…towers over tree ferns. huge Eucalyptus globulus huge Eucalyptus globulus huge Eucalyptus globulus Saprophytic ferns grow on the tree trunks – perhaps a polypodium leaf? Saprophytic ferns Tree ferns abound…

…a hot spell next year. Tree ferns Tree ferns A flower or two on Rhododendron mucronulatum which will be out in two months anyway. A secondary flower or the start…

…various stages of growth in the Main Quarry. Self-sown tree ferns Self-sown tree ferns Self-sown tree ferns Camellia sasanqua ‘Variegata’ with a good flower: leaf contrast. The best I have…

…requiring plenty of research about plants I knew little about (eg ferns). I would now be happy to undertake a gardening quiz having gained all this extra plant knowledge.I started…

…Camellia taliensis Daphniphyllum oldhamii (CWJ 12351) flowering away. Daphniphyllum oldhamii Seed from Aextoxicon punctatum as new flower buds form. Aextoxicon punctatum Aextoxicon punctatum Self-sown tree ferns appearing on the top…

…are the wonders of fading European rule. There are holly trees growing from the trunk too as it all decays. ferns have colonised this old Pinus insignis ferns have colonised…

…a yew tree nearby and presumably a mouse or a squirrel hid the seed here. Tree ferns in the quarry Tree ferns in the quarry A Parrotia subaequalis above Quarry…

…boathouse Ferns growing on tree trunk trunks – no idea how to name these. Ferns growing on tree trunk trunks Ferns growing on tree trunk trunks The tree fern grove…

…so seems hardy enough. Escallonia tucumanensis Escallonia tucumanensis Escallonia tucumanensis Clethra fabri (FMW 713037) with two large multiple flower spikes appearing. Dark foliage with purple undersides to the leaves. One…

…compact habit and even more bluish leaves. Planted 2017 and a gift from Peter Moore. Said to be very hardy. Buddleia limitanea Buddleia limitanea Buddleia limitanea Fagus sylvatica ‘Prince George…

…ferns planted Planting of the new fernery goes well in Cheshire despite a strong gale. 11 specimen tree ferns planted in specially prepared stone troughs in part of a quarry…

…Eriogynum excellent. No Auriculatum white hybrids out yet. After a long cold dry spring much rain for weeks. Tree ferns beginning to move but several dead. Mag nitida have mostly…

…exhausted but still smoking hard at the Isla Rose Plantation. party somewhat exhausted party somewhat exhausted The tree ferns again blasted but unbowed. tree ferns 2017 – CHW Showers and…

…Quite what ferns and hostas have to do with the orient express is anyone’s guess and the two look entirely ridiculous together. The Hillier’s stand which is not on the…

…reshooting beautifully (two named – ‘Tinner’s Bush’ and ‘High Sheriff’). Rhododendron williamsianum x Rhododendron decorum Picrasma quassioides coming into leaf. A Chinese/Japanese small, ornamental, hardy tree with good autumn colour….

…the side of a palm tree. Unknown exotic bilbergia/orchid Unknown exotic bilbergia/orchid Cyathea medullaris – one of two mature tree ferns of this species here. Cyathea medullaris The scented Rhododendron…

…reform in the mid-19th century. The last owner to bear this name.The collection of tender ferns, palms, bananas and agave etc gives Tresco a run for its money in and…

…in the 1970s.Hardy ferns – apologies for a dull list but an interesting record of many new species I had not seen before.Onoclea sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis Pteris nipponica Pteris nipponica…

…It is of course limited by the occurrence of the Dicksonia. There is still more to this as there are no tree ferns in Forty Acres Wood. My recollection was…

…all its leaves turned brown but the twigs and stems are still alive. We had always been told that this species is borderline hardy. Originally a gift from Thomas Methuen-Campbell….