List of articles
- The Article Section
- Allwoods are celebrated and renown for Carnations and Pinks
- Assistance for Non Members and Visitors to the Site.
- A look at soil for Perpetual Carnations in the greenhouse
- In the Beginning
- Keith Mastaglio Living Diary
- Brian Yates Living Diary
- Plant Pots
- 50 years on
- Is this a sport?
- Brian Yates home page
- Cuttings by Brian Yates
- The International Dianthus Register and Checklist
- Look-alike Laced Pinks
- Early Cuttings
- Carnations - Beginners Guide
- Trailing Carnations
- A smell, a fragrance.
- HOW TO GROW PINKS.
- Hotbox Sulfume
- "Letter from Allwoods"
- Daily Sudoku Puzzle
- Alliance, Ohio, The Carnation City
- Wanted Yearbooks
- Wanted Border Carnations
- Members Own Tips
- Christmas Day Pinks
- A Visit to John Barrington’s Nursery
- Request for help from New Zealand
- Favourite Buttonholes
- Dianthus and Climate Change
- Scented Carnations
- Carnations and Capricorns
- Early recollections of dianthus
- Carnations and Beans by Graham R Davis
- Flowers for the Cutting Garden
- Erin Mitchell
- Gary Hammerton in Spain
- John Lewis Store Peterborough
- Carnation Fever Hits Fashion World
- Cake recipes from the AGM
- Brian Yates does it again!
- Garden News
- evergreen4ever
- Christmas Carnations
- Annual Carnations.
- PF Trials report by Peter Booker
- The Story of the Carnation
- Vandalism of the polytunnel
- The Gardening Apprentice
- Above and beyond the call of duty
- A visit to Eileen Galbally
- Blue Carnations in Hastings
- Breeding new pinks by Sue Russell
- Old Crimson Clove Border WANTED
- Profile of Wallace William Manley
- The Legendary Malmaison
- A Brief Overview Carnations and Pinks
- My Trip to Allwoods by Brian Yates
- My Way With Hormone Rooting Powder
- Valentines Day Carnations
- Calling Dianthus Enthusiasts around Evesham
- Labels
- Carnations a Personal Perspective
"Letter from Allwoods"
After the very successful and enjoyable society visit to Allwoods nursery last year, David James has sent me an update to be included on the website.
“We are now in the middle of what we call ‘the silly season’ orders are going out the door just as fast as we can pack them. I’m surprised sometimes we don’t see smoke coming from the printer it is having to print so many orders – over 5000 so far this spring! However since Emma updated the computer system last year it is invaluable in telling us what is selling so we can keep propagating what we need rather than what we think we need. It’s surprising but some varieties I have always thought of as popular are actually less so, than some I thought we hardly sold any off!
Those that visited the nursery last year will remember the rough car park and the entrance gate that looked as if it was about to fall off it’s hinges. Last Autumn we took the plunge and had the entrance widened and the whole car park tarmaced (don’t ask how much, but Emma said it was the biggest cheque she had ever written!) We also had new gates, so we are easier to turn into. If it ever stops raining I will send a photo!
Talking of weather don’t we seem to be getting a lot. Snow showers at Easter and now rain with the odd nice day so we can admire the puddles. Still the clocks have changed now and the plants are all perking up so fingers crossed summer is on it’s way.”
David James
Allwoods
March 2008