2nd December

…propagate this. Weinmannia racemosa 2020 – CHW The usual exciting new things in the greenhouses on a sunny day.The fallen ash on the drive all now cleared up and much…

3rd June

…warm, sunny, sheltered position or a conservatory. We will see! It is actually in shelter and dappled shade. Frankly not that exciting as yet! Proving, yet again, that rarity and…

26th February

…last a still and sunny day!One of the new tanks to be installed in the nursery to capture roof water. tanks The new multi span tunnel is now covered but…

16th December

…rhodo’n. A very harsh wind, next to no frost. 1926 – JCW Hardish frost last night. Cam sasanqua holds yet. Cotoneaster salicifolia is very good indeed but requires a sunny

26th July

sunny areas in Rope Walk. Dicentra chrysantha Dicentra chrysantha We visited Bonchurch near Ventnor to try to see the massive landslip below the main road into Ventnor but could not…

1st January

…year – the moors flooded as badly as I have seen. 2000 – FJW A very beautiful day. Calm and warm and sunny. Camellias look magnificent. 1997 – FJW Garden…

25th February

…magnolias! What would any RHS show give for this. vase of flowers in the hall 2016 – CHW Despite a few ‘crispy’ mornings this week the magnolias remain unfrosted. Visitor…

19th November

…Zanthoxylum piperitum which is much smaller growing). Strongly aromatic peppery smell. Work at the Hovel progressing well. 2019 – CHW Another sunny day. Perhaps the weather is on the turn…

11th January

…progresses 2022 – CHW Warm and sunny but chilly at night.Dicksonia antarctica growing out of an elderly Camellia japonica. Dicksonia antarctica I was quite wrong a week ago. Today Magnolia…

20th March

…Magnolia loebneri ‘Wildcat’ at its best in the teeth of the wind. It may look sunny in these pictures but it is far from warm. Magnolia loebneri ‘Wildcat’ 2021 –…