Irish trip April 2018

…from Chile. Mayterius boriaria Pinus incinata had contorted branches and appeared as a rounded shrub. Pinus incinata Pinus incinata Pinus incinata Pinus sylvestris ‘Aurea’ seemed very dwarf as well. Pinus

RHS Savill Garden – Flower Show Pictures – 2018

…Rhododendron lonigerum Pinus ponderosa Pinus ponderosa Pinus mugo ‘Ophir’ Pinus mugo ‘Ophir’ Pinus mugo ‘Ophir’ Camellia ‘Harold L Paige’ (‘Adolphe Audusson’ x ‘Crimson Robe’) Camellia ‘Harold L Paige’ Perhaps a…

23rd December

…x williamsii ‘November Pink’ still with a reasonable show despite a week’s frost. Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’ Trimming back the young Pinus insignis in Kennel Close. Pinus insignis Pinus

27th September

Pinus radiata A large branch or two from another Pinus radiata fell into the drive below the tower. another Pinus radiata another Pinus radiata The seedling Araucaria angustifolia x Araucaria…

April 2018 Irish trip (Day 3)

…blue tinged needles as seen at Blarney Castle. Pinus montezumae Pinus montezumae Pinus montezumae Pinus montezumae Abandoned urns date from 1878. Abandoned urns Abandoned urns Drimys winteri being killed by…

20th February

…Mexico: Needham intro Mahonia sp. Ogishu 94056: One of Roy’s Philadelphus aff. sargentianus: Scandent branches, fragrant +++ free flowering Philadelphus maculatus ‘Sweet Clare’ Pinus emeritana Pinus imeritana Pinus siberica: Very…

13th December

…radiata seldom fall over but split out branches as they near the end of their 120 year lives. Largely this is true but clearly not here. Fallen pinus Fallen pinus

5th August

…papyrifera Borinda papyrifera Sorbus parvifructa. Sorbus parvifructa Pinus strobus. Pinus strobus Pinus strobus Pinus x holfordiana with its enormous cones. Pinus x holfordiana Pinus x holfordiana Cupressus sargentii. Cupressus sargentii…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 4)

…shrubby clump. This is not really a tree. Cephalotaxus fortunei The record size Pinus sylvestris ‘Aurea’ which had lost some of its winter yellowness. Pinus sylvestris ‘Aurea’ Eucalyptus urnigera with…

24th March

…x pentaphylla Epimedium x warleyense – first flowers with old leaves still present. Epimedium x warleyense Epimedium x warleyense Pinus strobus with delicate small needles. Pinus strobus Pinus strobus We…