…flower for the first time this week. 1915 – JCW Bob came in from France for two days. Frost last night hit the Thomsoni hybrids hard, Mrs Butler hybrids just…

…good, R gibsoni open. 1908 – JCW Primula Cockburniana open. Azaleas at their best. 1906 – JCW Auklandii, fragrantissima, Mrs Butler etc going back. Viburnum, Laburnum, R roylei, R gibsoni…

…Auklandii have begun to wane, Mrs Butler lovely, Azaleas good, Clematis montana poor this year. Berberis stenophylla good. Falconeri really fine for the first time. Azalea amoena V.G. 1905 –…

…form A carpet of fallen flowers under one of the Rhododendron ‘Mrs Bulters’. A carpet of fallen flowers Rhododendron ‘Tally Ho’ is tucked away unseen at the top of the…

…Mrs Kendall who used to come to collect these each year to make her own quince jam is no longer with us. I DETEST the smell of quinces! Perhaps I…

…of flower bud. Lutescens and Barbatum have used as best in cold bad weather. Only a few hybrid daffs are open.1921 – JCW Scarlet hybrids have passed their best. Mrs…