16th January

…– JCW Prunus pissardi is showing white. 1898 is ahead of 1935. 1898 – JCW M de Graaf breaks through, also Princep Mary, Sirius, Golden Bell etc, one seedling of…

11th September

…up to 4ft in semi shade and full out today. Pure white with golden centres. Anemone x hybrida ‘Honorine Jobert’ Anemone x hybrida ‘Honorine Jobert’ Anemone hupehensis ‘September Charm’ –…

11th June

…struggling to get away after 10 years or so in too exposed a position. Lithocarpus lepidocarpus Lithocarpus lepidocarpus A wild orchid has popped up by my parents’ golden wedding plaque….

21st January

…– JCW One third of the snowdrops open, several wild primroses, Seedling Maximus open, Golden Bell well through the ground,many crocus open; nearly all Engelhard’s poeticus through; many Minimus open,…

22nd January

…Bill x Golden Oriole. Machrostenem – 8 Reticulata seedlings and Mary W. 1929 – JCW H mollis quite wonderful. Parvifolium is good and nothing else – four weeks of wind…

18th September

…Sorbus ‘Golden Wonder’ behind it has none. Sorbus do not generally fruit well in our wet conditions but Pearly King does well. Two others on the drive. A small number…

9th November

…parvifolium After all the rain suddenly Golden Scalycap – Pholiota aurivella all over a beech stump that was felled 4 years ago. Pholiota aurivella 2022 – CHW Tin Garden cut…

25th September

…Very garden worthy and attractive. Both these Sorbus were gifts to us from Trevor Green. The adjacent Sorbus ‘Golden Wonder’ is the largest of the three but has no fruits…

10th April

…‘Sun Rival’ Malus ‘Golden Gem’ Malus ‘Red ‘Obelisk’ Malus ‘Fire Glow’ Malus ‘Pink Glow’ Malus ‘Donald Wyman’ – good Malus ‘Donald Wyman’ – good Malus ‘Prairie Fire’ – excellent Malus…

6th October

…put right). Euonymus clivicola Euonymus clivicola Magnolia megaphylla from Vietnam – very tender! Tom kindly gave us a rooted cutting. Gorgeous golden indumentum on the young stems and huge old…