…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…

…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…

…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…

…94056: One of Roy’s Philadelphus aff. sargentianus: Scandent branches, fragrant +++ free flowering Philadelphus maculatus ‘Sweet Clare’ Pinus emeritana Pinus imeritana Pinus siberica: Very slow growing and dwarf Pinus wangii…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…plants? Pinus ponderosa Pinus ponderosa Carpinus rankanensis is, as usual, one of the last of the genus to turn colour and drop its leaves. Carpinus rankanensis Pterostyrax levellii has reasonable…

…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…

…time this autumn that the evergreen Quercus rugosa has blown over and snapped its stakes. Quercus rugosa Carpinus fargesiana (KR 8180) still in full leaf after another December week. Carpinus…

…rabbit protection. Pinus mugo ‘Zundert’ Pinus mugo ‘Zundert’ Pinus mugo ‘Zundert’ Camellia hiemalis ‘Dazzler’ now full out and an excellent red ‘sasasanqua’. Camellia hiemalis ‘Dazzler’ Camellia hiemalis ‘Dazzler’ 2018 –…

…again. Crataegus ‘Paul’s Scarlet’ So, sadly, has the Keteleeria. Keteleeria A Pinus insignis branch below Slip Rail. Pinus insignis Amazingly the dead Scots pine by George’s Hut is still standing….

…down with a tractor and rope before the gardens open in February. These old Pinus radiatas disintegrate like this as they near the end of their lives. Pinus radiat Pinus…

…Pinus wallichiana Pinus wallichiana Styrax japonica ‘Purple Dress’ is another new addition to our Styrax collection and has appeared from Burncoose. Wonderful late autumn colour. Styrax japonica ‘Purple Dress’ Styrax…

…the moral of the story is do not sit under a Pinus radiata (insignis) in August! Branches down Major collapse of an old Pinus insignis Major collapse of an old…

…good as ever. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ This Pinus insignis is leaning a bit over the sunken sitting outside area at the Village Hall but I do not…

…planting and after the cold in February. Now getting going and looking well. Pinus wallichiana Pinus wallichiana An odd mixture of Cotoneaster horizontalis on a wall covered in part by…

…rigida Euphorbia rigide Pinus palustris Pinus palustris Pinus palustris Camellia ‘Mercury Supreme’ Camellia ‘Mercury Supreme’ Camellia ‘Pastel Shades’ Camellia ‘Pastel Shades’ Helleborus ‘Blue Metallic Lady’ Helleborus ‘Blue Metallic Lady’ Coleonema…

…ever seen Rhododendron rireii Rhododendron rireii Pinus bhutanica Pinus bhutanica Pinus bhutanica Camellia trichocarpa full out with its amazing bark Camellia trichocarpa Camellia trichocarpa Michelia platypetala Michelia platypetala Michelia platypetala…