Irish trip April 2018

…sylvestris ‘Aurea’ Pinus sylvestris ‘Aurea’ Pinus parvifolius ‘Negishi’ was likewise. Pinus parvifolius ‘Negishi’ Pinus parvifolius ‘Negishi’ The front of Fota House run by a trust. The arboretum is state run…

14th May

…Jack Tidball’s wedding tent Primula japonica ‘Miller’s Crimson’ outside my office window. Primula japonica ‘Miller’s Crimson’ Gorgeous new leaves on Fagus sylvatica ‘Pendula Aurea’. Fagus sylvatica ‘Pendula Aurea’ Viburnum burejaeticum…

6th March

…– small leaved form. Thamnocalamus crassinodus ‘Merlyn’ Thamnocalamus crassinodus ‘Merlyn’ Thamnocalamus crassinodus ‘Merlyn’ Phyllostachys aurea ‘Koi’ – golden yellow canes striped with bright green in the groove. Phyllostachys aurea ‘Koi’…

14th April

…tree now with a huge spread. Olearia solandri ‘Aurea’ Olearia solandri ‘Aurea’ Olearia solandri ‘Aurea’ Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ is more ‘gold’ in bud than when open! Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ Magnolia…

13th July

…finds a pure green shoot or two and quickly cuts them out while Myrna feeds the many fish in the nearby pond. Hakonechloa macra ‘Albo-aurea’ Hakonechloa macra ‘Albo-aurea’ Hakonechloa macra…

April 2018 Irish trip (Day 4)

…walled garden. Burncoose stocked this once and should do so again. Fritillaria imperialis ‘Aurea’ Fritillaria imperialis ‘Aurea’ Fritillaria imperialis ‘Aurea’ Ambrose restored this greenhouse but it is a wreck again…

7th April

…bitchiuense Viburnum bitchiuense Rhododendron russatum flowering sparsely. Rhododendron russatum A bold show from Malus sieversii. Malus sieversii Malus sieversii Philadelphus coronarius ‘Aurea’ glowing in the sun. Philadelphus coronarius ‘Aurea’ Philadelphus…

29th April

…now doing well here. Wonderful colour on its trailing branches. Fagus sylvatica ‘Pendula Aurea’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Pendula Aurea’ Magnolia ‘Silk Road’ Magnolia tripetala x (M. tripetala x Magnolia obovata) has…

3rd May

…into leaf. Quercus rubra ‘Aurea’ Quercus rubra ‘Aurea’ Easily our best (of three) Taiwania cryptomeroides. This one has finally produced a ‘leader’ and is away as a tree. I wonder…

7th May

…Less & Co and once went to Chelsea. We pruned the nearby camellia last year to give it more room. Fagus sylvatica ‘Aurea Pendula’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Aurea Pendula’ Styrax odoratissimus…

19th May

…in the early morning sun. This plant once went to Chelsea but is now growing away well. Fagus sylvatica ‘Aurea Pendula’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Aurea Pendula’ 2017 – CHW We arrive…

29th June

…is not a bamboo I have taken in before. Growing vigorous new canes now and rather attractive. Phyllostachys aurea ‘Argenteovariegata’ Phyllostachys aurea ‘Argenteovariegata’ Carpinus fangiana is another species which I…

21st July

…baccata ‘Dovastonii Aurea’. Taxus baccata ‘Dovastonii Aurea’ Taxus baccata ‘Dovastonii Aurea’ Not quite out yet is Meliosma dillenifolia subsp. cuneifolia but covered in flower this year. Meliosma dillenifolia subsp. cuneifolia…

24th July

…small azalea galls from the leaf hopper insect. evergreen azalea evergreen azalea Taxis baccata ‘Dovastonii Aurea’ with most attractive drooping young yellow new growth. Taxis baccata ‘Dovastonii Aurea’ Taxis baccata…

30th July

…Sensation’, ‘Little Lime’, ‘Wims Red’). 2019 – CHW A young Taxus baccata ‘Aurea’ with particularly fine new growth in the shade on Sinogrande Walk. Quite a bit of tidying up…

30th August

…prolific flowers. Olearia solandri ‘Aurea’ Olearia solandri ‘Aurea’ Magnolia ‘March-till-Frost’ is living up to its name. Very dark coloured flowers indeed and much darker than last year’s. Magnolia ‘March-till-Frost’ Magnolia…

7th October

…to be removed. Ilex aquifolium ‘Aurea Marginata’ Ilex aquifolium ‘Aurea Marginata’ Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Camelliifolia’ with berries turning colour. Attractive and mainly spineless leaves. Pyramidical habit. Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Camelliifolia’…

19th October

‘Aurea’ Catalpa bignonoides ‘Aurea’ Rhus typhina ‘Tiger Eyes’ with flower but the autumn colours have nearly gone over. Rhus typhina ‘Tiger Eyes’ Rhus typhina ‘Tiger Eyes’ Our stock plant of…

14th December

…golden yew. A new introduction for next year’s catalogue and website I guess. Taxus baccata ‘Repens Aurea’ Taxus baccata ‘Repens Aurea’ Juniperus pingii ‘Hulsdonk Yellow’ – another new one for…

24th December

…to. A very visible yellow in the clearing above the greenhouse. Podocarpus totara ‘Aurea’ Podocarpus totara ‘Aurea’ Saw two house martens today overflying the lawn and twittering forlornly to each…