1st August

…x heckrotii ‘Gold Flame’ Lonicear x heckrotii ‘Gold Flame’ Now a series of roses! None were the ones we wanted for new plants for next year but some may be…

7th January

…feet 6 in. 1901 – JCW Another Camellia, several roses about, frost for two nights. 1900 – JCW I saw the first Lent Lily breaking ground – several roses going…

18th November

…No C sasanqua, roses nice, a late season but very fine, most of the leaves off, could do rot almost anywhere in the wood. 1911 – JCW C sasanqua remains…

29th October

…been since May. Roses and lapagerias are nice. So far the autumn colours have not come. 1907 – JCW A Camellia sasanqua is just open, a fair lot of roses,…

29th June

…1928 – JCW Moyesi set of roses nearly over. Maddeni is good and so Arborescens, Styrax, roses in the 3 beds and American Pillar. 1912 – JCW First crop of…

26th December

…been open for some time. 1913 – JCW Many good roses, over 100 lapageria on the pillar plant. Clematis cirrhosa very good. Camellia sasanqua, some heaths nice. Sweet leaved geranium…

14th October

…Some roses are nice. 1901 – JCW Several Iris alata open. Roses good yet also cyclamen. The weather has not broken yet. 1899 – JCW Cyclamen very fine. Lapagerias moderate….

23rd December

…feeling the frost. Erica darleyense quite nice. Some lapagerias left and odd roses. Plenty of Camellias out, a big vase cut both speciosa hybrids and early double white from below…

7th December

…JCW Coums starting, roses nice very, small scarlet border geranium as good as it ever is, a wonderful autumn.1907 – JCW Cam sasanqua very good, coums coming on, roses are…

26th May

…Plenty of roses. The Azaleas are near their best. Zealanicum knocked out on Nov 15th frost. M wilsoni has been the best thing in the place. I found a Magnolia…