1st May

…their prime. I remember a fourth one blowing over by the greenhouse in the 1990 hurricane. Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Lycopodiodes’ Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Lycopodiodes’ Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Lycopodiodes’ Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Lycopodiodes’ I investigated…

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’…

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…

13th December

…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…

7th November

…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…

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

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…

15th November

…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…

5th May

…1987 hurricane had reshot into a three stemmed tree in two places. magnolia magnolia Chamaecyparis formosensis (Taiwan cypress) was impressive. Chamaecyparis formosensis Meliosma alba (formerly Meliosma beaniana) in full flower….

8th May

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 lawsoniana ‘Ellwood’s Gold’ This is a…