15th January

…Tilia mexicana Picea morrisonicola – a rare and graceful spruce from Taiwan. Mount Morrison spruce. Picea morrisonicola Picea morrisonicola Cedrus libani Cedrus libani Cedrus libani Cedrus libani The bamboos in…

11th July

…can see three stages of cones here; very immature and just forming, fully formed, and last year’s which are brown and disintegrating. Cedrus atlantica Cedrus atlantica Cedrus atlantica Cedrus atlantica…

7th January

…cones are ripe and dropping while others are still hard and maturing having only formed last summer. Cedrus libani Cedrus libani Have a look at these pictures and correct me…

14th February

…are less pendulous now than they were in the young tree. Planted 23 years ago. Cedrus deodara Cedrus deodara Cedrus deodara The as yet not registered Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary…

24th June

…with plenty of new cones formed on a 50 to 60 year old tree. Cedrus atlantica f. glauca Cedrus atlantica f. glauca 2016 – CHWLiberation Day! Having spent another four…

20th November

…year old tree. Cedrus deodara ‘Pendula’ Cedrus deodara ‘Pendula’ 2017 – CHW A visit to the nursery to have a good walk around and enjoy the autumn colours.The young plants…

21st April

Cedrus deodara ‘Pendula’ around 40 years ago and it must now be 50ft. We recently removed all the lower branches and it is coming into new growth having shed most…

1st December

…fit and its plumage is changing colour. cygnet A fine white cock pheasant near the Bottom Lodge. pheasant Pheasants dry off around the Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’ planted by HRH Prince…

1st October

…in December. Is this secondary flowering or has the drought confused things for this species? Rhododendron mucronulatum Rhododendron mucronulatum Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’ absolutely smothered in flower cones. Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’…

12th July

…massive Cedrus libani behind them. Cedars and some conifers thrive here. Cedrus libani 1974 – FJW Dry until 2nd week in June – very wet since that time. 1940 –…