…cleared the whole clump of laurel Grevillea lonigera ‘Mount Tamboritha’ nicely out. Grevillea lonigera ‘Mount Tamboritha’ Cardiocrinum giganteum shooting away nicely after the cold. Cardiocrinum giganteum A few cardiocrinum plants…

…The front of Mount Stewart House The front of Mount Stewart House Click here for all the photos of visit to Mount Stewart and then to the Grey Abbey later…

…Old Kennels. An outstanding display today. Salix gracilistyla ‘Mount Aso’ Salix gracilistyla ‘Mount Aso’ Salix gracilistyla ‘Mount Aso’ Two more pictures of the sensational Magnolia sprengeri ‘Dusty Pink’. Magnolia sprengeri…

…had one). I will ask. hydrangea hydrangea hydrangea Hydrangea serrata ‘Mount Aso’. The Salix ‘Mount Aso’ flowering here for the first time in March was a good pink but this…

…red. Rhododendron ‘Queen of Hearts’ Ipheion naturalised in grass and very effective. Ipheion Ipheion Mount Congreve House now empty but soon to house a restaurant and exhibition halls. Mount Congreve…

…not resemble the Ventnor plant? Bowkeria verticillata The party with the baboons. The party with the baboons Mount Stewart looking back from the loch. Mount Stewart looking back from the…

…on the fallen oak in White Styles. fallen oak Already Salix gracilistyla ‘Mount Aso’ is covered in flower by the Old Dog Kennels. Salix gracilistyla ‘Mount Aso’ Salix gracilistyla ‘Mount…

…Prunus ‘Mount Fuji’ which was incorrectly named. It is actually Prunus ‘Padus Colorata’. Prunus ‘Mount Fuji’ Prunus ‘Mount Fuji’ Ulmus glabra ‘Camperdownii’ at its spectacular weeping best. Ulmus glabra ‘Camperdownii’…

…catkins. Planted by the old dog kennels. Salix gracilistyla ‘Mount Aso’ Salix gracilistyla ‘Mount Aso’ Zelkova sicula curana has established well in its first year. A rare shrubby species with…

…brown bark. Betula utilis subsp. utilis ‘Mount Luoji’ Betula utilis subsp. utilis ‘Mount Luoji’ The Keteleeria restaked. Keteleeria 2024 – CHW A touch of frost overnight.However the Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing…

…The flowers look nothing like M. ‘Anne Rosse’. ‘Mazara’ The New Zealand bred Magnolia ‘Mount Pironga’ is now performing exceptionally well and a most lovely white. Magnolia ‘Mount Pironga’ Magnolia…

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…shape. Not as good as a new introduction as Magnolia ‘Plum Pudding’ or yesterday’s Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ I suspect but very nice none the less. Magnolia ‘Mount Pironga’ Magnolia ‘Mount Pironga’…

…a visit to Mount Congreve gardens in Eire in 2005 we were sent three scions of the yellow flowered Magnolia campbellii by their head gardener. This had been seen in…

…flowers so far out. Magnolia ‘Charles Raffil’ Magnolia ‘Mount Pironga’ from New Zealand about to burst. Magnolia ‘Mount Pironga’ Again this bizarre and unnamed deciduous azalea is full out three…

…guizhou Dichroa guizhou Hydrangea serrata ‘Mount’ Also nearly over. Hydrangea serrata ‘Mount’ Huge flower on the Melianthus villosus. Melianthus villosus We know these seeds are not worth growing on the…

…Staphylea trifolia Staphylea trifolia 2018 – CHW Day four of the Irish trip – click for full details. Overnight at Ballyvolane House and onwards to Mount Congreve. Mount Congreve House…

…above an extremely sheltered south facing Cornish valley overlooking St Michaels Mount. Having not been for some years I was flabbergasted at the development of the garden. It IS a…

…– CHW A horrid funeral in Mount Hawke of a 20 year old. A hundred boy racers wearing woolly hats may just have got to grips with the reality of…

…issues and problems which mount up but still have to be dealt with somehow.Meanwhile Edwina and I have knocked up a few articles for the Caerhays website which will go…