1st May

…the 1990 hurricane. Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Lycopodiodes’ Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Lycopodiodes’ Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Lycopodiodes’ Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Lycopodiodes’ I investigated our other tree of Nothofagus dombeyi but it now has no branches below…

7th November

…good in the sunlight. Eucalyptus gunnii Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’. We have just planted one at home. Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ Brahea armata in the Mediterranean Biome. Our plant…

15th November

…wallichiana Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Imbricata Pendula’. I saw this in Ireland at Fota as a huge pendulous tree and decided we needed one too. Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Imbricata Pendula’ Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Imbricata…

13th December

…a Camellia ‘Jury’s Yellow’. Camellia ‘Jury’s Yellow’ The Chamaecyparis squarrosa clump has now been uplifted, trimmed and burnt with a self-sown beech tree removed from the middle of it. Chamaecyparis

RHS Savill Garden – Flower Show Pictures – 2018

…‘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

Irish trip April 2018

…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’…

April 2018 Irish trip ( Day 2)

…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…

31st January 1897 – 2020

…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…

29th May

…as the Styrax season gets going. He brings gifts of the peculiar Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Drooping Solo’. Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Drooping Solo’ Acer x orientalia ‘Minorient’ (is this a form of Acer…

26th June

…‘Pritchard’s Variety’ We have a mature plant of Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Filifera’ at Burncoose. This is the attractive golden form. Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Filifera’ Hibiscus ‘Blue Chiffon’ – a good double blue….

2nd October

…to spare this clump of Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Squarrosa’ at least for the moment to give more wind protection. Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Squarrosa’ Another casualty of the drought – a 5 year…

8th May 1897 – 2020

…are two or three at Burncoose. We have examined this puzzle before but I can never remember the conclusion. Yellow fruits. Malus transitoria Malus transitoria Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Ellwood’s Gold’ are…

5th May 1897 – 2020

…in two places. magnolia magnolia Chamaecyparis formosensis (Taiwan cypress) was impressive. Chamaecyparis formosensis Meliosma alba (formerly Meliosma beaniana) in full flower. I have seen this only twice before at RBG…

31st March

…lasiogyna Xanthocyparis nootkatensis (formerly Chamaecyparis nootkatensis) in Area 23 in Kennel Close. I bought this at a CGS Show in 2011 and it was slow to get going but is…

11th March 1897 – 2020

…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…