12th April

…Maddenia hypoleuca – flowers nearly over and leaves appearing. Maddenia hypoleuca Cercidiphyllum japonicum var. magnificum Cercidiphyllum japonicum var. magnificum Dipteronia sinensis Dipteronia sinensis Aesculus assamica Aesculus assamica Pinus ponderosa Pinus…

April 2018 Irish trip (Day 4)

…kendrickii Rhododendron kendrickii Rhododendron kendrickii Rhododendron magnificum we thought. Rhododendron magnificum Rhododendron magnificum Magnolia soulangeana ‘Lombardy Rose’ is one we have in Penvergate. Quite good here and well worth a…

21st March

…than the other smaller flowered varieties of this sort. Camellia ‘Gay Baby’ Rhododendron magnificum by Georges Hut. We need to do some trimming to give this plant more room. Only…

2nd April

…sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron magnificum with its first flowers on the main ride. Rhododendron magnificum The two old Magnolia soulangeanas on the main ride looking great in the sun. Magnolia…

9th April

…a good bit of rain yesterday. Good for the newly planted things to get a good watering in. Last April was very dry and things suffered by mid-May. Rhododendron magnificum

7th September

…defoliating in the drought. Here a Cercidiphyllum japonicum var. magnificum has turned early but retained all its leaves. Planted in 2005. Cercidiphyllum japonicum Here a 2007 planted Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Strawberry’…