28th April

…members to enjoy anyway. Planted here in 2005. Rhododendron macabeanum Rhododendron ‘Charles Michael’ Rhododendron ‘Charles Michael’ Rhododendron ‘Charles Michael’ This all takes three hours with ‘Abs’ the producer. Thankfully it…

29th April

…shop and Smiths Gore have given us all the desks, chairs, filing cabinets etc we could ever need to fill it. They moved office yesterday from Lemon Villas to their…

10th March

…The quince is now covered in flowers with the old fruit. quince Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ in its pomp (unfrosted!). Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata ‘Charles

30th June

…milling equipment Solar panels were providing 50% of the electricity needed to run the site today. Solar panels Sir William Caws stands below an ancient crane in Cowes on the…

14th February

…for once, not damaged by salt winds. It is a 1985 Tina Durio cross named after Sir Peter Smithers. Judging by the parentage listed (soulangeana x veitchii) I cannot really…

16th March

…Queen fit to force for pollen. Many reticulatas open.1904 – JCW Rather later, say five days, than in 1903.1903 – JCW Sir Watkins, Emperor, Horsfieldii, 116, Artemis all out and…

10th July

…– CW Magnolia grandiflora out and delavayi the last few weeks. Styrax japonica best thing in the place. Then the young leaves of the Rho Sir Charles Lemon. Several good…

3rd July

…the Daily Telegraph (4 May( about Charles Williams and Caerhays has coincided with my revisiting our family history, and I have recently found two photos of Tommy Michael, who I…

24th April

…Sent: 22 April 2020 12:16 To: Charles Williams PA Subject: An update on my transcription work […] Yesterday I reached the year 1965. Two adjacent entries in particular were so…

17th August

…much a nursery and not a garden centre. Among the novelties seen were:Achillea ‘Summer Fruits Lemon’ and Achillea ‘Lilac Beauty’ Achillea ‘Summer Fruits Lemon’ and Achillea ‘Lilac Beauty’ Achillea ‘Summer…