25th October
…in flower (two or three). A few two year old daffs up. Cyclamen are good yet and so are the lapagerias and roses. There has been a long fine autumn…
…in flower (two or three). A few two year old daffs up. Cyclamen are good yet and so are the lapagerias and roses. There has been a long fine autumn…
…rain. 1929 – JCW Hoheria on the terrace is the best thing with the cyclamen. Fuchsias are good and worth more care. Lapagerias are fair. No planting yet the ground…
…still have flowers. Cyclamen and lapagerias good. Enkianthus in Auklandii garden fine colour. Camellia sasanqua white outside stables full of flower. Acer Mt Usher (?) on left of Tin Garden…
…on the Campylo and Cataubiense). 1912 – JCW R brunonis has gone. A cyclamen or two show and so a Lapageria. Buddleia veitchii good. R magnifica starting. Wilson’s Hupei Fortunei’s…
…yet. 1911 – JCW A good few cyclamen are up. Buddleias are going back. Mitraria suffered badly in the long spell of dry weather, some lapagerias show, roses coming again….
…weeks late all through the year. 1914 – JCW Cyclamen, solanum, cassia, hydrangeas, roses are very good. The lapagerias coming on. R flavidum has some nice flowers open and also…
…– JCW I saw a plant of Ordus mascula coming up. 10 species of Rhodoⁿ show flower of which Barbatum and moupinense at the best. Cyclamen coum is coming on….
…JCW Buddleia var Veitchii and Magnifica at about their best. Very very dry, several things dead. 1909 – JCW Buddleia variabilis shows colour. Mitraria fair. Cyclamen none. Half the daff…
…fair, hydrangeas fair, cyclamen good as times go. Have cut the worst of the weeds in the lawn myself and also the brambles and nettles in the cherry tree shooting…
…Not much life in the nursery either but at least it actually grows something – mainly summer bedding and veg plants. Cyclamen for Christmas just potted with the winter pansies….