…as both trees look well past their prime. I remember a fourth one blowing over by the greenhouse in the 1990 hurricane. Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Lycopodiodes’ Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Lycopodiodes’ Chamaecyparis obtusa…

…at home. Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ Brahea armata in the Mediterranean Biome. Our plant above the greenhouse is doing fine outside so far. Brahea armata Lavender dentata or…

…one too. Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Imbricata Pendula’ Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Imbricata Pendula’ 2017 – CHW Syringa emodii ‘Aureovariegata’ still with no sign of autumn. The prominent dark green centres of its leaves…

…beech tree removed from the middle of it. Chamaecyparis squarrosa Chamaecyparis squarrosa An annoying leak in the gutter valley above the archive room causes a panic. About a quarter of…

…‘Countess of Haddington’ (indoor grown) Rhododendron ‘Countess of Haddington’ Rhododendron ‘Countess of Haddington’ Pinus wallichiana with cones Pinus wallichiana Pinus wallichiana Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Little Spire’ Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Little Spire’ Chamaecyparis…

…and trailing not green as here. Dacryarpus dacrydiodes Dacryarpus dacrydiodes Dacryarpus dacrydiodes Chamaecyparis nookatensis ‘Jubilee’ was a fine feature plant with a pencil shape. Chamaecyparis nookatensis ‘Jubilee’ Chamaecyparis nookatensis ‘Jubilee’…

…obtusa phillicoides. Chamaecyparis obtusa phillicoides Chamaecyparis obtusa phillicoides The largest Rhododendorn maddenii I have ever seen with gorgeous peeling bark. Rhododendorn maddenii Rhododendorn maddenii The battery tower built by the…

…time of the year. Unusual to say the least. Chamaecyparis thyoides ‘Rubicon’ Chamaecyparis thyoides ‘Rubicon’ Asterotrichion discolor is a new plant to us and here flowering away in January for…

…trees all in flower. Magnolia officinalis Magnolia officinalis A magnolia felled in the 1987 hurricane had reshot into a three stemmed tree in two places. magnolia magnolia Chamaecyparis formosensis (Taiwan…

…Yellow fruits. Malus transitoria Malus transitoria Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Ellwood’s Gold’ are an excellent windbreak for the cold east wind this week. Here showing up nicely in the evening sun. Chamaecyparis…

…Potentilla ‘Arc-en-Ciel’ Potentilla ‘Arc-en-Ciel’ Sorbaria sorbifolia ‘Sem’ flowering well in pots. Sorbaria sorbifolia ‘Sem’ Campanula ‘Pritchard’s Variety’ Campanula ‘Pritchard’s Variety’ We have a mature plant of Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Filifera’ at…

…40-50mph southerly gale Ross spent yesterday evening tidying up and stacking his wood piles. wood piles wood piles We have now decided to spare this clump of Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Squarrosa’…

…my view it is very different to our other plant of P. nussia. Photinia lasiogyna Xanthocyparis nootkatensis (formerly Chamaecyparis nootkatensis) in Area 23 in Kennel Close. I bought this at…

…rare tree but could you ever grow it into a saleable state in a pot? (Recently reclassified as xanthocyparis rather than chamaecyparis.) Xanthocyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ Xanthocyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ Xanthocyparis nootkatensis…