6th May

…Park Fire’ Viburnum odoratissimum full out today. Viburnum odoratissimum Viburnum odoratissimum Viburnum odoratissimum Fagus sylvatica ‘Brathay Purple’ has peculiar curled and twisted leaves. Fagus sylvatica ‘Brathay Purple’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Franken’…

7th May

…form of Fagus sylvatica ‘Asplenifolia’ so ‘Purpurea Asplenifolia’ I assume? Not listed in the new Hillier’s. Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea Asplenifolia’? A young Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea’ at the top of the…

16th May

…‘mast’ is forming. Very attractive. I wonder why this is not just named ‘Aurea’? Fagus sylvatica ‘Zlatia’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Zlatia’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Zlatia’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Asplenifolia’ – one of my…

1st May

…especially attractive today. I had never seen it before just into leaf. Fagus sylvatica ‘Bicolor Sartini’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Bicolor Sartini’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Bicolor Sartini’ Crataegus wattiana is a new 2021…

14th May

…three colours properly in the leaves of Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea Tricolor’. Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea Tricolor’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea Tricolor’ Iris pseudacorus (yellow flag) growing by the pond. I wonder why…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 2)

…‘Gamechick’. Rhododendron loderi ‘Gamechick’ Nothofagus betuloides which used to thrive at Caerhays until the 1990 hurricane. Nothofagus betuloides Nothofagus betuloides Nothofagus betuloides The view over the 3 lakes from the…

11th May

…but a huge bract! Cornus ‘Venus’ Cornus ‘Venus’ Cornus ‘Venus’ Fagus grandiflora var. mexicana looks tenderish and has dieback. Fagus grandiflora var. mexicana Crataegus wattiana now in full flower. Crataegus…

5th July

…and Clematis ‘Ascotiensis’. Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’ and Clematis ‘Ascotiensis’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Atropurpurea’ and Acer platanoides ‘Crimson King’. Fagus sylvatica ‘Atropurpurea’ and Acer platanoides ‘Crimson King’ Jet black hollyhocks which I…

19th May

…New leaves on Fagus sylvatica ‘Prince George of Crete’. Fagus sylvatica ‘Prince George of Crete’ Podocarpus lawrencei ‘Purple King’ purchased at Hampton Court in 2019. Podocarpus lawrencei ‘Purple King’ Rhododendron…

26th June

…pink in the sun. Camellia japonica ‘Kitty’ Camellia japonica ‘Kitty’ Camellia japonica ‘Kitty’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Prince George of Crete’ with its huge leaves. Fagus sylvatica ‘Prince George of Crete’ Squirrels…