 is a hybrid between Magnolia soulangeana ‘Rustica Rubra’ and Magnolia x veitchii. Clearly blown open early but it is still a rather dull and turgid colour with…

…tints too. Quercus imbricata Arbutus unedo ‘Rubra’ nearly over with most flowers already dropped. The New Zealand acers only arrived here dormant and leafless in the first week of August…